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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Midwest Faces Quake Danger From Shifting Fault, Experts Say


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St. Louis, Missouri, above, and other nearby cities are in the bulls-eye if another major Midwestern earthquake similar to the New Madrid, Missouri, quake of 1812 occurs. Seismologists say slowly moving rock colliding underneath the continental U.S. could trigger another huge event.

Photograph by James Blank/Getty Images