An 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked New Madrid, Missouri. It even caused the Mississippi river to briefly flow backward. Hadizadeh said those types of quakes only happen every 800 to 1,000 years.

Tennessee is in two seismic zones: the East Tennessee zone and the New Madrid zone. There were 177 earthquakes in Tennessee in 2024, according to USGS data . Ten of those were 2.5 magnitude or higher.

Most of Illinois’ earthquakes occur in the southern half of the state near the famed New Madrid fault line. That fault system has caused some of the strongest earthquakes in United States ...

The Kentucky Air National Guard staged a large-scale earthquake-response drill Tuesday at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah. The exercise, known as Exercise Grindstone, simulates a 7.5-magnitude ...

In a recent active week on the New Madrid Fault Line, there were at least seven earthquakes recorded, with magnitudes ranging from 1.8 to 3.0. Both men say they want to be prepared if that big one ...

A sign marks the New Madrid fault line on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at a Mississippi River observation deck in New Madrid, Mo. Author: Ezra Bitterman - Columbia Missourian, Harshawn Ratanpal - KBIA ...