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Crews Studying The New Madrid Seismic Zone Via Airplanes

(Memphis) Crews are taking to the skies to find out more information about the New Madrid seismic zone.

This week the U.S. Geological Survey will start conducting low-level flights across sections of three states looking for clues about the fault zone.

They will conduct the flights over a 1,400-square-mile area across Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee.

Crews will be measuring the magnetic field of the earth and underground rock formations to help locate hidden faults.