The fault that shook the Midwest

Earthquakes near New Madrid

0 today, 5 in the last 7 days, 42 in the last 30 days, most recently 1 week ago.

Today
0
Last 7 days
5
Last 30 days
42
Strongest
M 2.6

The New Madrid Seismic Zone produced some of the largest earthquakes in US history in 1811-1812 - far from any plate boundary - and still generates small quakes felt across the central US today. The map above shows live earthquakes and recent activity around New Madrid (The fault that shook the Midwest). For instant alerts the moment a quake strikes near here, the free QuakeMate app sends real-time push notifications.

Recent earthquakes near New Madrid

36 more earthquakes near New Madrid

Open the QuakeMate app to see every quake here, sorted and mapped - plus real-time alerts when a new one strikes.

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Earthquake data via the QuakeMate API (USGS, EMSC and regional agencies). Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised.