A swarm of earthquakes rattled along the New Madrid fault line, sparking fear of the ... In the winter of 1811 and 1812, there were three earthquakes in the area “estimated to be between ...

Reports for three school districts in southeast Missouri indicate most school buildings aren't earthquake-resistant. Some ...

The minor earthquake near Jackson occurred on the New Madrid Fault Line, the fault zone that the Mid-South, including Memphis, sits on. Two days earlier, a minor earthquake registered near Dyersburg.

On Feb. 7, 1812, there was perhaps the most notable of three large earthquakes that shook the New Madrid seismic zone that winter. The shaking was felt locally in St. Louis and forever changed the ...

Some may not know that southeastern Missouri is part of the New Madrid ... earthquakes believed to be larger than a 7.0 magnitude. The earthquakes happened between Dec. 16, 1811 and Feb. 7, 1812.