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 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.
Indiana and a number of neighboring states experience earthquakes, which in modern times have been small and nondestructive. It is unusual to have a major fault in the middle of a continent, but that does exist in this region.Southern Indiana is close to the New Madrid fault. New Madrid, now in Missouri, was the location of the New Madrid earthquakes, 1811-1812, which historical accounts suggest were the largest ever recorded in the eastern US and possibly the largest in North America. The fault is now well mapped and the active area includes several neighboring states and much of Indiana.
New Madrid Fault line
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge or the Marianas Trench.
The New Madrid Fault Line includes part of west Tennessee.