“The Big One” refers to a massive earthquake that is ... same concept for the New Madrid fault line, which sits right along ...

A minor earthquake was reported in Tennessee Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

That’s roughly on par with the series of three massive earthquakes that the New Madrid fault system produced ... would have an epicenter in northwest Tennessee. That case would leave 2,719 ...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (KFVS) - A small earthquake was reported near Dyersburg, Tennessee, according to the United States Geological Survey. According to the USGS, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was ...