New Madrid Earthquake Location 2024 Earthquake Map. Usgs scientists and our partners recently revealed the latest national seismic hazard model, showing that nearly 75% of the united states could experience a damaging. Researchers have mapped out three currently active ancient fault lines — fissures in the earth’s crust — in the new madrid area that formed around 500 million years ago, at a time when the north american plate tried and failed.
Severe ground shaking occurs in western kentucky, tennessee, southeast missouri, and northeast arkansas. Registration is currently open for the 2024 great central.