Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near New Madrid, MO
M 2.6
Latest: 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near New Madrid was M 2.6, 17 km (10 mi) S of New Madrid, MO, at 1:51 am CDT on 15 May 2026. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS. 46 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,048 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 82
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 9 September 2016, 15 km (9 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- Reported felt
- 192 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) N of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) W of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) W of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO · felt by 17
- 1.8 7 km (5 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 7 km (5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) N of New Madrid, MO
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) WNW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 2.0 14 km (8 mi) N of New Madrid, MO · felt by 1
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNE of New Madrid, MO
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 2.2 17 km (10 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of New Madrid, MO
- 2.2 17 km (10 mi) SSE of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSE of New Madrid, MO
- 2.6 17 km (10 mi) S of New Madrid, MO · felt by 7
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) S of New Madrid, MO
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) S of New Madrid, 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 New Madrid time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after New Madrid are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is New Madrid; 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 New Madrid.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, 6 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lilbourn 8 km · Portageville 24 km · Tiptonville 24 km · East Prairie 25 km · Sikeston 33 km · Ridgely 36 km · Malden 39 km
If you felt one
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- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Missouri, with the state's activity score
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