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From Dec. 16, 1811, to Feb. 7, 1812, three major earthquakes violently shook part of the central United States. Trees bent and snapped. Sand blows erupted. Chimneys toppled and cabins collapsed.
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Not ‘If’ but ‘When’: Earthquake concerns along Missouri’s New Madrid Fault
“It’s a tough day of work for everybody here,” said Wilcox. A 2004 FEMA study found that if the 1812 earthquake, which was ...
New earthquakes on the New Madrid fault are coming. A new tool envisions the aftermath.
One of the “worst-case scenarios” with an epicenter in southeast Missouri, near Sikeston, would be the least disastrous of ...