FESTUS, Mo. – A minor earthquake rattled parts of eastern Missouri on Monday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — If you lived near New Madrid, Missouri in 2000, it would cost just $57 a year to insure your home against an earthquake. With seismic faultlines under your feet that could ...

Once, earthquake insurance was so common and cheap, agents just added it on to policies in southern Missouri, remembers Missouri Farm Bureau Agency Sales Manager Jason Ginder. But, because the ...

Croy said Missouri is a leader in using social media to get the message out about earthquake risk. The department touts its campaign as one of the reasons why insurance coverage rates increased to ...

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's claim to fame. But these days, earthquake insurance is prohibitively expensive.

MISSOURI, USA — February is Missouri Earthquake Awareness Month with a focus on the importance of being prepared in the event of an earthquake. Some may not know that southeastern Missouri is ...

Earthquake insurance in southeast Missouri is about eight times more expensive than it was in 2000, according to a report from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance.

People near St. Charles, Missouri might have gotten an extra early wake-up call on Thursday morning. A small earthquake, registering 2.6 on the Richter Scale, struck around 3:30 a.m.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources reports that from Dec. 16, 1811, to Feb. 7, 1812, three major earthquakes believed to be magnitude 7.0 or greater occurred in what’s now the New ...

The historic 1811 and 1812 New Madrid quakes happened when southern Missouri was a frontier area and resulted in only one ...

Earthquake insurance in southeast Missouri is about eight times more expensive than it was in 2000, according to a report from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance. In addition, Missouri ...

Earthquake insurance costs have become unaffordable for many in Missouri, though it’s been over 100 years since the last major earthquake. Bi-State: Spending on MetroLink expansion not wasted if ...