Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Thu, Jul 5, 2012, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-07-05 12:25:07 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.477° N, 89.547° W
Region
Missouri
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5196 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5192 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5189 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5189 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5185 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5184 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5184 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5180 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5179 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5176 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5173 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5167 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5164 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5163 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5162 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5162 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5153 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5152 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5151 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5150 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5146 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5139 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13

Before

  1. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5201 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5204 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5204 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5205 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5206 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5214 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5214 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 30
  11. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5220 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5220 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5223 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5224 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5224 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609470. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.