New Madrid seismic zone - Wikipedia
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 source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
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.
Summary of 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes Sequence
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 between St. Louis, Missouri and Natchez, Mississippi.
The Fall of New Madrid - The Civil War Months
Mar 13, 2022 · The fall of New Madrid left the Confederates at Island Number 10 isolated from communications and supplies. It also trapped them in the swamps east of New Madrid, where Pope would confront them next month.
Battle of Island Number Ten - Wikipedia
The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862.
The 1968 Illinois Earthquake, a "New Madrid Fault event," was the ...
Nov 9, 2018 · The 1968 Illinois Earthquake, a "New Madrid Fault event," was the largest recorded earthquake in the state of Illinois. Striking at 11:02 AM on November 9, 1968, it measured 5.4 on the Richter scale. Although there were no fatalities, the event caused considerable structural damage to buildings, including the toppling of chimneys and shaking in ...
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.
Facts about the New Madrid Seismic Zone - Missouri
While not as well known for earthquakes as California or Alaska, the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), located in southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and southern Illinois, is the most active seismic area in the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains.
Types of damage that could result from a great earthquake in the New ...
In the winter of 1811–1812 a series of three great earthquakes occurred in the New Madrid seismic zone. In addition to the three principal shocks, at least 15 other earthquakes, Io ≥ VIII, occurred within a year of the first large earthquake on December 16, 1811.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone | Fall 2014 | ArcUser - Esri
Likely formed in a supercontinent breakup as many as 750 million years ago, the New Madrid zone is, in essence, a crack in North America. This network of geologic faults in the South and Midwest produced the most powerful quakes to strike …