Latest Updates On New Madrid Earthquake 2024 Schrikkeljaar. Louis about a potential magnitude 8.4 earthquake. Missouri's new madrid seismic zone is in the news after the national guard held drills in downtown st.

This animation shows the simulated ground motion of the earth’s surface that could occur in the central u.s. There are hundreds of minor earthquakes each year in missouri’s new madrid seismic zone (nmsz), but most of them are too small for people living in the area to feel.