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2. www.usgs.gov › new-madrid-seismic-zoneThe New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

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   A map of earthquakes epicenters, however, reflects faulting at depth and shows that the earthquakes define several branches of the New Madrid seismic zone in northeastern Arkansas, southwestern Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, and northwestern Tennessee.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › New_Madrid_Seismic_ZoneNew Madrid Seismic Zone - Wikipedia

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   Reelfoot Rift and the New Madrid Seismic Zone in a 3D topographic image. Magnetic potential map of the Reelfoot Rift. 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 ...

4. geology.com › usgs › new-madrid-seismic-zoneNew Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake Hazard Article and Map

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   New Madrid Seismic Zone Map. New Madrid earthquake map: Topographic map showing earthquakes greater than magnitude 2.5 (circles) of the central United States. Red circles are earthquakes that occurred after 1972 from the USGS Preliminary Determination of Epicenters catalog.

5. www.britannica.com › place › New-Madrid-Seismic-ZoneNew Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) | Britannica

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   New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), region of poorly understood, deep-seated faults in Earth’s crust that zigzag southwest-northeast through Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky, U.S. Lying in the central area of the North American Plate, the seismic zone is about 45 miles (70 km) wide and about.

6. dnr.mo.gov › science › facts-new-madrid-seismic-zoneFacts about the New Madrid Seismic Zone - Missouri

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   The trends indicate a four-segment, zig-zag fault system with a total length of about 125 miles stretching from east central Arkansas northeastward through Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and into southern Illinois. Location of earthquake epicenters in and near the New Madrid Seismic Zone (circles scaled according to magnitude.) Probability

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   How dangerous is the New Madrid fault line?

   • The New Madrid fault in the central United States is particularly dangerous. It is the most active seismic area east of the Rockies in the United States and runs from St. Louis to Memphis. The New Madrid fault line is best known for some of the most violent earthquakes to ever hit the United States: a series of four in 1811 and 1812.

   Major Fault Lines in the US (Map and video) - Strange Sounds

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   What are the dangers of the New Madrid Seismic Zone?

   • The region averages one small earthquake per year but lots of small ones that can’t be detected by people. The danger with New Madrid’s fault is that it impacts regions with way more distance than earthquakes on the west coast does. Here’s a comparison damage map.

   New Madrid Fault Line Could Unleash Catastrophic Midwest Earthquake

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   What are the consequences of an earthquake on the New Madrid fault line?

   • In the New Madrid region, the earthquakes dramatically affected the landscape. They caused bank failures along the Mississippi River, landslides along Chickasaw Bluffs in Kentucky and Tennessee, and uplift and subsidence of large tracts of land in the Mississippi River floodplain.

   The New Madrid Seismic Zone | U.S. Geological Survey

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