But as time passed, more people ventured into the area. In 1819, seven years after the last of the giant earthquakes, Memphis was founded, just 40 miles away from one of the three New Madrid faults.

A 2023 report released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found that ...

The New Madrid region, which stretches some 150 miles from near Memphis to Paducah, Kentucky, is an active seismic zone with 15 earthquakes between M4.0 and M5.0 in the last 36 years. The region has ...

Economic damages could total nearly $76 billion, with far-reaching effects extending as far as Memphis and even Kansas City.“Earthquake waves here in the central and eastern U.S. travel over a ...

Research Scientist for the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis. This year’s Earthquake Summit prepares local officials and the public before a large quake ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A small earthquake shook Dyer County on Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.8 quake struck at 3:23 p.m. about five miles west of Dyersburg.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It was a sunny, warm, and windy Sunday...and with the exception of extra clouds overnight and Monday - we'll ...

It's a chilly start to the day under a cloudy sky. Temperatures this Monday afternoon will be below average in the upper 50s, ...