M2.1 earthquake 4 km W of Risco, Missouri

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 9:17 AM CDT

UTC

2012-09-10 14:17:18 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.547° N, 89.866° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

25

• Parma, MissouriPopulation 665. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Kennett, MissouriPopulation 10,662. Forecast39 kmNNE
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast156 kmN
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast620 kmSSW

After

1. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Sep 11, 9:44 AM CDT · 5129 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Sep 13, 3:40 AM CDT · 5127 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Sep 15, 2:50 AM CDT · 5125 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, MissouriSat, Sep 15, 9:08 PM CDT · 5125 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.32 km N of Marston, MissouriWed, Sep 19, 4:40 AM CDT · 5121 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Sep 22, 7:49 PM CDT · 5118 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, MissouriFri, Sep 28, 1:40 AM CDT · 5113 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.54 km W of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 1, 4:29 AM CDT · 5109 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, MissouriSat, Oct 6, 8:04 PM CDT · 5104 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, MissouriMon, Oct 8, 1:23 AM CDT · 5103 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
11. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Oct 8, 4:18 PM CDT · 5102 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Oct 13, 8:29 AM CDT · 5097 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 26, 3:49 AM CDT · 5084 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5080 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5079 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
16. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5078 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5075 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
18. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5073 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5072 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

Before

1. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSun, Sep 9, 7:12 PM CDT · 5131 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Sep 7, 1:37 PM CDT · 5133 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Sep 4, 4:48 AM CDT · 5136 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, MissouriMon, Sep 3, 7:12 AM CDT · 5137 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13
5. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Aug 27, 5:27 AM CDT · 5144 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, ArkansasThu, Aug 23, 11:58 PM CDT · 5148 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.76 km SE of Marston, MissouriWed, Aug 22, 9:24 PM CDT · 5149 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, MissouriTue, Aug 21, 11:08 PM CDT · 5150 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Aug 20, 9:37 PM CDT · 5151 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Aug 11, 8:58 PM CDT · 5160 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609533. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.