There are 3 article(s) tagged New Madrid fault:

• April 2026

  • Ask the Memphian: Did Memphians really freak out over a strange man’s earthquake prediction?

    Thousands of Memphians freaked out 36 years ago when a fringe scientist predicted that a massive earthquake would strike the area.

    By Jody Callahan April 30, 2026

• November 2024

  • Saturday night quake shakes Mid-South

    An earthquake was recorded Saturday night three kilometers east of Steele, Missouri.

    By Alys Drake November 04, 2024

• October 2024

  • It’s not a matter of if but when: Midwest states prepare for next big earthquake along New Madrid fault

    A small earthquake brought tremors across the Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri border earlier this month, a reminder that much of the Midwest sits on a major fault line, which saw one of the most destructive earthquakes in history in 1812.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk October 20, 2024