Missouri earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Sat, May 19, 2012, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-05-20 01:05:45 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.092° N, 89.783° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5238 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5228 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5223 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5223 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5222 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5221 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5218 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.25 km S of Brookland, Arkansas · 5217 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5216 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5215 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5215 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 30
  14. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5215 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Pinhook, Missouri · 5214 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.57 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5213 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5212 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.07 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5204 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.52 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5203 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.26 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5202 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.54 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5199 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.77 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5197 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 5194 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.94 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5190 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.06 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5187 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.07 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5187 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5252 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5264 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5266 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5266 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5267 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5272 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5274 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609416. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.