Recent Earthquakes Near New Madrid, Missouri, United States
New Madrid has had: (M1.5 or greater) 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours. 6 earthquakes in the past 7 days. 11 earthquakes in the past 30 days. 150 earthquakes in the past 365 days.
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes - Wikipedia
The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed in January and February 1812.
The Great Midwest Earthquake of 1811 | Smithsonian
At 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, residents of the frontier town of New Madrid, in what is now Missouri, were jolted from their beds by a violent earthquake. The ground heaved and...
Summary of 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes Sequence
Overview. A Sequence of Three Main Shocks in 1811-1812. This sequence of three very large earthquakes is usually referred to as the New Madrid earthquakes, after the Missouri town that was the largest settlement on the Mississippi River …
Southern Missouri Shaken By 1 of the Strongest Quakes of the Year
6 days ago · Canva. The New Madrid, Missouri area has earthquakes all the time, but most are not felt. One that just happened Saturday night was very much felt by hundreds as it was one of the strongest quakes of 2024 so far. The USGS has confirmed an earthquake just outside of Steele, Missouri happened at 10:44pm Saturday night, November 2.
Computer Simulation of a Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in the New Madrid …
This animation shows the simulated ground motion of the Earth’s surface that could occur in the central U.S. region for a magnitude 7.7 strike-slip earthquake on the southern section of the New Madrid seismic zone.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
A series of earthquakes hit the New Madrid seismic zone of southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and adjacent parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, in December 1811 to February 1812. Three earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.0 or greater.
Facts about the New Madrid Seismic Zone - Missouri
The last strong earthquake (magnitude 6.7) in the NMSZ occurred near Charleston, Missouri on Oct. 31, 1895. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Lepanto, Arkansas on Jan. 5, 1843 and was the next prior earthquake of this magnitude.
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 - Encyclopedia Britannica
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12, series of three large earthquakes that occurred near New Madrid, Missouri, between December 1811 and February 1812. There were thousands of aftershocks, of which 1,874 were large enough to be felt …
Earthquakes of 1811-1812 | New Madrid, MO - Official Website
1812, February 7, 09:45 UTC, New Madrid, Missouri Magnitude ~7.4 - 8.0. This is the fourth earthquake of the 1811-1812 series. Several destructive shocks occurred on February 7, the last of which equaled or surpassed the magnitude of any …