It wasn't a life-changing jolt, but more of a "Hello and hope you have a Merry Christmas" type of rumble as the New Madrid Fault woke up a few in southern Missouri on Christmas morning.
November has been one of the most active months of the year for the New Madrid Seismic Zone in southern Missouri as the 3rd largest quake of the month just happened Saturday night and was felt by many.
The New Madrid Fault began 2024 rather quietly, but has made up for lost time as the month of May has seen 33 quakes already shake southern Missouri including the biggest earthquake of the year so far.
I have learned a lot about earthquakes studying the New Madrid Fault that borders Missouri for decades and I'm still barely scratching the surface. That being said, I'm a little bit mystified why there were 27 quakes since mid-April along the fault, but now it's suddenly gone quiet.