Missouri earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake southeastern Missouri

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri on Sun, May 5, 2013, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2013-05-06 04:07:34 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 89.772° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4898 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4898 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSW of Catron, Missouri · 4898 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.52 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 4896 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.71 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 4896 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.85 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4894 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4892 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas · 4885 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Tiptonville, TN · 4884 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.73 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 4879 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.98 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 4878 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4870 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.56 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4861 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.61 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 4859 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.60 km ESE of Howardville, Missouri · 4857 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.67 km S of Bertrand, Missouri · 4857 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.24 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4841 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.64 km SE of Howardville, Missouri · 4840 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.54 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4840 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4901 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4906 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 4909 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 4910 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.44 km ESE of Wyatt, Missouri · 4910 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4913 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.55 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4914 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 4922 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 4922 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.52 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4923 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.28 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4923 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4925 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4925 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609871 (also filed as nm050613a). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.