Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 10.3 mi northwest of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA, on Saturday, Jul 2, 2022 at 3:34 pm (GMT -5) -

Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 4 km depth

2 Jul 20:38 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
2 Jul 20:41: Now using data updates from USGS
2 Jul 20:59: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 11.1 to 4.2 km (from 6.9 to 2.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.7 km (0.4 mi) towards WSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 2, 2022 20:34:55 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jul 2, 2022 at 3:34 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.7
Depth	4.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	36.88933°N / 90.47833°W (Butler, Missouri, United States)
Antipode	36.889°S / 89.522°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	5 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	11 km (7 mi) SE of Williamsville (pop: 347) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Poplar Bluff (Butler County) (pop: 17,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SE of Piedmont (pop: 1,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) NE of Doniphan (pop: 1,990) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (30 mi) WNW of Dexter (pop: 7,990) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) W of Bloomfield (pop: 1,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) NW of Malden (pop: 4,120) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) SW of Jackson (pop: 14,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 32.8°C (91 F), humidity: 58%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10⁸ joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.7	4.2 km	11 Km SE of Williamsville, Missouri	USGS
2.7	1 km	SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI	EMSC
2.7	4.2 km	New Madrid, Missouri Region	RaspberryShake

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williamsville (3.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Felt as though someone slammed the door really hard.

Williamsville (11 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short : A small shake.

63901 (9.1 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Quick boom, shake. One quick rattle less than a second

Poplar Bluff, MO / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : Loud boom.

Alton mo / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Windows rattle and a rumble

6 miles south of williamsville mo / not felt : Thought someone was breaking my door in. Lasted a split second

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