The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 5 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Bay, the biggest of them M1.9. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Bay came at 1.0× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Bay — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.3 of Apr 27, 1989, 16:47 UTC: 4 km E of Steele, Missouri.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.0 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Bay
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.9 | 5 km S of Holland, Missouri | Oct 17, 2026, 08:56 PM | 7 km | 69 km ENE |
| M2.3 | 5 km E of Steele, Missouri | Oct 03, 2026, 09:57 AM | 12 km | 81 km ENE |
| M2.2 | 6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri | Oct 02, 2026, 09:52 AM | 9 km | 82 km ENE |
| M2.1 | 7 km ENE of Steele, Missouri | Sep 20, 2026, 08:29 PM | 10 km | 83 km ENE |
| M2.1 | 3 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri | Aug 07, 2026, 07:14 AM | 9 km | 92 km ENE |
| M2.6 | 6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri | Aug 04, 2026, 07:04 AM | 10 km | 83 km ENE |
| M1.9 | 2 km N of Strawberry, Arkansas | Jul 28, 2026, 10:18 AM | 4 km | 74 km WNW |
| M1.9 | 6 km WNW of Victoria, Arkansas | Jul 27, 2026, 04:12 PM | 6 km | 40 km E |
| M1.8 | 7 km WSW of Marked Tree, Arkansas | Jul 18, 2026, 03:38 AM | 5 km | 28 km SSE |
| M2.2 | 3 km N of Strawberry, Arkansas | Jul 13, 2026, 11:18 PM | 11 km | 74 km WNW |
Earthquakes per year near Bay (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Bay
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 64 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 5 biggest earthquakes on record near Bay (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.3 | 4 km E of Steele, Missouri | Apr 27, 1989, 16:47 UTC | 81 km |
| M4.2 | 5 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas | May 01, 2005, 12:37 UTC | 39 km |
| M4.1 | 3 km NNW of Etowah, Arkansas | Feb 10, 2005, 14:04 UTC | 28 km |
| M4.0 | 1 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri | Apr 23, 2026, 17:59 UTC | 75 km |
| M4.0 | 1 km N of Blytheville, Arkansas | Apr 30, 2003, 04:56 UTC | 62 km |
Nearby places
Trumann, AR (9 km) · Lake City, AR (14 km) · Jonesboro, AR (17 km) · Paragould, AR (36 km) · Manila, AR (39 km) · Brookland, AR (18 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.