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There's been a sudden uptick of seismic activity along the New Madrid Fault in southern Missouri with a swarm of 9 quakes over just the past few days that nearly no one noticed.

Hundreds in Illinois felt an earthquake centered under Lake Michigan today.

A swarm of 8 New Madrid Fault quakes Monday was just followed by a tremor directly under the Mississippi River.

There has been a huge swarm of 8 earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone all confirmed by the USGS.

A minor earthquake happened just south of Cape Girardeau, Missouri early Wednesday morning confirmed by the USGS.

There has been only 1 earthquake along the New Madrid Fault in the past week and none in Missouri according to the USGS.

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 largest quake of 2026 hit the Missouri boot heel today, but no one even felt it.

If you're interested in earthquake activity, there were 2 confirmed New Madrid quakes today in odd places.

The USGS has now upgraded the quake that shook Illinois early Tuesday morning as it's been reportedly felt by more than 1,600 residents.