The Sleeping Giant - New Madrid Fault Zone

On November 9, 1968, an earthquake shook a 580,000 square-mile area of the central United States, including all or portions of 23 states. At its center in south-central Illinois, the quake reached maximum intensity VII on the Modified Mercalli Scale. The earthquake caused minor damage in the nearest metropolitan centers, Evansville, 50 miles to the east and St. Louis, 110 miles northwest, and also caused alarm in Chicago, over 270 miles to the north. It was also felt in NE Arkansas. The following source coordinates were determined by ESSA's National Earthquake Information Center:

January 25, 1955 Earthquake
Northeast Arkansas

An earthquake occured in the New Madrid Fault Zone on Tuesday, January 25, 1955. A University of Arkansas seismograph recorded the earthquake as lasting ten minutes from 1:25 to 1:35 a.m. central time. Saint Louis University pinpointed the earthquake as occuring about 200 miles south of Saint Louis, Missouri near the borders of Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Residents of Memphis, Tennessee reported feeling light shocks and having dishes and windows rattled.

In Arkansas, the earthquake was felt in Blytheville, Lepanto, Osceola, Wynne, and Paragould. This was the second reported earthquake in a year on the New Madrid Fault Zone.

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[catman63879]

i live in the missouri bootheel (southeast corner of the state) and almost all the land here is mostly sand(about a foot deep underground) and the big one is coming soon. our thoughts and prayers go out to those in japan but what I fear pretty soon that people around the world will be praying for us.

[soulcornflake1]

The simple fact is outside of California, Alaska, and the city of Charleston (who retrofitted their buildings with earthquake rods and bolts after they had a big quake in 1886), the vast majority of the US has no earthquake standards for buildings. A 6.5 earthquake would decimate most areas. Scary but true.

[mrsjacksonhardy]

For someone who lives n the midwest this is freaking creepy I felt the earthquake we had a couple years ago n central illinois I don't want to feel another

[bridaks]

Hmm do you folks think it has begun? lol

I think it's clear that it has.

Peace,Always

[cm115]

Although the 16s photo is taken in the Province of Alberta instead of Alaska, this video is VERY informative! God bless!

[cm115]

Just so you know, the picture you show at 16 seconds is in Alberta, Canada at a place called Moraine Lake! It is about an hour and a half drive from Calgary! Google it!