Earthquake Risk in Missouri

All Missouri counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index earthquake score

Earthquake risk — ground shaking from sudden movement along geologic faults — is rated for 115 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. St. Louis County carries the state's highest earthquake score at 99.0, with $141M in expected annual earthquake losses.

2 Missouri counties are rated High or Very High for earthquake, and expected annual losses from earthquake total roughly $463M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Earthquake

#CountyEarthquake ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 St. Louis County
99.0
High 0.01 / yr $141M
2 St. Louis City
98.5
High 0.01 / yr $58M
3 Cape Girardeau County
96.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $29M
4 Dunklin County
96.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $18M
5 Scott County
96.2
Medium 0.01 / yr $18M
6 Pemiscot County
96.2
Medium 0.02 / yr $14M
7 New Madrid County
96.1
Medium 0.02 / yr $18M
8 Stoddard County
95.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $14M
9 Butler County
95.1
Medium 0.01 / yr $13M
10 St. Charles County
94.6
Medium 0.00 / yr $22M
11 Mississippi County
93.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $8M
12 Jefferson County
93.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $12M
13 Greene County
92.9
Medium 0.00 / yr $10M
14 St. Francois County
91.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $6M
15 Howell County
91.1
Medium 0.00 / yr $5M
16 Franklin County
89.9
Low 0.00 / yr $6M
17 Ripley County
87.9
Low 0.01 / yr $3M
18 Perry County
87.7
Low 0.01 / yr $5M
19 Boone County
87.0
Low 0.00 / yr $4M
20 Wayne County
85.5
Low 0.01 / yr $2M
21 Washington County
82.9
Low 0.01 / yr $2M
22 Oregon County
82.4
Low 0.01 / yr $1M
23 Cole County
82.3
Low 0.00 / yr $3M
24 Jackson County
82.2
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
25 Carter County
82.2
Low 0.01 / yr $1M
26 Ste. Genevieve County
81.6
Low 0.01 / yr $2M
27 Madison County
81.3
Low 0.01 / yr $2M
28 Laclede County
80.7
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
29 Texas County
80.1
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
30 Phelps County
79.5
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
31 Camden County
79.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
32 Jasper County
79.0
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
33 Crawford County
78.9
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
34 Dent County
78.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
35 Iron County
78.1
Low 0.01 / yr $1M
36 Bollinger County
78.0
Low 0.01 / yr $2M
37 Lincoln County
77.8
Low 0.00 / yr $2M
38 Audrain County
77.2
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
39 Shannon County
76.6
Low 0.01 / yr $779K
40 Wright County
76.1
Low 0.00 / yr $838K
41 Taney County
76.0
Low 0.00 / yr $974K
42 Callaway County
75.9
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
43 Warren County
73.3
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
44 Reynolds County
72.6
Low 0.01 / yr $804K
45 Lawrence County
71.2
Low 0.00 / yr $742K
46 Christian County
71.0
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
47 Barry County
70.4
Low 0.00 / yr $709K
48 Webster County
70.3
Low 0.00 / yr $967K
49 Newton County
69.9
Low 0.00 / yr $738K
50 Pulaski County
69.8
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
51 Pettis County
69.3
Low 0.00 / yr $764K
52 Montgomery County
69.1
Low 0.00 / yr $606K
53 Morgan County
67.1
Low 0.00 / yr $426K
54 Miller County
66.9
Low 0.00 / yr $656K
55 Stone County
66.3
Low 0.00 / yr $531K
56 Ozark County
64.7
Low 0.00 / yr $353K
57 Clay County
63.7
Low 0.00 / yr $763K
58 Polk County
63.6
Low 0.00 / yr $479K
59 Douglas County
63.4
Low 0.00 / yr $440K
60 Pike County
62.7
Low 0.00 / yr $547K
61 Gasconade County
62.7
Low 0.00 / yr $613K
62 Randolph County
60.3
Low 0.00 / yr $503K
63 Saline County
60.1
Low 0.00 / yr $422K
64 Benton County
59.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $288K
65 Dallas County
59.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $347K
66 Henry County
58.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $334K
67 Moniteau County
56.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $376K
68 Osage County
55.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $409K
69 Macon County
54.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $316K
70 Cass County
54.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $450K
71 Vernon County
52.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $302K
72 Barton County
51.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $255K
73 Maries County
51.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $300K
74 Marion County
50.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $321K
75 Johnson County
49.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $358K
76 Cooper County
47.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $379K
77 Lafayette County
46.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $265K
78 Monroe County
46.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $206K
79 Buchanan County
45.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $219K
80 Bates County
44.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $179K
81 Cedar County
43.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $163K
82 Hickory County
42.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $124K
83 Platte County
42.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $275K
84 Chariton County
42.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $151K
85 St. Clair County
41.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $120K
86 Dade County
41.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $138K
87 Linn County
40.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $133K
88 Howard County
40.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $189K
89 Shelby County
39.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $158K
90 Adair County
39.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $177K
91 McDonald County
38.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $150K
92 Lewis County
38.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $124K
93 Ralls County
37.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $184K
94 Carroll County
36.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $111K
95 Ray County
35.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $108K
96 Clinton County
34.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $127K
97 Clark County
32.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $84K
98 Livingston County
31.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $108K
99 Grundy County
30.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $68K
100 Knox County
30.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $63K
101 Scotland County
30.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
102 Harrison County
25.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
103 Caldwell County
25.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $38K
104 DeKalb County
23.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $47K
105 Daviess County
23.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
106 Sullivan County
21.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
107 Schuyler County
21.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $24K
108 Nodaway County
19.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
109 Putnam County
19.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
110 Gentry County
17.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $18K
111 Mercer County
17.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $16K
112 Holt County
16.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
113 Andrew County
15.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
114 Atchison County
14.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
115 Worth County
5.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K

115 Missouri counties with measurable earthquake risk. See the national earthquake ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest earthquake risk?

St. Louis County has the highest FEMA earthquake risk score in Missouri at 99.0 (High), with $141M in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant earthquake risk?

115 Missouri counties record measurable earthquake risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 2 of them are rated High or Very High.

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