Two minor earthquakes struck the New Madrid Seismic Zone in southeast Missouri early Monday morning, with magnitudes of 1.4 ...
The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.
>> AND THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 2.3 THAT WAS MEASURED IN NEW MADRID COUNTY, MISSOURI. IT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MORNING. EXPERTS WARN THAT A WARNED ...