When we think of earthquakes, we tend to think of specific places like San Francisco or Alaska, where major quakes have occurred. We probably also think of places like Indonesia and Bande Aceh, where an underwater earthquake and subsequent landslide caused the immense tsunami on December 26, 2004. Others of us may think in more general terms, like the Ring [...]
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Midwest Quakes Deemed Missouri’s Fault
Posted in Early nineteenth century (1810-1850), United States, tagged 1812, Earthquake, Missouri, New Madrid, New Madrid Seismic Zone on February 7 | Leave a Comment »