New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's claim to fame. But these days, earthquake insurance is prohibitively expensive.

Buildings shaking, dishes rattling, windows popping and crevices forming in the earth. To Quad-Citians, this may sound like a scene from a Hollywood movie or a news report about a California ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

>> AND THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 2.3 THAT WAS MEASURED IN NEW MADRID COUNTY, MISSOURI. IT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MORNING. EXPERTS WARN THAT A WARNED ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Earthquake experts provided the first public look Tuesday at a new tool that projects and illustrates what would happen if the New Madrid Seismic Zone were to unleash another ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The New Madrid fault zone in the nation's midsection is active and could spawn future large earthquakes, scientists reported Thursday. It's "not dead yet," said U.S. Geological ...