What in the world is happening in the middle of the United States right now? Thousands of birds are falling dead from the skies, tens of thousands of fish are washing up on shore dead, earthquakes are popping up in weird and unexpected places and people are starting to get really freaked out about all of this. Well, one theory is that the New Madrid fault zone is coming to life. The New Madrid fault zone is six times bigger than the San Andreas fault zone in California and it covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. The biggest earthquakes in the history of the United States were caused by the New Madrid fault. Now there are fears that the New Madrid fault zone could be coming to life again, and if a "killer earthquake" does strike it could change all of our lives forever.
So exactly what events have happened recently that are causing people to take a close look at the New Madrid fault zone? Well, just consider the following examples of things that have been popping up in the news lately....
*According to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 500 measurable earthquakes have been recorded in central Arkansas just since September.
*A magnitude-3.8 earthquake that shook north-central Indiana on December 30th is being called "unprecedented". It was strong enough to actually cause cracks along the ground and it was felt in portions of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kentucky.
*More than 3,000 red-wing blackbirds fell out of the sky dead in the Arkansas town of Beebe on New Year's Eve.
*Large numbers of dead birds were also found in Kentucky right around Christmas.
*Approximately 500 dead blackbirds and starlings were also recently discovered in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
*Approximately 100,000 fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River just last week.
So could all of these things have some other very simple explanation?
Possibly.
But the fact that they all happened in or around the New Madrid fault zone is starting to raise some eyebrows.
About 200 years ago, in 1811 and 1812, there were four earthquakes that were so powerful in the area of the New Madrid fault zone that they are still talked about today. All four of the quakes were estimated to have been magnitude-7.0 or greater. It is said that those earthquakes opened deep fissures in the ground, caused the Mississippi River to run backwards and that they were felt as far away as Boston.
The last major earthquake to hit the region was a 5.4-magnitude quake that struck the town of Dale, Illinois in 1968. Things have been strangely quiet in the region since then until recently.
If a true "killer earthquake" struck along the New Madrid fault zone today, cities such as St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee could potentially be completely destroyed.
Unfortunately, this is not an exaggeration.
The following video describes just how incredibly powerful the earthquakes along the New Madrid fault in 1811 and 1812 actually were....
So could such a thing happen today?
Well, that is exactly what many seismologists now fear. The following video news report from ABC News explains why so many scientists are so concerned about the New Madrid fault zone....
One interesting theory is that the "oil volcano" unleashed by the BP oil spill in 2010 may have sparked renewed seismic activity in that part of the world.
Jack M. Reed, a retired Texaco geologist-geophysicist, has been carefully studying the geology of the Gulf of Mexico for over 40 years. Reed is convinced that the Gulf of Mexico is currently tectonically active, and that the Gulf of Mexico is the source for most seismic activity along the New Madrid fault.
According to Reed, there is substantial evidence that the New Madrid fault zone is directly connected to "deeply buried tectonics" in the Gulf of Mexico....
"This entire zone through the United States is suffering some type of tectonic activity that I believe is tied to the deeply buried tectonics in the Gulf of Mexico."
So did BP disturb those "deeply buried tectonics" by drilling such a deep well and unleashing all that oil that flowed into the Gulf of Mexico?
Let's hope not.
If a truly historic earthquake did strike along the New Madrid fault the amount of damage that could be done to surrounding states such as Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Indiana, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee could potentially be unimaginable.
Jeremy Heidt of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says that life in the region would be instantly transformed in the event of a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault....
"All communications would be out. All air travel would be out as the FAA air control would go down. All rail travel would fail. Ports would shut down; oil and natural gas pipelines could be off line."
According to a recent study by the University of Illinois, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid fault would leave 3,500 people dead, more than 80,000 injured and more than 7 million homeless.
So what would happen if an 8.0 earthquake struck?
Or an 8.5?
Or a 9.0?
Remember, an 8.7-magnitude earthquake would be ten times worse than a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
There are even some who believe that if a powerful enough earthquake hit the New Madrid fault someday it could potentially alter the surrounding geography enough that it could actually create a new major body of water in the middle of the United States.
So, no, it is not just California that needs to worry about "the Big One".
Right now seismic activity has been dramatically increasing all over the globe. Just think of the unprecedented number of volcanic eruptions that we have seen over the past year. Major earthquakes have been popping up all along the "Ring of Fire". Just over the past couple of days a magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit central Chile and a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck northern Argentina.
So to think that "it can't happen" in the United States is just being totally naive.
Let us hope and pray that a devastating earthquake does not hit the New Madrid fault any time soon, because such an event could completely wipe out our economy. The U.S. economy is already teetering on the brink of disaster, and all it would take is one major blow to bring the entire house of cards crashing down.
Just remember what happened in Haiti. A magnitude-7.0 earthquake killed 230,000 people and caused such horrific devastation that it is still hard to even try to put it into words. Let us hope and pray that nothing like that happens in any U.S. city any time soon.
I myself don’t believe that 2012 is the end date, the experation. It was an estimate of the time around about that there would be great change, but you cant really rely on it because there have been a few political and religious adjustments to the calendar we now use. Including but not limited to years lost or gained by convenience of ruling calendar changes. It would be as though china for example took over the us and we all changed to their calendar, just as a basic example. It is supposed to be a time of change as a matter of principle.
May 21 2011 Judgement Day…Mass Earthquake.. google it
I live close to the fault line. When we built our house the inspector insisted on crush block in case of earthquake. Gary, this girl will rebuild along with my republican neighbors.
I think we can see information now faster than ever before online. I think the media is “usually” lying to us or spinning the info to make us think it isn’t as bad as it is. I think we just need to keep our eyes and ears open and take care of our own families and neighbors.
I think you ought to think again who is “lying” to you. Any half baked “theory” is taken as fact. Why do you want to believe such nonsense?
There have been massive reductions in bee populations lately, which gravely threatens human survival. I would blame many of these phenomena on human activities- pollution of various kinds, mostly. Another contributor could be the large quantities of oil, water, etc. being extracted from underground.
You need to ask Monsanto about the bees.
If I were to just guess.I would have picked gas dispersants birds are often seen drinking together same location, but just last week more dead birds found in Italy and another european country.to my knowlege no gas dispersants there they are banned in that country so it really is a mystery, or omen .Its interesting I keep looking to see if any news , but nothing, we are back to chasing octo mom on TV.
The Mississippi River flows down what is known as a rift valley. Rift valleys are created as the continent spreads apart. Rift valleys can be seismically active for long periods, like the one in Africa or they can be inactive for a long period, with brief periods of massive activity. The Madrid Fault is part of the rift valley’s structure and if it has stored up a significant amount of energy that is released all at once, it will produce a quake that will be highly destructive and very likely to change the course of the lower Mississippi River so that the river runs down the Atchafalaya River valley, completely bypassing Baton Rogue, New Orleans and the delta region. In the process of changing the flow, it would destroy roads, railroads, powerlines, oil and gas pipelines, as well as buildings and lives.
I’m a geologist.
This story is Bull Sh*t.
BUT… the New Madrid fault zone is active, and always has been. So watch out.
The threat is real and people don’t listen!
3.8 magnitude quake in Greenbrier, AR this morning.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/nm021711b.php
For you who think the BP mere oil drip is the cause of new madrid fault waking, well in a sense you are right, it was not the leak that is pushing the fault into moving, it is the fact that there are thousands of holes in the gulf from years and years of drilling thatis pushing the fault into action. Under the floor of the ocean the oil ticoons have left so many homes of emptiness what is expected other then a earthquake or the gulf sinking/falling in…wake up man smell the risk`s
There was an alien spaceship circling above my town tonight, and on its side was painted, “New Madrid Fault Line” Weird…..
did you hear that georgia is holding 500,000 coffins in case of this situation…scary thought man…look it up if you havent already..truth is scarier then fiction..thats for sure.
@Saint the body of water you are talking about is the aquafer which is almost dried up.
Well every person commenting can explain these facts however they chose. It doesn’t change them. I live in southern TN. We have felt the tremors over the last several years. The fault is waking up. I don’t think any person can predict the end of the world. But I also don’t think all of the things that are happening are unrelated. And if you connect all of the horrible things happening all over the world one right after another…you have to admit one thing: the chances that your life will forever change in the coming year due to a horrible natural disaster are much greater than they have ever been. So maybe we should just all be ready to act in the event that something like this does occur. And I am an emergency response and communications specialist. Government officials have us preparing for what they consider an eminent earth quake. The current prediction is that we will have major quakes in 2012 but we could have tremors and even small quakes leading up to this event. So be informed and prepared it doesn’t hurt and it could save your life.
Question?
Do anyone notice a lot of trees dying off over the pass several years faster than ever?
When I was younger, I remember trees being more flush and green. Now the trees are dull, diseased, and easily knocked over
I’ve been noticing it also. I just dont remember seeing this many dying trees back in the 80s.
Yes, we have noticed trees are dying in Virginia
You may want to ask that tree question to your state agricultural department. Ash trees will be extinct in our lifetime most likely, thanks to the emerald ash borer, many other hardwoods are in danger from exotic (non-indigenous)insect species too–oaks, laurels, ash, you name it.
Next earthquake will be on 4/11/11 at the New Madrid fault line. This earthquake will split the United states in half.
HAARP is responsible for the birds dying. Also HAARP has the technology to make “natural disasters” & they have capabilities of mind control. Everyone needs to find GOD now & study his word. We don’t have much longer, we r the generation of the fig tree(the last generation). Google HAARP & learn for yourself.
You are all CRAZY.
Live your lives and stop reading this BS!
you’re reading it…
There are lots of things going on to cause this:
HAARP (scientists doing experiments with giga-microwaves aimed at the ionosphere)
Planet X moving closer to earth
Solar Flares (explosions on the sun)
New World Order – Satan & designated angels taking the earth by force (design to decrease the world’s population to 1/2 billion)
Put all this together and guess what – the end times are here folks – get ready! My physical body may die but my spirit wants to meet Jesus in the air. Only God alone knows the actual date!
I would like to see the sand geysers, they
apparently erupted in fields a little like a
volcano. I have been through a 3.5 in Missouri
when I was very young, which felt like the end
of the world then. After reading about the 1811-
12 quake on the New Madrid, and about the faults
and subduction zones off the coast of California,
I’d say a big earthquake will hit there first.
Well its 12:38 here in Central OK and we have had a 4.7 earthquake around Oklahoma City early yesterday morning and another one here a bit ago that was a 5.6 around the Tulsa area. (The 2nd strongest ever felt in OK) This quake was felt clean down around the Texas area and up into Ark. I’m located at an hour and 35 minutes from Mena, Ark. and we felt it here around the Poteau area and surrounding areas.
Say what you want but something is going on and its only gonna get worse, could be looking at ocean front property in the near future. and I don’t think it the end of the world either, just nature taking action where action is due.
Geological evidence of ancient faults should be proof enough that Earth has been a very dynamic place far into the past, and is likely to be just as dynamic far into the future as well, and does not require human activity to do so.
Or maybe the alarmists over fracking should look even deeper and find evidence of other culpable, very ancient civilizations, that were disturbing those fragile bumper-boats on a sea of molten rock that we call tectonic plates.
Glad you liked the post and enjoyed the thinking behind it Audrey. In many ways, you’re absolutely right: I really think more people need to be less beholden to a job, and instead live more prosperous lives outside its confines, perhaps by starting their own enterprise.
this is really bad god hep us
Gee, excuse me for saying so, but the person who wrote this full of BS. Also,if you believe this pathetic excuse for an article, then you are a total moron. Just saying.
I cannot believe the rampant ignorance and gullibility the internet has brought out. “Chemtrails”, “HAARP”, “the end of days” “well drilling is pin pricking the earth, as if it were a balloon”. Good grief people. Get an education.
you really are a stupid person…you really should watch less TV and start talking to people with an education instead of gossiping with neighbours….
there is PLENTY of evidence for chemtrails, and Haarp, these things are not even theory anymore, if it is good grief you want, start looking on the internet that you so despise and LEARN SOMETHING before you shoot your dumb mouth off again!…troll.
Folks, we are in the end times. No man knows the day or hour of the Lord’s return, but He does say that we will not be unaware of the seasons and time. There will be signs and intensification of weather patterns, earthquakes, etc. Get the Bible out and read Revelation. It has been prophesied for several years now that the New Madrid Fault Line would one day produce an earthquake that would devastate parts of the United States. The New Madrid Fault Line is six times bigger than San Andreas in California. Not only will the New Madrid errupt, but there is an earthquake coming to the West Coast that is going to do major damage. It has all been prophesied because this nation will not humble themselves and turn back to God. God is a God of love, no He is LOVE itself. But He is also a God of judgment. This nation has basically kicked him out. This nation is no longer founded on God, but on what man decides he wants. “Men do what is right in their own eyes”. We cannot do whatever we want, whenever we want, and not suffer the consequences of our actions. The earth is groaning and will continue to groan more and more as time goes on and as people decide to keep doing what is right in THEIR own eyes, instead of doing what God says in His Word. So when everything starts hitting the fan, do not be surprised.
I thought I just felt a rumble under the floor here in Campbell, Mo. It was 2:54PM on March 10th, 2012
This is a small town in the bootheel of mo. I was wondering if we had a tremor??
1-For all you ppl that talk down about this website or don’t believe why read it, better yet why did you get on this site anyway…”Inquiring minds”!! And for those of you that think this is a sign or warning from scripture think again MAN will destroy himself.These are not acts of GOD this is man own ignorance.We will die by our own hands, now go study to show thyself approved.
I just want to know why the leftwing, governement stoolies at Google are blocking most of the good videos about the Madrid Fault Line. It’s nothing new, so are there bits and pieces of some puzzle they are trying to hide from Joe Public? The internet evolved into a “public knowledgebase”, but the powers to be and their moronic followers are trying to keep us stupid.
My response to ???, Feb. 2, 2012: Just saying, if the author is a “total moron” as you claim, why on earth did you read it???
I live on the Mississippi River in Iowa & I have felt the tremors; usually in the early morning hours. (No, it’s not my hubby). No doubt in my mind, the earth is “definitely shifting” here!
Hey guys – you need to dig a lot deeper then the big Madrid fault.
Like priors stated, man has basically doomed himself in one way or another. Just in the sky (astroid) floating out there since last year and it’s coming back past us.
Man has basically destroyed his food supply via not just the hidden drugs to want to eat more but releasing things such as pathogens – much worst then bird flu or mad cow. These ever changing bugs – man can not comeup with a counter medicine. These bad bugs cause the adnormal amount of diseases out there (increased breast cancer, Alzhiemers, etc.)
The govment knows exactly what is going on -but as usual they put on a front (know first hand).
If man does not put the final nail in the coffin, then for those who belive in God, He has a backup to do away with the corruoted, greedy, and power hungry man we have these days. Unless one can analyze the whole picture (Japan tsumani/nuclear/trash), the Chernobl case, the oil slicks of BP and Valdez, sinking islands, the fact they want to start a major war in the Mid East that will spread to this country – man doesn’t really have a prayer. Again man brought it on himself and if God cleanesed man a couple times before He will do it again.
Also rember as the earth evolved it doesn’t stop when we came into life. It will continue to evolve until it becomes dead like Mars.
Why don’t you atheists wake up and smell what you’re shoveling. The Bible is full of predictions that have already come to pass. The world has become unbelievably wicked, wars and rumors of wars, Israel is a nation again. All one has to do is read 2nd Timothy to ascertain that we are in a lot of trouble. Not to mention Daniel and Revelations. These strange sounds can’t be explained by anyone, clearly there are asshats who enjoy throwing hoax videos onto youtube but it’s happened in Germany, Canada, Cosa Rica, none of these places encapsulate the fault you speak of. This is a global problem and yes, we are near the end of an age. It won’t likely happen this year, but it’s coming. These dead animals you speak of are occuring at a rapid pace all over the world. What the hell is it going to take for you people to pull your head our of your ass?
Yes, the Bible is very true.
In the Scriptures, God tells us that one of the things that makes Him distinct from all of the false gods out there is the fact that He tells us the future in advance (Isaiah 46:9-10).
God has done this in a wide variety of ways, but one of my favorites is through the amazing prophetic holidays that He has given to us.
For example, the vast majority of Christians, the vast majority of Jews, and the vast majority of the rest of the world has totally missed the prophetic implications of Passover.
During the original Passover right before the people of Israel left Egypt, God instructed the people of Israel to kill a lamb and to put the blood of that lamb on the doorposts so that the death angel would pass over their homes.
Why the doorposts?
Well, even today most doorposts are made of wood.
And where does wood come from?
It comes from a tree.
So the message of the original Passover was that the blood of the lamb on the tree delivered them from the wrath of God.
After the people of Israel got to the Promised Land, God required that His people gather at Jerusalem on one specific day every single year in order to celebrate the Passover.
Looking back, we can now see that God had His people gather together every single year in the exact city where Jesus would die on the exact day when Jesus would die and He had them act out rituals which precisely foreshadowed the shedding of the blood of the lamb on the tree (the cross).
Even though this was done every single year for 1000 years in advance, most of the people still missed it.
One of the words that is used to identify holidays such as Passover in the Scriptures can be translated as “dress rehearsal”. The truth is that the holidays that God has given us are meant to have us remember things in the past but they are also prophetic dress rehearsals for things that will happen in the future.
Please feel free to share this information with others, and if anyone has any questions about any of these things I would be glad to try to answer them.
Michael
Thank You !!! Have you a newsletter i could subscribe to? Kindest & God Bless You.