The area’s most significant recorded earthquake was a magnitude 5.4 event in 1968, which caused damage in southern Illinois.

The area’s last significant earthquake occurred in 1968, when a magnitude 5.4 quake caused damage across southern Illinois. The region sits near the more active New Madrid seismic zone ...

ULLIN, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Southern 7 Health Department is reminding you to be prepared for an earthquake and have a plan on what to do if one happens. The New Madrid Seismic Zone quakes in 1811 ...

and southern Illinois. Little Rock, Nashville, Memphis, and St. Louis are the largest nearby cities that could experience significant damage from a major earthquake there. About 12 million people ...

ST. LOUIS — A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 struck near the Missouri-Illinois border Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It happened at around 6:00 p.m. Central Time ...