Take a look at the shape of the New Madrid system as per 1895 quake:

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It seems that New Madrid is centered over the Mississippi fork BUT there may be a North Westerly fault too that effectively makes the shape of the entire system the same as the Mississippi river.

If the recent events are mapped out over this image, they fit nicely apart from the one in the South.... which could suggest that the fault not only extends to the mouth of the Mississippi, but that this fault could be opening up.

If this is correct, then more stuff will happen soon & it won't be just a few dead birds!

What do people think?