new madrid seismic zone

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new madrid seismic zone

Earthquake in the heartland

  • Mega disasters (Television program)
"Could a killer earthquake strike America's heartland? If history proves true, the answer is yes. The 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes (centered in southeast Missouri) rank as some of North America's most catastrophic natural disasters ... The New Madrid Fault remains a seismically active area and experts expect a repeat. The only question is when..."--Publisher's website.

The big one

the earthquake that rocked early America and helped create a science
  • Page, Jake
2004
Tells the story of the New Madrid earthquakes, which struck an area the size of Texas in the American Midwest in December 1811 and killed over 1,500 people.
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