USGS

This was not a large magnitude quake, but there was a shaker that just hit the southwestern part of St. Louis and already nearly a thousand have reported that they felt it.

Since we live near the New Madrid Fault, it's normal to have earthquakes in our region. However, there was an earthquake that was felt by many that just happened in a weird part of Illinois.

Consider this a gentle reminder that we live in a very seismically-active part of America. So far in March, there have been over 40 measurable earthquakes on the New Madrid Fault and that's OK.

I'm sharing New Madrid earthquake information because it's not news. Believe it or not, I do have a point to make. So far in 2022, there have been 20 earthquakes in the New Madrid fault region and that's completely normal.

Big earthquakes strike different parts of the US pretty much every day. However, it's not often you see a shaker of this size hit Oklahoma. That's exactly what just happened today.

We haven't seen an earthquake this significant in a long time on the New Madrid Fault or have we? The USGS reported a moderate quake then deleted it a few minutes later.

I have had several friends in Missouri who have reported that they've heard loud booms today. Have you and if so, where?

There are small quakes along the New Madrid fault line practically every day. But, what would really happen if a monster quake would happen? Scientists have played out this hypothetical scenario and it likely would greatly affect us in the tri-state area.