Earthquake Warning for the Midwest: How the New Madrid Fault Could Impact Your City – Even as Far as New York

Earthquake Warning for the Midwest: How the New Madrid Fault Could Impact Your City – Even as Far as New York

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, MO – Imagine a powerful earthquake shaking your city, and the tremors are felt hundreds of miles away. This isn’t a scenario from the West Coast — it’s a real threat in the Midwest. The New Madrid Fault, located in the heart of the U.S., stretches across Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois. And experts are war…

Two Small Earthquakes in New Madrid County

Two small earthquakes were recorded in New Madrid County Tuesday. The first, according to the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research, was just before 1:30 a.m. west of Howardville. The magnitude was 1.8. A 1.9 magnitude quake happened just after 10 p.m. north of Marston.

Overnight Earthquake Serves as a Reminder of New Madrid Fault Threat

According to USGS, another quake --the 25th in the last 30 days-- struck in the heart of the New Madrid Seismic Zone overnight, serving as a reminder of...