Missouri earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Marston, Missouri on Tue, Dec 18, 2012, 6:31 PM CST (00:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-12-19 00:31:14 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.512° N, 89.571° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
21

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5031 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5031 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5030 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5029 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5020 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5019 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5018 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.66 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5018 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.65 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5008 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5006 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.55 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5006 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.56 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5001 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4995 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.56 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4994 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 4989 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4986 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4984 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.86 km SSW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 4984 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.23 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4983 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4982 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5044 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5048 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5049 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5050 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5055 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5057 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5060 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5061 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5061 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5062 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5063 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5067 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609620. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.