How does one commemorate the anniversary of one of the largest earthquakes in United States history? If you're the earthquake fault in southern Missouri, you celebrate by causing a tremor exactly 213 years to the day which is what just happened.
Could it be that the New Madrid Fault is waking up from a brief slumber? There was a small tremor in Missouri Friday followed by a much stronger jolt to the south in Arkansas that was felt by many.
It wasn't a life-changing jolt, but more of a "Hello and hope you have a Merry Christmas" type of rumble as the New Madrid Fault woke up a few in southern Missouri on Christmas morning.