It’s not a matter of if but when: Midwest states prepare for next big earthquake along New Madrid fault
A historical marker near Hickman, Kentucky commemorates the 1811-1812 earthquakes that destroyed New Madrid, Missouri, and were felt in cities hundreds of miles away. (Courtesy Jimmy Emerson)
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.
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