Earthquakes

Well, this was much larger than usual. One of the largest quakes of 2023 has hit the New Madrid Fault in Missouri late Friday night and has reportedly been felt by hundreds.

I was born and raised in Missouri so I'm familiar with earthquakes along the New Madrid Fault. I also lived in California 30 years ago where earthquakes are a daily occurrence. But, why in the world was there an earthquake big enough to be felt right across the Iowa border today? I am mystified.

There was no damage reported, but thanks to the New Madrid Fault, Missouri was just hit by one of its biggest quakes so far in 2023 and it was reportedly felt by dozens in the area.

Earthquakes happen often along the New Madrid Fault in Missouri. Most of the time it's one or two every few days, but in the past month there have been mini-swarms totaling more than 30 in just the past 30 days. Oddly many of these have been felt, too.

There's no real reason for alarm, but there was a larger than usual quake along the New Madrid Fault in Missouri late Tuesday night that was reportedly felt by more than a dozen residents.

There has never been an earthquake in Missouri quite like the ones that struck the state during the historic 1811 and 1812 events. There were a number of almost unbelievable things that happened during those quakes that are actually historical facts.

It's not unusual for Oklahoma to have earthquakes, but this is crazy. Did you know that the Sooner State has had nearly 200 earthquakes in just the past 30 days? It begs the question is Oklahoma really OK?

Well, this was certainly a new place for an earthquake in Illinois where earthquakes don't normally happen and definitely aren't normally felt. It happened late Saturday night according to the USGS.

There's been a sudden uptick of seismic activity in southern Missouri with over 42 New Madrid quakes being recorded in just the past 30 days.

If you follow earthquakes along the New Madrid Fault Zone, you know it's not unusual to see a quake every few days or so. It is a bit unusual to see more than a dozen quakes over the span of just a few days in Missouri though. That's what's happened this week in the southern part of the Show Me State.