Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Green Park, MO
No earthquake was likely felt in Green Park in the 24 hours to 7:31 am CST (13:31 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 207 km (129 mi) E, at 2:05 am CDT on 29 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 392 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.8
Latest: 5:30 pm CDT on 29 April 2022 · 14 km (9 mi) W of Green Park, MO
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Green Park was M 2.8, 14 km (9 mi) W of Green Park, MO, at 5:30 pm CDT on 29 April 2022, 8 km deep. 4,323 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Green Park was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Green Park since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Green Park in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 22 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 6 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 29 April 2022, 14 km (9 mi) W of Green Park, MO
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- St. Louis-Cape Girardeau liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
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The last 30 days
The latest 6
- 2.4 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Green Park, MO · felt by 136
- 2.3 30 km (18 mi) S of Green Park, MO · felt by 43
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) S of Green Park, MO · felt by 14
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) S of Green Park, MO · felt by 298
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) W of Green Park, MO · felt by 4,323
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) W of Green Park, MO · felt by 474
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Green Park time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Green Park are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Green Park; dots are the 6 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Green Park
The strongest shaking in Green Park from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.8 on 29 April 2022, 14 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Green Park (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 14 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,323 | |
| M 2.5 | 17 km | III · Weak · felt by 298 | |
| M 2.4 | 6 km | II · Weak · felt by 136 | |
| M 2.5 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 474 | |
| M 2.3 | 28 km | II · Weak · felt by 14 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Green Park:
- 5.1 Southwestern Illinois · 49 km SSE of Green Park
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- St. Louis-Cape Girardeau liquefaction features, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.