Missouri earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri on Tue, Jan 3, 2012, 12:07 AM CST (06:07 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 1 km N of Cooter, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-03 06:07:25 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.672° N, 89.328° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5376 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5365 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5361 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5361 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.66 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5361 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSW of Marston, Missouri · 5358 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5356 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.28 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5354 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.56 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5349 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5331 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.94 km SSE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 880
  12. 1.85 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.55 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.05 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5327 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Bertrand, Missouri · 5318 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5318 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 22

Before

  1. 2.83 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5381 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 18
  2. 1.56 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5394 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5400 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5403 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.53 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5406 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609312. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.