In a report filed in November 2008, the U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in " the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States ," further predicting " widespread and catastrophic " damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7. 7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.

In a report filed in November 2008, The U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in " the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States ," further predicting " widespread and catastrophic " damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7. 7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.

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