The Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 in the Mississippi River Valley

Title: The Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 in the Mississippi River Valley
Category: Society & Culture / Environment
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The Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 in the Mississippi River Valley

When one thinks of earthquakes, the Mississippi river valley (MRV), does not frequently come to mind. One usually thinks of one of California's numerous faults or somewhere in Alaska. However, little known to the general public, there were two massive earthquakes in the MRV, which rank among the top three in the contiguous United States and in the top ten for the entire United States (http://wwwneic. cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/bigten.lis). Starting …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…a gentle sea'. There are several other published accounts, however, none as descriptive and powerful as this one.          References http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/NewMadrid/General.html http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/Nuttli.1973/Intensity.html http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/Street/rstreet.html http://www.hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/accnt1.htm http://www.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/ Nuttli.1973/Magnitudes.html http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/bigten.lis

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