1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes - Wikipedia
The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed in January and February 1812.
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 - Encyclopedia Britannica
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12, series of three large earthquakes that occurred near New Madrid, Missouri, between December 1811 and February 1812. There were thousands of aftershocks, of which 1,874 were large enough to be felt …
Summary of 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes Sequence
Overview. A Sequence of Three Main Shocks in 1811-1812. This sequence of three very large earthquakes is usually referred to as the New Madrid earthquakes, after the Missouri town that was the largest settlement on the Mississippi River …
The Great Midwest Earthquake of 1811 | Smithsonian
At 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, residents of the frontier town of New Madrid, in what is now Missouri, were jolted from their beds by a violent earthquake. The ground heaved and pitched,...
The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes
The earthquakes Crockett remembered as having “torn to pieces” his hunting grounds in 1812 were what we now call the New Madrid earthquakes, a series of powerful tremors that rent the midcontinent and were felt across North America.
New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812
Jul 26, 2024 · The New Madrid Earthquakes took place between December 1811 and April 1812 along an active fault line that extends roughly from Marked Tree (Poinsett County) in a northeasterly direction, crossing several states for about 150 miles.
1811-1812 New Madrid, Missouri Earthquakes | U.S. Geological …
Oct 2, 2019 · A series of earthquakes hit the New Madrid seismic zone of southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and adjacent parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, in December 1811 to February 1812. Three earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.0 or greater.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
A series of earthquakes hit the New Madrid seismic zone of southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and adjacent parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, in December 1811 to February 1812. Three earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.0 or greater.
How a Trio of Hellish Earthquakes Prompted America’s First …
Jul 10, 2019 · From December 16, 1811 through March of 1812, thousands of earthquakes and aftershocks hit America’s Midwest and the Missouri Bootheel. Three are among the largest tremors ever recorded in...
Possible causes of the New Madrid earthquakes - Encyclopedia Britannica
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–12 - Fault Lines, Seismic Activity, Intensity: Over the past 4,500 years, a number of major earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 to 8.0 occurred in the NMSZ. These events include clusters of large earthquakes that have been dated to …
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