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New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-1812
URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1811-1812.php

Description:
Background about the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes in the Midwest. "On the basis of the large area of damage ... the widespread area of perceptibility ... and the complex physiographic changes that occurred, the Mississippi River valley earthquakes of 1811-1812 rank as some of the largest in the United States since its settlement by Europeans." Includes an earthquake summary, subsequent historical images, eyewitness accounts, and maps. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

LII Topics: Earthquakes, Earthquakes, Geography, Geology

Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Extra Keywords
Missouri Arkansas

LII Database Information:
Record 25944 created by Maria Brandt on 04/21/2008
Last modification on 04/23/2008
Published: 04/24/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25944

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