Catie Daniela

New Madrid Earthquake 2024. An earthquake along the new madrid fault has just hit the midwest, devastating many communities. This animation depicts simulated ground motion of the earth’s surface that could occur in the central u.s.

Louis, bridges have collapsed, roads are twisted, and buildings are. There are hundreds of minor earthquakes each year in missouri’s new madrid seismic zone (nmsz), but most of them are too small for people living in the area to feel.