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Encyclopedia: New Madrid Seismic Zone Source:Wikipedia
The
New Madrid Seismic Zone
, also known as the
Reelfoot Rift
or the
New Madrid Fault Line
, is a major
seismic
zone in the
Southern
and
Midwestern United States
stretching to the southwest from
New Madrid
,
Missouri
. The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the
1812
New
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The Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" |
Information on this mid-continent seismic zone, including the historic New Madrid earthquake of 1811 that reversed the flow of the Mississippi River.
quake.wr.usgs.gov/QUAKES/FactSheets/NewMadrid/
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The New Madrid Fault Zone or System - Maps, Facts, Historical ... |
Articles, maps, and information on the New Madrid Fault Zone or System and the Great New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812, as well as recent seismic activity.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone, also known as the Reelfoot Rift or the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone in the Southern and Midwestern United States stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri. The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the 1812...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
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Seismic-Wave Attenuation Associated with Crustal Faults in the New ... |
The attenuation of upper crustal seismic waves that are refracted with a velocity of about 6 kilometers per second varies greatly among profiles in the area of the New Madrid seismic zone in the ...
www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/248/4953/351
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Rapid Intraplate Strain Accumulation in the New Madrid Seismic Zone ... |
Remeasurement of a triangulation network in the southern part of the New Madrid seismic zone with the Global Positioning System has revealed rapid crustal strain accumulation since the 1950s. This ...
www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/257/5077/1666
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Deep-diving West Coast Plate May Have Triggered Massive Central U.S. ... |
Scientists studying extraordinary earthquakes in the central U.S. in 1811-12 along the New Madrid seismic zone have revealed a possible new driving mechanism for intraplate seismicity.
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New Madrid Seismic Zone May Be Cold And Dying, New Evidence Shows |
New results about the temperatures of rock deep below the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States shed light on the puzzling questions of why large earthquakes happened there in 1811 and ...
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EO News: New Evidence Shows New Madrid Seismic Zone May Be Cold and ... |
New results about the temperatures of rock deep below the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States shed light on the puzzling questions of why large earthquakes happened there in 1811 and ...
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earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2006/2006121123905.html
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