Missouri earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri on Fri, Aug 10, 2012, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 0 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-08-10 08:17:34 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.705° N, 89.545° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5155 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5155 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5146 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5145 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5144 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5139 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5132 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  9. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5131 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5128 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5125 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5123 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5120 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5116 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5113 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5104 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5099 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5098 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5160 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5166 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Grand Tower, Illinois · 5167 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5172 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5173 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5175 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5177 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609501. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.