Missouri earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Sun, May 6, 2012, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-06 10:02:56 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.104° N, 89.751° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
28

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5234 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5217 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5213 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5213 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.25 km S of Brookland, Arkansas · 5213 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5211 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5211 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5211 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 30
  16. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5209 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5208 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5207 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5199 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5198 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5197 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5194 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5259 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5263 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5267 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5269 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5275 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5281 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609408. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.