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- 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
Series of earthquakes from December 1811 to February 1812 affecting the Louisiana Territory
The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes 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. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed in January and February 1812. They remain the most powerful earthquakes to hit the contiguous United States ... Wikipedia
