Small 2.2 Earthquake DIRECTLY ON New Madrid Fault!

A small earthquake has taken place directly on the New Madrid Seismic Fault; the most active fault east of the Rocky Mountains.  The quake was centered 5.6 miles north of New Madrid, MO at a (shallow) depth of 9.5 miles.  Whether this is a fore-shock of a coming larger quake, is tough to tell.  But folks in the Geological profession know that the New Madrid Fault has, in the distant past, caused horrific earthquakes that killed many people.  In one quake, the ground shifted to much, it actually caused sections of the Mississippi River to run backwards for hours!  If such a quake struck today, with all the development which has taken place, the toll would be staggering.













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