Category: New Madrid Fault

November 7, 2011

5.6-Magnitude Earthquake, Strongest on Record, Strikes Oklahoma

Filed under: New Madrid Fault - 07 Nov 2011

"We're sitting on the New Madrid fault," he said of a fault line where, according to the US Geological Survey, earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 to 7.7 struck between December 1811 and February 1812. The area was identified last year by …

November 6, 2011

5.6-Magnitude Earthquake, Strongest on Record, Strikes Oklahoma

Filed under: New Madrid Fault - 06 Nov 2011

About The New Madrid Fault. THE NEW MADRID FAULT SYSTEM EXTENDS 120 MILES SOUTHWARD from the area of Charleston, Missouri Author: zoe391.

Officials there encourage residents near the New Madrid fault line to take simple steps — through instructional pamphlets, …