The city has a total land area of 1.11 square miles, and an average elevation of 292 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> It lies near the New Madrid fault line, and small earthquakes occasionally happen in the vicinity. | The city has a total land area of 1.11 square miles, and an average elevation of 292 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> It lies near the New Madrid fault line, and small earthquakes occasionally happen in the vicinity. |