Map New Madrid Fault 2024. The new madrid seismic zone, which is partially located in western tennessee, is best known for the violent earthquakes it produced in the early 1800s. The years of 1811 and.

Nevertheless, the city takes pride in its seismic past: February is earthquake preparedness month in missouri — a time when anyone who might be affected by a major earthquake in the new madrid seismic zone or nmsz is.