Next Predicted New Madrid Earthquake 2024. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the predicted 7.7 earthquake would ever hit the new madrid fault zone in missouri, wonder no more. New madrid, mo — a small earthquake brought tremors across the tennessee, kentucky, and missouri border last weekend, a reminder that much of the midwest sits on a major faultline called the.
While residents of the new madrid seismic zone haven’t experienced a major earthquake in more than 100 years, mu researchers warn that people still need to be prepared for the next one to occur at any time. This animation shows the simulated ground motion of the earth’s surface that could occur in the central u.s.