Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake southeastern Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri on Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 5:42 AM CDT (10:42 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-07-20 10:42:58 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.555° N, 89.567° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5178 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 5176 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5174 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5173 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5170 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5167 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5161 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSE of Matthews, Missouri · 5157 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5157 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5156 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5156 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5147 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5146 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5145 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.26 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas · 5144 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5140 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5133 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 13
  18. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5132 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5129 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5126 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5125 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5123 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.04 km SSE of Jackson, Missouri · 5121 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5179 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5183 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5183 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5186 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5190 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5193 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5195 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5197 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.93 km SSE of Mill Creek, Illinois · 5198 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5199 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5199 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5207 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5208 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609485. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.