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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...