Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Steele, MO
M 2.6
Latest: 7:04 am CDT on 4 August 2026 · 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Steele was M 2.6, 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO, at 7:04 am CDT on 4 August 2026. 9 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
- 344 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 40
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 23 April 2026, 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- Reported felt
- 107 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NE of Steele, MO
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 2.6 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 9
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Steele, MO
- 2.3 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NE of Steele, MO
- 2.0 4 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 2.1 4 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO · felt by 6
- 4.0 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO · felt by 913
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) S of Steele, MO
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Steele, MO · felt by 2
- 2.4 3 km (2 mi) ESE of Steele, MO · felt by 4
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) SE of Steele, MO
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 4
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.4 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 15
- 2.1 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Steele, MO
- 2.6 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Steele, MO
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) E of Steele, MO
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SW of Steele, MO
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Steele, MO
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SW of Steele, MO
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of Steele, MO · felt by 3
- 2.1 4 km (3 mi) E of Steele, MO
- 2.9 4 km (3 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 30
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) NE of Steele, MO · felt by 4
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.5 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 7
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Steele, MO
- 2.3 22 km (13 mi) NE of Steele, MO · felt by 4
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Steele, MO · felt by 1
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Steele, MO · felt by 30
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Steele, MO · felt by 3
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Steele, MO
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Steele, MO
- 2.1 4 km (3 mi) S of Steele, MO · felt by 1
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 Steele time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Steele are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Steele; 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 Steele.
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
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Blytheville 19 km · Caruthersville 20 km · Kennett 26 km · Ridgely 37 km · Manila 38 km · Portageville 40 km
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- Earthquakes in Missouri, with the state's activity score
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