A little known fault in the Midwest could cause a mega earthquake in the center of the U.S. with devastating results. Everyone knows that the Pacific Coast is overdue for a mega earthquake sometime soon. But not many know of the danger lurking underground in Missouri that could allow “all hell to break loose” across Middle America, according to researchers. The Daily Mail reports: The New Madrid Seismic Zone is 150 miles long, and experts say a quake would impact seven states – Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. They claim ‘all hell would break loose,’ with 715,000 buildings damaged and 2.6m people left without power. The Mid-America Earthquake Center at the University of Illinois released a report in 2009, which suggested the effects of a force seven or stronger quake from the fault line. Amr Elnashai, the study’s lead author, wrote ‘All hell will break loose.’ The 150-mile (240 km) long fault system, which extends into five states, stretches southward from Cairo, Illinois; through Hayti, Caruthersville and New Madrid in Missouri; through Blytheville into Marked Tree in Arkansas. It also covers a part of West Tennessee, near Reelfoot Lake, extending southeast into Dyersburg. It is southwest of [...]
