Computer Simulation of a Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in the New Madrid …
The solid straight line in the middle of the New Madrid seismic zone is the surface projection of the modeled fault, which ruptures in the simulation. The colors are keyed to the peak intensity of ground velocity at the surface.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
In the New Madrid region, the earthquakes dramatically affected the landscape. They caused bank failures along the Mississippi River, landslides along Chickasaw Bluffs in Kentucky and Tennessee, and uplift and subsidence of large tracts of land in the Mississippi River floodplain.
New Madrid seismic zone - Wikipedia
Coordinates: 36.58°N 89.59°W. (Redirected from New Madrid Seismic Zone) Reelfoot Rift and the New Madrid seismic zone in a 3D topographic image. Magnetic potential map of the Reelfoot Rift. The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific ...
Debunked: Leaked US Navy Map, New Madrid, Submerged US
Jun 5, 2014 · This image purports to be a "Leaked US Navy Map" showing a plan to divide America up with an artificial quake at the New Madrid Fault line: The map has...
(a) Location map of the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), …
We added nine new fault sections that meet the criteria of (1) a length ≥7 km, (2) evidence of recurrent Quaternary tectonic activity, and (3) documentation that is publicly available in a peer...
Map New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Oct 2, 2019 · This map shows earthquakes (circles) of the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones (orange patches). Red circles indicate earthquakes that occurred from 1974 to 2002 with magnitudes larger than 2.5 located using modern instruments (University of Memphis).
New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake Hazard Article and Map - Geology.com
New Madrid Seismic Zone Map. New Madrid earthquake map: Topographic map showing earthquakes greater than magnitude 2.5 (circles) of the central United States. Red circles are earthquakes that occurred after 1972 from the USGS Preliminary Determination of …
(a) Map of the New Madrid seismic zone, with faults (black lines ...
These updates to the fault sections, fault-zone polygons, and earthquake geology databases will inform fault geometry and activity rates of CEUS sources during the 2023 NSHM implementation....
New Madrid Rift Zone - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Dec 9, 2019 · Geologist Myron Fuller (1900-1905) conducted what is considered the first scientific study of the New Madrid Rift Zone. His map is georeferenced within this slide. Use his map to locate examples of strong seismic events.
Earthquake Hazards near the New Madrid Fault Zone
The New Madrid fault zone (NMFZ) is a long-established weakness in the Earth’s crust in the central and eastern US where earthquakes have occurred for hundreds of millions of years.