The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (/ˈmædrɪd/) were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude...

intraplate earthquakes are the devastating 2001 Gujarat earthquake, the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes, the 2017 Puebla earthquake, the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes...

Missouri. The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes and has the potential to produce large earthquakes in the future...

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1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes were caused by earthquakes on the Mississippi River, and represent bank failure caused by tectonic activity in the New...

transfer following the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes may be loading faults in the Wabash Zone. Notable modern earthquakes in this zone include: June...

low-magnitude earthquakes. The New Madrid Seismic Zone in the northwestern part of the state produced a series of devastating earthquakes between December 1811 and...

County New Madrid Seismic Zone, a major seismic zone in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas New Madrid earthquake, a series of four earthquakes that occurred...

more than 1,000 earthquakes struck the area in 1811 and 1812. The New Madrid earthquakes were the strongest non-subduction zone earthquake in the United...

island. New Madrid was the epicenter of the very powerful 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. The first more or less permanent settlement at present-day New Madrid...

for gazers". The comet was apparently visible during the New Madrid earthquakes in December, 1811. A report on the first steamship to descend the Ohio River...

1812 earthquake may refer to: 1812 Caracas earthquake (Venezuela) 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes (Mississippi River, US) (river tsunamis) 1812 San Juan...

New Orleans: American Geophysical Union: 81–94. doi:10.1130/2018.0050(06). ISBN 9780813700502. US Geological Survey. "Summary of 1811-1812 New Madrid...

earthquakes centered in Virginia, Maryland, and other surrounding states and large earthquakes in Canada and New England. The District felt the 1811–1812...

region subsided during the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes, which were centered around New Madrid, Missouri. The earthquakes resulted in several major changes...

Good Friday earthquake in Alaska and the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes in Missouri. The 1959 earthquake is also the most severe earthquake in the Rocky...

December 16 – The New Madrid earthquake in Mississippi Valley near New Madrid reverses the course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault...

In 1812, this area of the river was highly disrupted and was reported to even flow backward because of the 1811–1812 New Madrid series of earthquakes, some...

three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston)...

on the New Madrid Fault, responsible for the great New Madrid earthquakes in 1812. The New Madrid tremors were the most powerful earthquakes to hit the...

the rift occasionally causes small to moderate earthquakes. In 1811–1812, a series of large earthquakes occurred on the rift, causing great devastation...

course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault occur on January 23, 1812 and February 7, 1812. December 21 – The first Constitution...

out at 10 years while earthquakes in New Madrid were considered aftershocks nearly 200 years after the 1812 New Madrid earthquake. Some scientists have...

[1] Images after 2010 Canterbury earthquake "Historic Earthquakes: New Madrid Earthquakes 1811–1812". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7...

Because the killing coincided with the time and location of the New Madrid earthquake and the ensuing disgrace of the prominent Lewis family, accounts...

formations at the site, believed to have been formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes or earlier quakes, delayed completion and resulted in the cost...

Army, under the Earl of Wellington. February 7 – The last New Madrid earthquake strikes New Madrid, Missouri, with an estimated moment magnitude of over 8...

New Orleans was the first steamboat on the western waters of the United States. Her 1811–1812 voyage from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana...

seismic zones. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) lies particularly close and has produced large earthquakes, such as those in 1811 and 1812. Because the fault...

eight children. Abernathy became a farmer in New Madrid, Missouri and was in 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes. He lost everything in the quake. He taught...