Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Marston, Missouri on Tue, Nov 6, 2012, 9:37 PM CST (03:37 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-11-07 03:37:30 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.545° N, 89.682° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
23

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5062 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5058 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5056 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5055 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5048 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5045 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5043 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5040 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5033 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5027 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5027 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5025 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5025 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5015 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5077 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5081 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5099 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5104 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5104 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609588. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.