Major earthquakes in California have turned our attention to a fault line running right through Missouri and underneath the Mississippi River. It's been 200 years since the New Madrid fault set off a catastrophic earthquake, but experts say that only means the next "big one" is coming and they don't know when. We called in one of Missouri's experts on earthquakes to tell us why we should be ready for what's to come.
If you'd like to learn more about how to stay prepared for an earthquake here's a link to the State Emergency Management Agency
https://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/