It was two o'clock in the morning on Dec. 16, 1811, less than a week before Christmas, and many homesteaders new to the ...

On this day in 1811, the natural disaster that became known as the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811–1812 began. Centered near New Madrid, Missouri, the earthquake sent shocks for hundreds of miles ...

Centered in New Madrid, Missouri, the seismic zone “is the most active seismic area in the United States east of the Rocky ...

Missouri and Tennessee saw a string of small earthquakes triggered along the New Madrid fault line. It raises the question ...

A series of recent earthquakes have been measured at the New Madrid Fault ... fault is most famous for its earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 that were so strong they made the Mississippi River run ...

New Madrid Seismic Zone is the most active ... In the winter of 1811 and 1812, there were three earthquakes in the area “estimated to be between magnitude 7 and 8,” according to the U.S ...