At 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, residents of the frontier town of New Madrid, in what is now Missouri, were jolted from their beds by a violent earthquake. The ground heaved and pitched, hurling ...

Television trucks parked near Main Street, New Madrid, Missouri on Sunday, Dec. 2, 1990. Members of the media are in New Madrid, Mo., for the Iben Browning projected earthquake on December 3. (AP ...

It was two o'clock in the morning on Dec. 16, 1811, less than a week before Christmas, and many homesteaders new to the ...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for December 16, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Residents of Missouri and eight other states in a major seismic zone will commemorate the 201st anniversary of the powerful New Madrid (MAD'-rihd) earthquakes with an ...