Missouri earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km N of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km N of Marston, Missouri on Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km N of Burdette, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-09-19 09:40:14 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 89.615° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5120 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5114 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5111 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5106 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5104 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5104 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5099 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5082 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5077 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5129 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5131 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5132 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5135 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5138 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5139 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  10. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5146 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5150 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5151 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5152 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5153 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609544. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.