M1.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Marston, Missouri

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 19, 2012, 6:29 AM CST

UTC

2012-11-19 12:29:02 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.544° N, 89.669° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

15

• Lilbourn, MissouriPopulation 1,137. Forecast7 kmSW
• Sikeston, MissouriPopulation 16,436. Forecast38 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast159 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast615 kmSSW

After

1. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, MissouriThu, Nov 22, 11:26 PM CST · 5058 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.43 km W of Risco, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:46 AM CST · 5057 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 11:55 PM CST · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.85 km S of Holland, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:22 AM CST · 5056 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM CST · 5055 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, MissouriWed, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 5052 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
7. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Nov 30, 10:37 PM CST · 5050 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.52 km NW of Marston, MissouriMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM CST · 5047 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 5, 9:20 PM CST · 5045 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Dec 6, 7:16 PM CST · 5045 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Dec 8, 1:18 AM CST · 5043 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 11, 8:25 PM CST · 5039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Dec 18, 6:31 PM CST · 5033 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 4:47 PM CST · 5027 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 6:00 PM CST · 5027 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
16. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:27 AM CST · 5025 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:51 PM CST · 5024 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 5, 8:50 AM CST · 5015 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.53 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 5, 10:09 PM CST · 5014 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeSun, Jan 6, 10:54 PM CST · 5013 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.66 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Jan 7, 12:29 PM CST · 5013 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 8
22. 1.65 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Jan 16, 5:36 PM CST · 5004 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

Before

1. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5074 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5077 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 10
4. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5080 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
6. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5081 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 26, 3:49 AM CDT · 5086 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609592. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.