Missouri earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Marston, Missouri on Mon, Oct 8, 2012, 1:23 AM CDT (06:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km ENE of Steele, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-10-08 06:23:32 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.528° N, 89.580° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5104 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5099 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5081 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5077 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  8. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5062 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5058 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5056 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5055 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5047 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5045 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5045 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5106 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5111 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5114 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5120 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5123 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5129 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5131 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5132 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5133 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609559. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.