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New Madrid Seismic Zone. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) ( / ˈmædrɪd / ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, 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 .
New Madrid fault and earthquake-prone region considered at high risk today. The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (/ ˈ m æ d r ɪ d /) 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.
2. 2022 Ferndale earthquake [35] April 5, 2024. New Jersey. 4.8 M w. 0. 2024 New Jersey earthquake [36] Two-percent probability of exceedance in 50 years map of peak ground acceleration from the United States Geological Survey, released July 17, 2014.
Updated April 4, 2024 at 3:27 AM. The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic catastrophe — likely more so than some regions of the U.S ...
The 1968 Illinois earthquake (a New Madrid event) [4] was the largest recorded earthquake in the U.S. Midwestern state of Illinois. Striking at 11:02 am on November 9, it measured 5.4 on the Richter scale. [5] Although no fatalities occurred, the event caused considerable structural damage to buildings, including the toppling of chimneys and ...
March 24, 2024 at 8:27 AM. Another earthquake rumbled through the Columbia area as tremors hit overnight. A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Sunday morning in the Midlands, according to ...
The 1895 Charleston earthquake, also known as the Halloween earthquake, occurred on October 31, at 05:07 CST near Charleston, Missouri. It had an estimated moment magnitude of 5.8–6.6 and evaluated Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ). [1] The earthquake caused substantial property damage in the states of Missouri, Illinois, Ohio ...
That’s also where South Carolina’s most powerful recent earthquakes were recorded on June 29, 2022. On that day, two earthquakes — one a 3.5 magnitude and the other 3.6 — were included in ...