New Madrid Seismic Zone

After a quiet start to 2026, the New Madrid Fault in southern Missouri suddenly has a swarm of 7 earthquakes in just the past few days.

The New Madrid Fault has gone almost completely silent in February with a near-record lack of quakes.

A New Madrid quake happened just south of St. Louis, but no one even knew it happened...except the USGS.

The New Madrid Fault has gone silent with only half of the normal number of quakes in January.

History proves and the USGS confirms that animals knew about the historic 1811 and 1812 New Madrid Fault quakes before they happened.

The USGS has confirmed a mini-swarm of 3 earthquakes happened in the southern Missouri region the same day this week.

The New Madrid Fault just shook a tiny airport in Missouri and was reportedly felt by many in the area.

The New Madrid Seismic Zone has let loose a sudden swarm of 7 quakes over just the past 3 days.

It seems that Cooter, Missouri has an admirer lately - the New Madrid Fault.

It's not the number of New Madrid quakes in November that's interesting, but the odd location of two of them.