EVANSVILLE, Ind. • New research by U.S. Geological Survey scientists is casting doubt on the long-held idea that the New Madrid Fault Zone in Missouri's Bootheel unleashed a series of devastating ...
In the winter of 1811, the New Madrid Fault unleashed quakes so violent that the Mississippi River surged uphill, turning ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Residents of Missouri and eight other states in a major seismic zone will commemorate the 201st anniversary of the powerful New Madrid (MAD'-rihd) earthquakes with an ...