Learning about the Fault Line

Jill Bock, Staff

David Johnson discusses recent seismic activity along the New Madrid Fault Line with Margot Knepp and Cleo Smith, who are taking part in this week Ride the Fault Line bicycle tour. As part of the event on Saturday, various booths were set up along Main Street to provide information about earthquakes and earthquake safety. Bicyclists from across the United States arrived in New Madrid Saturday to begin the tour which will take them into Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee before bringing them back to Sikeston on Friday.