where does the new madrid fault line run
The New Madrid Seismic Zone (pronounced /nuË ËmaedrÉªd/), ËmÃ¦drÉªd sometimes called The New Madrid Fault, line is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate (earthquakes earthquakes within a tectonic) plate in the southern and Midwestern United, states stretching to the southwest From New, Madrid. missourihe next biggest quake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone was a 5.4-magnitude quake (although it was reported as a 5.5 at the time) on November 9, 1968, near Dale, Illinois. The quake damaged the civic building at Henderson, Kentucky and was felt in 23 states.