Missouri earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri on Sun, Mar 3, 2013, 5:35 AM CST (11:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km E of Hayward, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2013-03-03 11:35:15 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.119° N, 89.736° W
Region
Missouri
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6Md, durationNMPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.058 · 7 stations
2.6Md, durationUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Campbell, Caruthersville and Steele.

From the USGS event page for nm609805. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4961 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 4960 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 4956 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.71 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 4956 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.7southeastern Missouri · 4955 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.36 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4955 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 4944 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4942 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.68 km SE of Marston, MO · 4942 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.60 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 4939 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.34 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 4938 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4938 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.56 km NNE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 4937 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.55 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4936 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.16 km E of Matthews, Missouri · 4934 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.72 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 4931 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 40
  17. 1.62 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 4931 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.7southeastern Missouri · 4930 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 23
  19. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4924 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4924 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.28 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4923 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.52 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4922 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 4922 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 4922 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.55 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4914 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.510 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4913 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.44 km ESE of Wyatt, Missouri · 4910 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.54 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 4909 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.54 km E of Marston, Missouri · 4908 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.510 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4906 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4969 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Marston, Missouri · 4969 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.56 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4969 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  4. 3.77 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4970 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 176
  5. 1.57 km NW of East Prairie, Missouri · 4971 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 4973 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  7. 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 4976 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.57 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4976 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.66 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4982 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.23 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 4982 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.86 km SSW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 4984 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4984 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 4986 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 4989 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609805 (also filed as nm030313a, us2013mha8). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.