New Madrid Earthquake 2024 Madrid. 16, 1811, new madrid — a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in missouri — was jolted awake. Structural damage was found as far away as ohio.

The aftershocks lasted for months and the damage was extensive. From 2020 to 2023, there have been 50 recorded earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or higher in a 50 mile radius of new madrid.