But as time passed, more people ventured into the area. In 1819, seven years after the last of the giant earthquakes, Memphis was founded, just 40 miles away from one of the three New Madrid faults.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A small earthquake shook Dyer County on Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 2.8 quake struck at 3:23 p.m. about five miles west of Dyersburg.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mid-South was hit by seven earthquakes in just one day. The strongest earthquake – a magnitude three – was felt on Monday across parts of Tennessee, Arkansas ...

What is now West Tennessee was not part of the State yet. Memphis had not yet been founded. Scientists study those earthquakes to try to determine what can happen when the next “Big One ...

Cities that are most likely to be affected include Memphis and St. Louis, as they are in the “splash zone” that could feel tremors. An earthquake in this area can be more dangerous than what ...

The fourth-most vulnerable county on the list, Shelby County in Tennessee, is located near the New Madrid Seismic Zone and is home to Memphis. The study ranked the 206 most earthquake-vulnerable U ...