New Madrid Seismic Zone: Why The Middle Of The U.S. Could Be Hit By A HUGE Earthquake

Watch the podcast: @GeographyPod Listen to the podcast: 💬 Instagram: 💬 Threads: @geographybygeoff 🌳 Linktree for everything: The west coast of the United States is accustom to earthquakes. But lying deep underground in the middle of the United States, is a little known area called the New Madrid Seismic Zone. At some point, this area, which is in the middle of the North American plate, will shake the entire region causing extreme damage that people aren't expecting. Here's why this region of the United States is so seismically active and what will happen when the inevitable earthquake does hit. Soil Liquefaction photo by Schwede66 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Stock footage is purchased from and . See something that doesn't look right? Please contact me! Animation support provided by DH Designs ()