M1.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Marston, Missouri

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Fri, Jan 18, 2013, 3:22 PM CST

UTC

2013-01-18 21:22:12 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.540° N, 89.664° W

Region

Missouri

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

11

• Lilbourn, MissouriPopulation 1,137. Forecast7 kmSW
• Sikeston, MissouriPopulation 16,436. Forecast38 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast158 kmNNE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast615 kmSSW

After

1. 1.56 km NE of Caruthersville, MissouriWed, Jan 23, 1:09 PM CST · 5003 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.27 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Jan 29, 2:20 PM CST · 4997 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.56 km SSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Jan 31, 8:24 AM CST · 4995 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.61 km NNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Feb 4, 2:24 PM CST · 4991 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.56 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 7, 1:26 PM CST · 4988 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Feb 9, 5:15 PM CST · 4986 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.86 km SSW of Gosnell, ArkansasSat, Feb 9, 7:05 PM CST · 4985 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.23 km NE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 11, 1:14 AM CST · 4984 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Feb 11, 1:23 PM CST · 4984 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Feb 17, 2:46 AM CST · 4978 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.75 km SE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 17, 4:16 AM CST · 4978 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.65 km SSE of Manila, ArkansasWed, Feb 20, 5:28 PM CST · 4975 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
13. 1.57 km NW of East Prairie, MissouriThu, Feb 21, 11:26 PM CST · 4973 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.77 km S of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 24, 12:15 AM CST · 4971 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.14 km NE of Olive Branch, IllinoisTue, Feb 26, 9:55 AM CST · 4969 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.69 km ENE of Steele, MissouriSun, Mar 3, 5:35 AM CST · 4964 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.75 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Mar 4, 7:44 PM CST · 4962 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.66 km NE of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Mar 9, 4:21 PM CST · 4958 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.71 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriSat, Mar 9, 6:34 PM CST · 4957 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.7southeastern MissouriSat, Mar 9, 8:49 PM CST · 4957 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, MissouriFri, Jan 18, 3:22 PM CST · 5008 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.65 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Jan 16, 5:36 PM CST · 5010 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.66 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Jan 7, 12:29 PM CST · 5019 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 8
4. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, TennesseeSun, Jan 6, 10:54 PM CST · 5019 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.53 km NNE of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 5, 10:09 PM CST · 5020 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
6. 1.52 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 5, 8:50 AM CST · 5021 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:51 PM CST · 5030 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriWed, Dec 26, 9:27 AM CST · 5031 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 6:00 PM CST · 5033 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Dec 24, 4:47 PM CST · 5033 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609764. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.