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NEW MADRID, Mo. (KFVS) - It has been an active week on the New Madrid fault line. There have been ten small earthquakes in the Bootheel this week alone, with magnitudes ranging from 1.8 to 3.0. At ...
The new map and other information on seismic events can be found at earthquake.usgs.gov. The website ready.gov provides an extensive guide on what to do before, during and after a quake.
Geological studies find that New Madrid earthquakes comparable to those of 1811-1812 occurred about 1450 and 900 AD.
While California and Alaska dominate conversations about earthquakes in the U.S., there's another seismic threat that could prove even more devastating,the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Missouri state officials say residents in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which stretches along the eastern part of the state, are largely unprepared for the next major earthquake. Earthquake insurance ...
On Dec. 16, 1811, the first of three major earthquakes and numerous aftershocks struck what is now known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a series of faults that stretch 150 miles from Cairo ...
The zone stretches 150 miles, crossing parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. New Madrid Seismic Zone includes west Tennessee.
Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reported this week a new historic low for the region known as New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). DCI officials said Monday insurance coverage in ...
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The New Madrid fault sees "many, many" small quakes in the 2.0 to 3.0 range but the 4.0 quakes, "while not usual are not out of the ordinary," Blakeman added.