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Earth Science - New Madrid Seismic Zone

The New Madrid fault impacts Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi. This guide also contains information on other Missouri faults/seismic zones.

General Information

CERI (Center for Earthquake Research and Information)
New Madrid Earthquake Catalog Search
CERI
Earthquakes in Missouri (MO Dept. of Natural Resources)
Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
An earthquake awareness/preparation website
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Daily Briefs
PDF from sema.dps.mo.gov
Recent Earthquakes Near Missouri, United States
Earthquaketrack.com
IRIS: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
" IRIS offers a variety of resources for the seismological community and general public including online interactive materials, regular newsletters, brochures, webinars, past event materials."--website. Also includes links to learning and teaching resources - lessons, lectures, videos.
Seismic Monitor
IRIS (Incorporated Research institutions for Seismology)
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - Information by Region-Missouri

The Earthquake That Wasn't

The Day the Earth Stood Still: 25 Years After The Great Missouri Earthquake That Never Happened
Buzz Feed News, by Thomas Gounley, illustrations by Neil Webb. Posted 12/5/2015
Responses to Iben Browning's prediction of a 1990 New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake
USGS Circular 1083 By: William J. Spence, Robert B. Herrmann, A.C. Johnston, and B.G. Reagor