Swarm of earthquakes rumble near the New Madrid

Important Takeaways:

  • The Mid-South was hit by seven earthquakes in just one day.
  • The strongest earthquake – a magnitude three – was felt on Monday across parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky.
  • In recent days, what’s called a “swarm of earthquakes” rattled an area near the New Madrid Fault Line in Missouri.
  • Seven earthquakes shook the area in a nine-hour span.
  • “This is normal seismicity,” Dr. Moran said. “It just comes in bursts on occasion.”

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