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New Madrid Seismic Zone
What is the New Madrid Seismic Zone?

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Recent Earthquakes in the Central U.S.

Click on this map to go to an interactive map which shows recent Central U.S. earthquakes.

Maps are updated within about 5 minutes of an earthquake.

Nova ScienceNow Broadcast on PBS
Earthquakes in the Midwest

CERI Geophysicist Beatrice Magnani answers questions about the New Madrid Seismic Zone and its deadly potential.

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A seismic experiment in the Mississippi Embayment