print email comment close Big Earthquake Could Devastate U.S. Midwest, Experts Warn URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0412_060412_earthquake.html Description: This April 2006 article discusses the possibility of a large earthquake in "the New Madrid seismic zone -- where Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee meet-- [and which] lies in the middle of the North American tectonic plate, thousands of miles from the plate boundaries where earthquakes usually occur." Earthquakes in this region included "three massive quakes that hit Missouri in 1811-1812." Topics include causes for quakes and preparedness. From National Geographic. Author: Lovgren, Stefan Publisher: National Geographic Society LII Database Information: Record 25943 created by Maria Brandt on 04/21/2008 Last modification on 04/24/2008 Published: 04/24/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25943