M2.2 earthquake 6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 22, 2012, 11:26 PM CST

UTC

2012-11-23 05:26:56 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.096° N, 89.763° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

29

• Steele, MissouriPopulation 2,103. Forecast6 kmENE
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast23 kmNE
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast108 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast665 kmSSW

After

1. 2.43 km W of Risco, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 7:46 AM CST · 5051 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Nov 24, 11:55 PM CST · 5050 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.85 km S of Holland, MissouriSun, Nov 25, 7:22 AM CST · 5050 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, MissouriMon, Nov 26, 11:51 AM CST · 5048 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, MissouriWed, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 5046 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
6. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Nov 30, 10:37 PM CST · 5044 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.52 km NW of Marston, MissouriMon, Dec 3, 10:17 PM CST · 5041 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeWed, Dec 5, 9:20 PM CST · 5039 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
9. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Dec 6, 7:16 PM CST · 5038 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, MissouriSat, Dec 8, 1:18 AM CST · 5037 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 11, 8:25 PM CST · 5033 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Dec 18, 6:31 PM CST · 5026 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 4:47 PM CST · 5020 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 6:00 PM CST · 5020 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:27 AM CST · 5019 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:51 PM CST · 5018 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 5, 8:50 AM CST · 5009 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.53 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 5, 10:09 PM CST · 5008 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeSun, Jan 6, 10:54 PM CST · 5007 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.66 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Jan 7, 12:29 PM CST · 5006 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
21. 1.65 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Jan 16, 5:36 PM CST · 4997 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriFri, Jan 18, 3:22 PM CST · 4995 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.55 km WNW of Marston, MissouriFri, Jan 18, 3:22 PM CST · 4995 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Nov 19, 6:29 AM CST · 5056 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Nov 7, 5:15 PM CST · 5067 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, MissouriTue, Nov 6, 9:37 PM CST · 5068 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.64 km N of Burdette, ArkansasSun, Nov 4, 11:08 AM CST · 5070 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
5. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, MissouriThu, Nov 1, 6:52 PM CDT · 5073 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.55 km E of Steele, MissouriWed, Oct 31, 7:05 AM CDT · 5075 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
7. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, TennesseeTue, Oct 30, 11:54 PM CDT · 5075 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Oct 26, 3:49 AM CDT · 5080 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609596. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.