Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kennett, MO
M 4.0
Latest: 12:59 pm CDT on 23 April 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kennett was M 4.0, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO, at 12:59 pm CDT on 23 April 2026. 913 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 102 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 18
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 23 April 2026, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- Reported felt
- 25 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 6
- 4.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 913
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 1
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.3 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Kennett, MO · felt by 2
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 4
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 1
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO · felt by 30
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Kennett, MO
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 1
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 6
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 2
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 16
- 3.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 670
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 2.5 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO · felt by 8
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.5 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO · felt by 1
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Kennett, MO
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Kennett, MO
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kennett, MO
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO · felt by 1
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO · felt by 5
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kennett, MO · felt by 3
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) SE of Kennett, MO
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 Kennett time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kennett are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kennett; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Kennett.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Western Lowlands liquefaction features, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Steele 26 km · Caruthersville 36 km · Blytheville 36 km · Malden 37 km · Portageville 38 km
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- Earthquakes in Missouri, with the state's activity score
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