{"id":61429,"date":"2026-04-24T18:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=61429"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:20:53","slug":"new-madrid-fault-magnitude-4-0-earthquake-strikes-southeast-missouri-shakes-felt-across-six-us-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=61429","title":{"rendered":"

NEW MADRID FAULT: Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes southeast Missouri, shakes felt across six US states<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COOTER, Missouri<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A magnitude 4.0\u00a0earthquake<\/a>\u00a0struck southeastern\u00a0Missouri<\/a>, with shaking reported across multiple states in the\u00a0Midwest<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Southeast<\/a>, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/p>\n

Powerful Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Rattles Cities Across Central California<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel, near\u00a0Cooter<\/a>, around 12:59 p.m. CDT, near the\u00a0Arkansas<\/a>,\u00a0Tennessee<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kentucky<\/a> state lines.<\/p>\n

Since 2000, there have only been 10 other instances of at least a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the region, according to the USGS.<\/p>\n

Massive Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Rattles Northern Japan As Threat Downgraded To Tsunami Advisory For Coast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s quake ranks among the five strongest in the past 25 years.<\/p>\n

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