{"id":2282,"date":"2019-10-07T10:33:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T15:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2019-10-07T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T15:49:34","slug":"usgs-reports-earthquake-swarms-in-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/usgs-reports-earthquake-swarms-in-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"USGS Reports Earthquake Swarms in Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Is the big one about to hit the central United States? Maybe not, but a recent swarm of medium-sized earthquakes in Missouri\u2019s New Madrid region has residents on edge.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"nmblog_NewMadrid\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0The area of the New Madrid fault is the site of the nation\u2019s most powerful earthquakes ever east of the Rocky Mountains which occurred in 1811\u201312 and caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards.<\/strong> This same area experienced six quakes on Monday, September 30, 2019, according to officials with the United States Geological Survey.<\/p>\n

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Two larger quakes were originally reported as 2.8 in magnitude each. They were later each downgraded to 2.7 magnitude. The third large quake was originally reported as a 2.7 magnitude. It was later downgraded to a 2.6 magnitude.\u00a0 A sixth was recorded later in the day.<\/p>\n

All six recorded earthquakes on Sept 30, 2019 include:<\/p>\n

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