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Recent Earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

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The New Madrid Seismic Zone is the most active seismic area in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.  More than 200 micro earthquakes occur in the region each year.

Earthquakes recorded for the last six months in the Central United States

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Notable Recent Earthquakes

Thursday, June 7, 2011 - M3.9 Sullivan, Missouri

Map Tuesday, June 07, 2011 at 03:10:34 a.m. at epicenter
Magnitude 3.9
Date and Time Tuesday, June 07, 2011 at 03:10:34 AM at epicenter
Epicenter 38.121°N, 90.933°W
18 km (11 miles) SE (137°) from Miramiguoa Park, MO
23 km (14 miles) ESE (116°) from Sullivan, MO
24 km (15 miles) NNW (327°) from Potosi, MO
48 km (30 miles) S (172°) from Washington, MO
82 km (51 miles) SW (227°) from St. Louis, MO

At approximately 3:10 a.m. local time Tuesday June 7, 2011 a magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Sullivan, Missouri. The epicenter is located near the the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which stretches from Marked Tree, Arkansas, through New Madrid, Missouri, and up to Cairo, Illinois. The earthquake is the highest magnitude earthquake to strike Missouri in several years.

This earthquake was felt in at least three states by nearly 3,500 people according to the US Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties or fatalities from the earthquake. No damage is expected to be reported.

 

M3.7 Earthquake near East Prairie March 2, 2010Tuesday, March 2, 2010 -- A magnitude 3.7 earthquake (ID:nm1937) occurred near East Prairie/Sikeston.at 1:37:35 p.m. at epicenter (36.7883N 89.3567W) a depth of 8 km. 
3 km (2 miles) E (80 degrees) from East Prairie, MO
21 km (13 miles) E (82 degrees) from Matthews, MO
27 km (17 miles) NE (35 degrees) from New Madrid, MO
139 km (86 miles) NNW (340 degrees) from Jackson, TN

Map. DNR news release. These tremblors serve as reminders that the region is in the most geologically active zone east of the Rocky Mountains.

 

Subsequent micro earthquakes:

 

Earthquake in Missouri

Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 -- A Magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred near New Madrid at 11:07:08 p.m. 
6 km (4 miles) WSW (255 degrees) of Tiptonville, TN
11 km (7 miles) ESE (109 degrees) of Hayward, MO
12 km (8 miles) NNW (333 degrees) of Ridgely, TN
144 km (89 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of Memphis, TN
259 km (161 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of St. Louis, MO
Map | Did you feel it reports

Recent earthquakes in the Central US (magnitude 3.0 or greater)
Times are local (CST or CDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Click on the word "map" or "MAP" to see a map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event "DATE" to get additional text information. Latitude and longitude are listed in degrees and the depth is listed in miles. For events that occurred after January 19, 2012 check here.  For a complete list check here.

MAP 3.5 2011/12/31 02:07:18 35.435N 96.569W 5.0  19 km (12 mi) WNW of Bearden, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/12/25 08:10:41 35.399N 96.539W 5.2  14 km ( 9 mi) WNW of Bearden, OK
MAP 3.0 2011/12/09 10:46:50 35.475N 96.855W 5.0  8 km ( 5 mi) N of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/11/27 05:52:26 35.679N 97.115W 4.9  8 km ( 5 mi) S of Fallis, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/11/25 15:24:29 35.512N 96.729W 5.0  13 km ( 8 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3 2011/11/25 14:09:47 35.456N 96.848W 5.0  6 km ( 4 mi) N of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.7 2011/11/24 15:11:03 35.534N 96.743W 5.2  11 km ( 7 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/18 01:41:08 35.541N 96.762W  7.4   11 km ( 7 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.1  2011/11/16 11:10:51 35.487N 96.791W  4.8   10 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/13 23:31:41 35.525N 96.782W  3.0    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.2  2011/11/10 02:36:38 35.505N 96.834W  4.9   11 km ( 7 mi) N   of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.0  2011/11/09 06:08:36 35.531N 96.770W  4.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.6  2011/11/08 13:05:17 35.535N 96.797W  5.1    8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 4.7  2011/11/07 20:46:57 35.541N 96.754W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.4  2011/11/06 19:26:31 35.519N 96.758W  4.9   11 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/06 19:17:13 35.525N 96.773W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/06 12:26:56 35.478N 96.864W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.7  2011/11/06 11:52:34 35.547N 96.819W  5.0    7 km ( 4 mi) S   of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.9  2011/11/06 09:07:05 35.535N 96.909W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.2  2011/11/06 05:20:23 35.525N 96.883W  5.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.0  2011/11/06 05:16:20 35.523N 96.844W  4.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.4  2011/11/06 05:03:52 35.539N 96.825W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) S   of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.9  2011/11/06 04:52:35 35.567N 96.797W  5.0    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 4.0  2011/11/06 03:39:57 35.506N 96.865W  5.0   11 km ( 7 mi) N   of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.4  2011/11/06 03:22:04 35.585N 96.823W  5.0    3 km ( 2 mi) S   of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.2  2011/11/06 01:32:40 35.544N 96.901W  4.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.8  2011/11/06 01:31:10 35.559N 96.874W  5.0    7 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.0  2011/11/05 23:54:00 35.540N 96.687W  5.0   14 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.7  2011/11/05 23:31:49 35.539N 96.758W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.6  2011/11/05 23:03:41 35.554N 96.760W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 5.6  2011/11/05 22:53:10 35.537N 96.747W  5.0    6 km ( 4 mi) E   of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.6  2011/11/05 09:36:30 35.517N 96.778W  5.0    4 km ( 2 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.4  2011/11/05 08:42:26 35.530N 96.766W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/05 06:24:15 35.521N 96.778W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/11/05 04:12:11 35.591N 96.788W  4.9    4 km ( 2 mi) ESE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.4  2011/11/05 02:27:20 35.566N 96.698W  5.0   12 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Sparks, OK
MAP 4.7  2011/11/05 02:12:45 35.553N 96.748W  4.0   11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.5  2011/10/28 04:18:46 35.532N 97.366W  5.0    7 km ( 4 mi) E   of Lake Aluma, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/10/28 01:24:58 35.523N 97.359W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Lake Aluma, OK
MAP 3.3  2011/10/05 04:38:30 35.368N 92.273W  4.7    5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Quitman, AR
MAP 3.6  2011/09/22 18:32:09 36.818N 90.749W 11.5    5 km ( 3 mi) SE  of Grandin, MO
MAP 3.0  2011/08/18 11:50:51 34.906N 97.819W  9.3    4 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Alex, OK
MAP 3.2 2012/01/03 04:56:57 35.550N 96.728W 4.9  11 km ( 7 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/02/24 01:35:24 35.340N 92.315W 4.7  2 km ( 1 mi) NE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.4 2011/02/23 18:24:45 35.287N 92.356W 3.9  5 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Guy, AR
MAP 3.4 2011/02/21 10:17:32 35.265N 92.385W 6.0  3 km ( 2 mi) N of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.6 2011/02/20 09:15:00 35.260N 92.375W 5.2  3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.4 2011/02/19 17:04:58 35.268N 92.374W 6.7  4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.5 2011/02/18 17:15:34 30.180N 87.848W 5.0  16 km (10 mi) WSW of Gulf Shores, AL
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 06:18:24 35.269N 92.369W 6.0  4 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 4.1 2011/02/18 02:13:35 35.271N 92.377W 6.3  4 km ( 3 mi) N of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.9 2011/02/17 22:59:50 35.257N 92.370W 5.1  3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.8 2011/02/17 04:49:48 35.276N 92.361W 6.5  5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.5 2011/02/16 15:46:17 35.270N 92.361W 6.6  5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.7 2011/02/13 05:44:52 36.991N 104.903W 5.0  30 km (19 mi) SW of Cokedale, CO
MAP 3.4 2011/01/15 04:51:30 35.537N 97.243W 5.0  16 km (10 mi) SSE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.8 2010/12/30 06:55:21 40.427N 85.888W 4.9  9 km ( 5 mi) SE of Greentown, IN
MAP 3.6 2010/12/18 23:05:28 35.824N 96.822W 5.0  8 km ( 5 mi) SE of Agra, OK
MAP 3.1 2010/12/13 00:59:01 35.316N 92.323W 5.4  1 km ( 1 mi) SE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.3 2010/12/11 19:07:55 35.412N 96.968W 5.0  10 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Bethel Acres, OK
MAP 3.3 2010/11/28 07:46:25 35.613N 97.223W 3.2  13 km ( 8 mi) SE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.0 2010/11/27 21:26:47 35.591N 97.275W 4.8  10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.2 2010/11/27 20:46:00 35.593N 97.258W 4.9  10 km ( 6 mi) SE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.2 2010/11/24 17:45:13 35.593N 97.240W 4.9  11 km ( 7 mi) SE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.9 2010/11/24 16:48:29 35.634N 97.257W 5.0  9 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.9 2010/11/20 13:06:35 35.319N 92.303W 4.5  3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.2 2010/10/25 15:53:11 34.755N 97.837W 4.9  16 km (10 mi) NE of Marlow, OK
MAP 3.5 2010/10/16 04:43:18 35.288N 92.332W 6.1  4 km ( 3 mi) S of Guy, AR
MAP 3.0 2010/10/15 13:40:17 35.301N 92.340W 5.5  3 km ( 2 mi) S of Guy, AR
MAP 3.8 2010/10/15 05:20:18 35.294N 92.340W 7.0  3 km ( 2 mi) S of Guy, AR
MAP 3.4 2010/10/14 05:07:33 35.299N 92.352W 4.6  3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Guy, AR
MAP 4.3 2010/10/13 09:06:30 35.191N 97.320W 13.0  13 km ( 8 mi) N of Slaughterville, OK
MAP 3.6 2010/10/11 11:06:04 35.315N 92.335W 5.9  1 km ( 1 mi) S of Guy, AR
MAP 4.0 2010/10/11 08:33:40 35.304N 92.317W 5.0  3 km ( 2 mi) SE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.0 2010/10/10 07:48:22 35.322N 92.332W 4.7  0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.0 2010/10/09 02:42:27 32.930N 100.922W 5.0  44 km (27 mi) WNW of Rotan, TX
MAP 3.0 2010/10/08 23:13:40 35.307N 92.328W 5.2  2 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Guy, AR
MAP 3.0 2010/10/02 15:17:00 37.852N 77.517W 19.1  11 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Ashland, VA
MAP 3.1 2010/10/01 17:39:13 34.901N 95.983W 5.1  15 km ( 9 mi) WNW of Savanna, OK
MAP 3.0 2010/09/26 14:55:47 41.085N 99.848W 5.0  31 km (19 mi) NE of Gothenburg, NE
MAP 3.3 2010/09/25 07:19:26 34.202N 96.753W 5.0  3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Ravia, OK
MAP 3.5 2010/09/19 17:01:47 35.605N 97.220W 5.0  13 km ( 8 mi) SE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.3 2010/09/16 16:41:33 35.621N 97.232W 5.0  11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.1 2010/09/15 15:03:52 35.686N 97.250W 5.0  7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.1 2010/09/04 11:22:08 35.598N 97.194W 6.0  14 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.1 2010/08/31 19:46:30 35.633N 97.206W 5.0  12 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Arcadia, OK
MAP 3.4 2010/08/07 20:12:38 32.896N 100.851W 5.0  34 km (21 mi) WNW of Rotan, TX
MAP 3.7  2010-03-02 13:37:35 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 354 Felt Reports
MAP 3.4  2006-10-18 15:59:21 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 119 Felt Reports
MAP 3.3  2005-07-31 02:07:08 MISSOURI -- 58 Felt Reports
MAP 3.3  2005-05-18 14:59:43 MISSOURI -- 141 Felt Reports
MAP 3.5  2004-07-15 22:25:17 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 138 Felt Reports
MAP 3.7  2004-06-15 03:34:21 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 37 Felt Reports
MAP 4.0  2003-08-16 00:09:21 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 106 Felt Reports
MAP 3.6 2002-03-12 02:30:48 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 27 Felt Reports

Smaller magnitude earthquakes

map 2.5 2011/01/30 00:34:33 37.795N 90.499W 5.2  6 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Elvins, MO
map 2.0 2011/01/20 03:15:18 36.496N 89.536W 8.1  10 km ( 6 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
map 2.1 2011/01/12 22:43:22 36.146N 89.685W 9.4  6 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Caruthersville, MO
map 2.3 2010/12/24 23:17:00 36.738N 89.212W 0.1  16 km (10 mi) ESE of East Prairie, MO
map 2.0 2010/12/07 12:55:45 36.562N 89.598W 6.4  7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
map 2.1 2010/11/19 06:49:16 36.158N 89.677W 8.2  4 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Caruthersville, MO
map 2.3 2010/11/17 18:55:53 36.733N 89.504W 8.1  8 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Matthews, MO
map 2.1 2010/11/14 15:50:30 36.429N 89.608W 13.4  8 km ( 5 mi) E of Portageville, MO
map 2.8 2010/11/07 19:11:37 37.167N 89.735W 10.1  9 km ( 5 mi) SE of Whitewater, MO
map 2.1 2010/10/28 19:18:21 36.560N 89.600W 11.6  7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
map 2.3 2010/10/23 02:37:13 36.528N 89.570W 7.6  7 km ( 5 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
map 2.0 2010/09/23 01:01:39 36.491N 89.566W 9.0  11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
map 2.5 2010/08/11 01:11:26 38.072N 90.256W 4.2  8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Bloomsdale, MO
map 2.8 2010/08/05 06:11:18 36.684N 90.050W 1.3  12 km ( 8 mi) SSE of Dudley, MO
map 3.1 2010-05-29 21:34:02 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 47 Felt Reports
map 2.1 2010-09-23 23:07:08 -- 3 Felt Reports
map 2.5 2010-08-11 01:11:26 Near Bloomsdale -- 13 Felt Reports
map 2.8  2010-08-05 06:11:18 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 10 Felt Reports
map 2.5  2010-07-16 12:26:20 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 10 Felt Reports
map 2.8  2010-05-16 05:34:34SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 12 Felt Reports
map 2.6  2010-03-09 21:50:18 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 17 Felt Reports
map 2.3  2009-10-25 12:21:55 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 23 Felt Reports
map 2.5  2009-07-31 05:13:13 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 8 Felt Reports
map 2.6  2009-03-07 13:38:03 MISSOURI -- 23  Felt Reports
map 2.5  2009-01-09 13:26:26 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 16 Felt Reports
map 2.6  2008-11-14 12:20:56 SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI -- 2 Felt Reports
map 2.6  2008-11-06 02:47:03 CST MISSOURI -- 3 Felt Reports