New Madrid Fault Line Causing Trouble in the Midwest

Friday, April 18th, 2008

A massive magnitude 5.2 earthquake has hit the Midwest along the New Madrid Fault Lines, also known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone or the Reelfoot Rift. The fault line is a major seismic zone located in the Southern and Midwestern United States, spanning from the southwest to New ...

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Nevada Earthquake Well North of Las Vegas

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the northeastern corner of Nevada today at 6:16 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It had little if any impact on the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas based on early reports. The quake struck 11 miles south-southeast of the small railroad town of Wells, ...

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