ississippi River Flooding May Influence New Madrid Fault

Mitch Battros - Earth Changes Media This new slow-moving natural disaster is occurring along North America's largest river system that extends more than 3,700 kilometers from the northern part of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico on the southern perimeter of the country.   Authorities in the large southern city of Memphis, Tennessee are going door to door at homes in low-lying areas threatened by the flooding. Thousands of U.S. residents are evacuating their homes along the Mississippi River as flooding in some communities has reached levels not seen in more than 80 years.   The flooding along the Mississippi, and the Ohio River that feeds into it, has already forced residents to evacuate their homes in six states. But the worst flooding may not reach the state of Louisiana for three weeks before the rising waters empty into the Gulf of Mexico.   Beginning December 16, 1811 at 7:15 AM, the first of three devastating earthquakes occurred in the New Madrid Fault zone. The first quake is now estimated to have been a 8.6 magnitude. The second quake occurred 5 weeks later on January 23, 1812 measuring an 8.4 magnitude. The third and most violent quake occurred February 7, 1812 measuring a magnitude of 8.8.   The Mississippi river did in fact "run backwards" for several hours as a result of the Feb. 7th quake. Many in the field of geology and seismology believe the New Madrid Fault Zone is "over due".