Threat of serious earthquake remains for NE Arkansas

Threat of serious earthquake remains for NE Arkansas

An illustration showing the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The red portion indicates the highest probability of devastating earthquakes. (Arkansas Geologic Survey) Former Mississippi County Office of Emergency Management director David Lendennie was in his bathroom early on the morning of Aug. 22, 2008, when the ground shook beneath his Blytheville home. A 3.7-magnitude earthquake had rumbled along the southern end of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Pict…

Threat of serious earthquake remains for NE Arkansas • Arkansas Advocate

An illustration showing the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The red portion indicates the highest probability of devastating earthquakes. (Arkansas Geologic Survey)Former Mississippi County Office of Emergency Management director David Lendennie was in his bathroom early on the morning of Aug. 22, 2008, when the ground shook beneath his Blytheville home. A 3.7-magnitude earthquake had rumbled along the southern end of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Pictu…