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While California and Alaska dominate conversations about earthquakes in the U.S., there's another seismic threat that could ...
The New Madrid Seismic Zone includes Arkansas. A geologist explained what scientists know and don't know about the potential for earthquakes on the Mississippi.
A swarm of earthquakes hit the New Madrid fault line in the Midwest on Monday. This fault is long overdue for a major quake, but this swarm does not necessarily mean 'The Big One' is coming.
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.
A fault line that could unleash a major earthquake is not where scientists thought it was. New research found the Concord Fault is about a quarter mile west of where it was originally mapped.
A series of recent earthquakes have been measured at the New Madrid Fault, one of the areas with the most potential for a major disaster, according to the USGS.
Earlier in the month, Missouri and Tennessee saw a string of small earthquakes triggered along the New Madrid fault line. It raises the question many have had: Will the New Madrid fault line see &#… ...
New earthquakes on the New Madrid fault are coming. A new tool envisions the aftermath. Bryce Gray | Post-Dispatch Mar 19, 2025 0 ...
Geologists have identified what appears to be a definite fault line in the New Madrid Seismic Zone with the evidence of a divided streambed. Using core samples, University of Arkansas geologist ...
Emergency officials say seven earthquakes happened Monday around the New Madrid Fault Line.
The New Madrid Fault system is still very active, and the US Geological Survey estimates a 25-40% chance of another major quake in the next 50 years.
Officials with the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency in Indiana say seven earthquakes happened Monday morning around the New Madrid fault line.