“A swarm of earthquakes hit a massive 150-foot-long fault line in the Midwest that scientists fear is overdue for a mega-quake.
This little-known New Madrid sits in America’s Heartland, passing through Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois.
The US Geological Survey detected eight quakes from December 6 to 11. ” . . . (more)
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LOS IROS, Trinid — Senior Geologist Xavier Moonan has revealed six new mud volcanoes along Trinidad’s southwestern coast.
Moonan stated that samples were collected for analysis and the activity was being monitored. . . (more)
https://www.thedailyherald.sx/regional/new-mud-volcanoes-emerge-in-los-iros
“Mt. Rainier and the New Madrid fault zone are both shaking, and a catastrophic seismic event at either location would cause death and destruction on an unimaginable scale….” (more)
Houston Chronicle – Adding 3 miles of breakwaters at Louisiana wildlife refuge
LINK – https://youtu.be/NKBlaT-qV_o
M 2.5 Quake – 12km S of New Madrid, Missouri – USGS REport“Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have found that most moderate and large earthquakes are preceded by tiny earthquake clusters, sometimes even weeks before the main shock, according to the LA Times.
So much for the ‘relieving pressure’ argument.”
14.3 km deep
see also comments below (on Alabama quake)
It is SW from Birmingham near the Miss. border –
The Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle 