Missouri Residents Feel Friday Quake Near Poplar Bluff

It's been an active earthquake day in Missouri as another New Madrid tremor has been confirmed by the USGS Friday night centered to the northeast of Poplar Bluff.

UPDATE: USGS has now upgraded the earthquake near Puxico, Missouri to a 3.0 magnitude tremor.

ORIGINAL STORY: At 9:37pm on Friday, September 5, 2025, the USGS confirmed an earthquake was centered 5km to the southwest of Puxico, Missouri.

This was a stronger quake than the tremor that was recorded near Fenton, Missouri Friday morning as the USGS says this quake measured 2.8 on the Richter Scale.

I just checked the "felt report" and it now shows many residents in that part of Missouri have confirmed to the USGS that they felt this late night Friday quake. Still, a 2.8 magnitude quake is not anywhere close to the strength needed to do damage, but this sudden uptick in New Madrid Fault activity is worth paying attention to.