New Madrid Fault Type 2024. New madrid, mo — a small earthquake brought tremors across the tennessee, kentucky, and missouri border last weekend, a reminder that much of the midwest sits on a. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the predicted 7.7 earthquake would ever hit the new madrid fault zone in missouri, wonder no more.

A computer simulation shows how many people and cities would be. The new madrid seismic zone (nmsz) extends 120 miles south from charleston, missouri, following interstate 55 to near marked tree, arkansas.