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A repeat of the 1811 New Madrid quakes would shake more than 8 million people

A repeat of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes would expose more than 8 million people to potentially damaging shaking, ...
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Earthquake with 4.0 magnitude strikes an hour north of Memphis

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck about an hour north of Memphis just before 1 p.m. on April 23, according to the United States Geological Survey. According to USGS, the quake struck 1 kilometer, or ...
Memphis Flyer

Memphis May or May Not Expect Earthquakes in the Future — And That’s Final

Back in the early 1800s, a series of earthquakes leveled the town of New Madrid, Missouri, and made the Mississippi River flow backwards for 4 days. Some people said the quakes made bells ring in ...
The Tennessean

Was there an earthquake today? 4.0 Missouri quake felt in Tennessee

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel on April 23. The tremor was felt by some residents in West Tennessee and as far south as Mississippi. The earthquake's epicenter was ...
WREG

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattles Mid-South

(map courtesy U of M Center for Earthquake Research and Information) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An earthquake rumbled across the Mid-South on Thursday afternoon. The University of Memphis Center for Earthquake ...
FOX13 Memphis

Dozens of agencies take part in multi-state earthquake response drill

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - More than 30 agencies are preparing for a worst-case scenario. The disaster response exercise is called "Vigilant Guard 2025," and it takes place throughout Tennessee, starting Monday ...