Missouri earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km E of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Steele, Missouri on Wed, Oct 31, 2012, 7:05 AM CDT (12:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km N of Burdette, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-10-31 12:05:59 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.088° N, 89.772° W
Region
Missouri
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5073 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.64 km N of Burdette, Arkansas · 5071 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 10
  3. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5068 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5067 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5051 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5050 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5049 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  12. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5041 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5039 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5038 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5037 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5033 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5026 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5020 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5020 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5019 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5018 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5080 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5093 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5097 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5098 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5099 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609582 (also filed as nm103112a, usp000juuf). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.