While most people are familiar with the recurring catastrophic earthquakes in California and Alaska, there is a lesser-known but potentially more dangerous seismic zone that stretches across the middle of the United States: the New Madrid seismic zone is.

This area is regarded by most professionals as one of the most seismically active areas in the country and it may be the least known.

Now the scientific community is worried about a large earthquake on the New Madrid Fault and scientists have warned that a big quake could trigger landslides, tsunamis and could cost lives in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. This is why the areas mentioned will experience a number of disastrous earthquakes in the near future and what will happen when they occur?