Scientists Say Likelihood of a Damaging Earthquake Rocking Memphis Within the Next Fifty Years is Very Possible. Oxford Could Feel the Force.

A colossal earthquake similar to the one that devastated Memphis, Tennessee in 1812 is long overdue to strike again, according to Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. The city sits near the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a series of faults beneath the earth’s crust capable of producing major earthquakes, one of which altered the entire direction of the Mississippi River in 1812.

An earthquake of significant magnitude could heavily affect surrounding regions including North Mississippi. University of Mississippi Geology instructor, Cathy Grace, discusses what north Mississippians should expect in case of such a disaster and how to prepare. Click here for the story.