the tension built up make earthquakes around this area
New Madrid, Missouri
The New Madrid Fault Line is a major fault line located in Missouri. It is known for producing some of the largest earthquakes in the central United States.
New Madrid, MO
The New Madrid Fault System has also been called the New Madrid Fault Line and also the New Madrid Seismic Zone. It is an abundant source of intraplate earthquakes in the southern and Midwestern states.
The fault crosses the town of New Madrid, Missouri, which was severely affected by 1000 earthquakes between 1811 and 1812. New Madrid was founded in 1788 when Missouri, then part of the Louisiana Territory, was a colony of Spain.
The New Madrid Fault.
The New Madrid Fault Line is a seismic zone that extends through several states, including Mississippi.
The largest major city closest to the New Madrid Fault is Memphis, Tennessee. It is located approximately 100 miles southwest of the fault line.
The New Madrid Seismic zone is in the middle of the North American Plate.
New Madrid Fault line
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge or the Marianas Trench.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone is made up of reactivated faults that formed when North America began to split or rift apart during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic Era (about 750 million years ago).