Missouri earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri on Mon, Jun 18, 2012, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-06-19 02:28:23 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.617° N, 89.356° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5207 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5206 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5197 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5196 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5192 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5185 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5182 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 5177 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5177 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5175 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5173 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5172 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5169 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5166 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5160 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5210 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 30
  3. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5232 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609445. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.