It was two o'clock in the morning on Dec. 16, 1811, less than a week before Christmas, and many homesteaders new to the frontier in the Louisiana Purchase were fast asleep in the new American frontier ...

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.

"Mr. Browning has a prediction/we've all been told." -- "New Madrid," Uncle Tupelo It was supposed to happen on or around Dec. 3, 1990: A massive earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone would ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 was measured in New Madrid County, Missouri, according to the USGS. The quake happened just before 3 a.m. Central Time on Monday, Oct. 20. Sign up for our ...

MISSOURI — Two small earthquakes rattled portions of southeast Missouri early Friday morning, occurring just minutes apart in one of the most historically significant seismic zones in North America.

MISSOURI (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is urging consumers to be ready and have a plan for earthquake recovery. According to the DCI, fewer homes are insured against ...