Earth ChangesMissouri’s Cooter rattled by earthquake with shockwaves felt across multiple states Posted on May 11, 2026 by Administrator A large earthquake has struck right in the heart of an ancient seismic zone feared to one day bring a catastrophic natural disaster to the Midwest. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected a magnitude 4.0 quake less than a mile from the small Missouri city of Cooter at 1.59pm ET on Thursday.
