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Map Shows US Cities Most Vulnerable to Earthquakes in 2025. Published Apr 13, ... Shelby County in Tennessee, is located near the New Madrid Seismic Zone and is home to Memphis.

The zone has experienced at least three large earthquakes since recorded history, Pratt said. One near the year 900, one around 1500 and the most recent in 1811.

If you think you’re safe from earthquakes because you don’t live on the West Coast, think again. One of the most dangerous earthquake zones in the country is right in the heartland, and can ...

Iowa’s southern counties are on alert as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, known for massive earthquakes, looms nearby, ...

Tennessee is in two seismic zones: the East Tennessee zone and the New Madrid zone. There were 177 earthquakes in Tennessee in 2024, according to USGS data . Ten of those were 2.5 magnitude or higher.

Santa Rosa City Schools campuses are being transformed this summer, but two campuses must undergo required earthquake studies.

Mount Rainier was experiencing "the most significant seismic activity" at the volcano in more than 15 years as an "earthquake ...

The National Seismic Hazard Model suggests there is a 15% chance a magnitude-8.0 earthquake or stronger will rupture along the zone’s margin within the next 50 years.

The zone produced three of them between Nov. 3 and Dec. 9. “Earthquakes in the areas where these larger events have happened are not unusual,” Carpenter added.

A 2023 report released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found that earthquakes cost the country roughly $14.7 billion in building damage and ...