Earthquakes in Missouri
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3 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days in Missouri. Normal for here is 3 to 7 in a week.
Compared against Missouri's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes in Missouri
None in Missouri in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
Source USGS · snapshot of
Where this is
Centre 38.458, -92.412 — the mean of this state’s place centroids, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured across a rectangle drawn around the state, so a few earthquakes just over its border are counted too.
Largest on record in and around Missouri
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 4.0 | 1 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri | |
| M 4.0 | 7 km S of Williamsville, Missouri | |
| M 3.8 | 6 km NE of Etowah, Arkansas | |
| M 3.8 | 6 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee | |
| M 3.8 | 4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois | |
| M 3.7 | 2 km E of Steele, Missouri | |
| M 3.7 | 13 km N of Big Flat, Arkansas | |
| M 3.7 | 12 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Missouri, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Counties in Missouri
- Adair County
- Andrew County
- Atchison County
- Audrain County
- Barry County
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Bollinger County
- Boone County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Chariton County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Crawford County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Dent County
- Douglas County
- Dunklin County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Gentry County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Holt County
- Howard County
- Howell County
- Iron County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Knox County
- Laclede County
- Lafayette County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Maries County
- Marion County
- McDonald County
- Mercer County
- Miller County
- Mississippi County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- New Madrid County
- Newton County
- Nodaway County
- Oregon County
- Osage County
- Ozark County
- Pemiscot County
- Perry County
- Pettis County
- Phelps County
- Pike County
- Platte County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Ralls County
- Randolph County
- Ray County
- Reynolds County
- Ripley County
- Saline County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Scott County
- Shannon County
- Shelby County
- St. Charles County
- St. Clair County
- St. Francois County
- St. Louis County
- St. Louis city
- Ste. Genevieve County
- Stoddard County
- Stone County
- Sullivan County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Vernon County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Worth County
- Wright County
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For early warning, ShakeAlert reaches phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app