Missouri earthquakes in 1986
10 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Missouri in 1986. The largest: M3.2 4 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri, Dec 30, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Missouri. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.24 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri · 13 km deep
- 2.56 km ESE of Matthews, Missouri · 5 km deep
- 2.74 km SE of Olympian Village, Missouri · 9 km deep
- 2.62 km WSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 10 km deep
- 2.54 km NNW of Bernie, Missouri · 8 km deep
- 3.13 km N of Gideon, Missouri · 13 km deep
- 2.53 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 12 km deep
- 2.86 km SSE of Bloomsdale, Missouri · 4 km deep
- 2.813 km NE of Esther, Missouri · 4 km deep
- 2.62 km WSW of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 5 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 km WSW of North Lilbourn, Missouri |
| February 1986 | 1 | 2.8 | 13 km NE of Esther, Missouri |
| March 1986 | 0 | ||
| April 1986 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 km SSE of Bloomsdale, Missouri |
| May 1986 | 2 | 3.1 | 3 km N of Gideon, Missouri |
| June 1986 | 0 | ||
| July 1986 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 km NNW of Bernie, Missouri |
| August 1986 | 0 | ||
| September 1986 | 0 | ||
| October 1986 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 km WSW of Caruthersville, Missouri |
| November 1986 | 1 | 2.7 | 4 km SE of Olympian Village, Missouri |
| December 1986 | 2 | 3.2 | 4 km ENE of Hayward, Missouri |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.