What Is The New Madrid Fault Zone & Why Are People Concerned About It Splitting Off Part Of The U.S.

  • Have you ever wondered what the U.S. would look like if split in half?  Well according to a U.S. Geological Survey that was released if the worst occurs we just may find out.

    It's not enough that our country is split in half politically now we have to worry about a literal split!

    For those that are unaware of what the New Madrid Fault is let me explain. As many of you may already know the United States has quite a few fault lines lying underneath its beautiful surface. The most popular being the San Andres Fault out west.

    While the San Andres is also a fault line they are watching there are reasons that they fear the New Madrid Fault more and that is because it is six times larger than the San Andreas and it covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

    So let's take a look at what would happen and who would be severely affected by a rupture along this fault line.

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    575 Comments

    1. Jane Katkus said:

      Good…….liberals to one half; consevatives to the other half. See which one survives the longest and prospers.

    2. Chuck Boerema said:

      There is only one thing I prepare for and that’s the coming of our lord anything else is a waist of time and the only thing I prep is learning the word by reading and walking in the holy spirit because bad things happen no matter how much prepping you do I say less prepping more praying would do you much better besides do you really want to live in this world when the real SHTF I don’t it’s hard enough living in America with all these liberal commies running around disrespecting this country and trying to destroy it.

    3. Ivah Onstott said:

      Obama never tried to unite us. He caused so much division it’s continuing in these idiots still rioting and looting everytime something doesn’t go their way.

    4. Naomi Lezpona said:

      So you are a Catholic and a Trump supporter. Hmmm, now that makes sense.

    5. Sherry Mattison said:

      Bush did, Obama did, now Trump will DIVIDE & CONQUER too because THEY ARE ALL JUST PUPPETS!

    6. Gary Norman said:

      I met my wife in Hong Kong when I was working out of Port Morseby New Guinea. Which Kat house in Nevada did you meet your wife ?? You fucking racist moron.

    7. Terrie McPherson said:

      Diane Rae King Understand this…I worked in a division of insurance where, you had to know and understand. Obama Care as it is called is not the cause of insurance cost rise or doctors not accepting. The fact is, this has always been. You have PPO and HMO plans and, then you have out of network cost. These factor into your cost and always have. Other factors are, what kind of contract a facility accepts and they have always had the right to accept or reject contracts and then the other side of the contract is the place of employment: what kind of contract they choose for their employees, what percentage they are willing to pay and what percentage they pass to their employees. Medical Facilities and employers have had the right to choose these things long before the “Affordable Care Act” came into play. And, it has always been if your facility/doctor does not sign on with a plan, you can see them if your plan pays out of network, aka, R & C rates. Sales people do not totally or correctly explain plans and that is the same with employers; they do not explain to their employers. I spent time explaining these things when I worked in insurance (United Health Care Group to be exact). So, to you I say, understand you insurance plan. Read all information given and see if your providers accept your plan. But, people have to quit blaming Obama for this (btw…I did not vote Obama but, I will defend what, I know to be correct)…

    8. Chuck Boerema said:

      Naomi Lezpona No on Catholic yes on Trump and proud of it I would have voted for a slug before I’d vote for any liberal commie who thinks the world owe them something.

    9. Levi Main said:

      Wow. Put liberals on one side n conservatives on the other.

    10. Tom Curley said:

      Well we in michigan would be to far out anyway and most of us poor people it would just be another thing to have to work around.

    11. Samuel Adams said:

      This is totally false. It is just fear mongering. The New Madrid Fault is capable of a serious quake as seen in the past. Even made the Mississippi River flow backwards. But it will not split the country in half. This is simple geology 101.

    12. Deb Bennett said:

      Sheena Stobaugh
      Penny Burnett Guerrero
      Luci Molder
      Cheyenne Lynlee Schmitz

    13. Wayne Garrett Yeadon said:

      Lol. Obama had everything to do with causing further division between blacks and whites. America the majority voted for true change. Screw the politicians and make America Great.

    14. Joe Boyett said:

      Diane Rae King cheeto will fix that by doubling it…dork!

    15. Joe Boyett said:

      Ivah Onstott idiot!
      yeah…more on premiums and less on coverage ya twit1

    16. Shannon Yanez said:

      Simple Google search will get you the answer. You know, since you have internet access all the world’s knowledge is literally at your fingertips 😉

    17. Ivah Onstott said:

      Oh look, no debate; just insults. Yes you sure made your point lol. I’ll sure take that to heart.

    18. Ivah Onstott said:

      Oh look, no debate; just insults. Yes you sure made your point lol. I’ll sure take that to heart.

    19. John McIntyre said:

      When will everyone wake up it is the whole government that divides us. They are divided so America is divided. It’s not just one person who divides us

    20. Angel Marie said:

      Diane Rae King how exactly are you being forced to get insurance? You have the option to take a $600/year fine. That’s significantly cheaper than most health insurance premiums. The health insurance industry and they alone are responsible for the rate hikes for Insurance and the high cost of Health Care

    21. Angel Marie said:

      And if you REALLY want to go full on political, do you realize if the Republican plan goes through rates will sky rocket, especially for the elderly (more than 800%) and roughly 20 mil people will be prived out of their health insurance. Also, if you are in the marketplace

    22. Angel Marie said:

      And if you REALLY want to go full on political, do you realize if the Republican plan goes through rates will sky rocket, especially for the elderly (more than 800%) and roughly 20 mil people will be prived out of their health insurance. Also, if you are in the marketplace, say goodbye to your subsidies.

    23. Brent Bradley said:

      My land in Tipton County Tennessee just might become ocean front property….always wanted some…

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