M2.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Olive Branch, Illinois

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Tue, Feb 26, 2013, 9:55 AM CST

UTC

2013-02-26 15:55:05 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.203° N, 89.322° W

Region

Illinois

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.37

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

16

• Olive Branch, IllinoisPopulation 650. Forecast5 kmNE
• Cape Girardeau, MissouriPopulation 39,462. Forecast21 kmESE
• St. Louis, MissouriPopulation 279,695. Forecast176 kmSSE
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast536 kmSSW

After

1. 1.71 km WSW of Howardville, MissouriSat, Mar 9, 6:34 PM CST · 4956 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.7southeastern MissouriSat, Mar 9, 8:49 PM CST · 4956 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, MissouriThu, Mar 21, 2:57 AM CDT · 4945 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.68 km SE of Marston, MOSat, Mar 23, 10:42 AM CDT · 4942 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.60 km NE of Howardville, MissouriTue, Mar 26, 6:47 PM CDT · 4939 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.56 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Mar 27, 8:13 AM CDT · 4938 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.56 km NNE of North Lilbourn, MissouriWed, Mar 27, 11:24 PM CDT · 4938 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.55 km WNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 29, 1:49 AM CDT · 4937 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.16 km E of Matthews, MissouriSun, Mar 31, 11:36 AM CDT · 4934 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.72 km E of Hayward, MissouriTue, Apr 2, 10:20 PM CDT · 4932 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 40
11. 1.62 km E of Hayward, MissouriTue, Apr 2, 10:23 PM CDT · 4932 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Apr 9, 10:31 PM CDT · 4925 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.65 km SW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Apr 9, 11:22 PM CDT · 4925 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Apr 12, 8:14 PM CDT · 4922 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, MissouriFri, Apr 12, 9:34 PM CDT · 4922 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.44 km ESE of Wyatt, MissouriWed, Apr 24, 9:35 PM CDT · 4910 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.54 km SE of Marston, MissouriThu, Apr 25, 3:35 AM CDT · 4910 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.54 km E of Marston, MissouriFri, Apr 26, 3:23 AM CDT · 4909 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

1. 1.77 km S of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 24, 12:15 AM CST · 4970 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.57 km NW of East Prairie, MissouriThu, Feb 21, 11:26 PM CST · 4972 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.75 km SE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 17, 4:16 AM CST · 4976 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeMon, Feb 11, 1:23 PM CST · 4982 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Feb 9, 5:15 PM CST · 4984 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.56 km W of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 7, 1:26 PM CST · 4986 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.61 km NNW of Marston, MissouriMon, Feb 4, 2:24 PM CST · 4989 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609804 (also filed as nm022613a). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.