Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC), 9 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
2012-08-23 02:24:52 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.474° N, 89.572° W
Region
Missouri
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5150 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5147 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5140 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  4. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5139 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5136 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5134 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5132 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5130 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5128 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5120 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5115 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5112 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5106 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5105 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5105 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5100 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5152 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5162 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5163 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5163 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5164 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5168 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5174 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5179 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5181 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609519. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.