Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km W of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Oct 1, 2012, 4:29 AM CDT (09:29 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 4 km SSE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-10-01 09:29:12 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 89.663° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5099 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5098 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5092 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5080 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5073 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5070 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5068 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5067 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5055 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5049 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5048 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5113 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5117 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5120 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5123 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5125 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5128 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5132 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5132 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 13

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609554. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.