New Madrid Seismic Zone: Why the Middle of the U.S. Could Be Hit by a Huge Earthquake. Posted: July 1, 2025 | Last updated: July 1, 2025. 🌍 Welcome to Geography By Geoff — Where People Meet ...

The New Madrid Seismic Zone spans seven Midwestern states, where infrastructure is often older, and building codes are not always designed to withstand earthquakes. More in U.S.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Earthquake experts provided the first public look Tuesday at a new tool that projects and illustrates what would happen if the New Madrid Seismic Zone were to unleash ...

Research faculty at the Virginia Tech Center for Technology, Security, and Policy have conducted a study of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a 150-mile-long fault system spanning four states in ...