While most people immediately think of the San Andreas Fault when it comes to potential seismic disasters in the United States, there’s another fault line that has recently been gaining more attention ...

While California and Alaska dominate conversations about earthquakes in the U.S., there's another seismic threat that could ...

Iowa’s southern counties are on alert as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, known for massive earthquakes, looms nearby, ...

Missouri's New Madrid Seismic Zone is in the news after the National Guard held drills in downtown St. Louis about a potential magnitude 8.4 earthquake. Here's why. Skip Navigation ...

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 Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), located in the central United States, is one of the most active earthquake zones in the country, averaging more than 200 small earthquakes per year.

There is also evidence that the quakes of 1811-1812 were not isolated. Studies have shown that large earthquakes likely occurred in the New Madrid zone around 2240 B.C., 1600 B.C., 900 A.D., and ...

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 ...

LAKE COUNTY, Tenn. (KAIT) - The New Madrid Seismic Zone started rocking early Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 12:17 a.m. April 5.. The tremor was ...

“Large (M7) earthquakes occur about every 500 to 600 years in the New Madrid seismic zone, but there is a lot of variability in the timing, so they could come much sooner,” Pratt said.

Despite seismic threat, residents prioritize immediate economic struggles over insurance coverage. Only 11% have earthquake coverage in the region, compared to 60% in 2000.

The schools are in what is known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Missouri Seismic Safety Commission’s school assessment program offers free, voluntary on-site evaluations of the ...