The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific...

The earthquakes, as well as the seismic zone of their occurrence, were named for the Mississippi River town of New Madrid, then part of the Louisiana Territory...

Circum-Pacific Seismic Belt or Ring of Fire. Charlevoix seismic zone (Quebec, Canada) New Madrid seismic zone (Midwestern United States) South West seismic zone (Western...

city in New Madrid County New Madrid Seismic Zone, a major seismic zone in Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas New Madrid earthquake, a series of four earthquakes...

accessible only from the Missouri side. The New Madrid Seismic Zone, along the Mississippi River near New Madrid, Missouri, between Memphis and St. Louis...

Three major fault zones lie near Alabama: the New Madrid, Eastern Tennessee, and South Carolina seismic zones. The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) lies particularly...

intraplate earthquakes. New Madrid seismic zone – Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States Wabash Valley seismic zone – Tectonic region...

The Wabash Valley seismic zone (also known as the Wabash Valley fault system or fault zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwestern United States...

non-subduction zone earthquake ever recorded in the United States. New Madrid lies far from any plate boundaries, but it is on the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The...

central United States in the event of a major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Silt is easily transported in water and is fine enough to be carried...

Eastern Tennessee seismic zone, which is the second most active seismic zone east of the Rocky Mountains, with the New Madrid seismic zone the most active...

New Madrid County. National Register of Historic Places listings in New Madrid County, Missouri New Madrid Floodway Project New Madrid Seismic Zone "Explore...

and on the north by the Wisconsin Arch. The New Madrid seismic zone and the Wabash Valley seismic zone intersect the southern portion of the basin. The...

on a small rise known as the Tiptonville Dome and within the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Mississippi River is to the west and north, the Kentucky Bend...

plate. Geologic timeline of Western North America New Madrid seismic zone, an ancient intraplate fault zone within the North American plate, notable as early...

populated by settlers. The extremely intense New Madrid earthquake swarm, produced by the New Madrid Seismic Zone nearby in present-day Missouri, struck the...

of paleoseismology. Paleoliquefaction studies in areas like the New Madrid Seismic Zone, and the Wabash Valley have helped scientists and engineers determine...

8 km2), all land. Gates is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. As of the 2020 United States...

the most active zones in the Southeastern United States, frequently producing low-magnitude earthquakes. The New Madrid seismic zone in the northwestern...

the epicenter of the October 31, 1895, 5.9 Mfa earthquake on the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The quake damaged virtually every building in Charleston, creating...

Great Spirit to initiate the New Madrid earthquake and drown them all in the newly formed lake. New Madrid Seismic Zone Reelfoot Lake State Park "National...

27% is water. Halls is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. As of the 2020 United States...

fault is close to, but appears to be separate from, the nearby New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Marianna Water and Sewer Commission directs the Marianna Water...

all land. Henning is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. As of the 2020 United States...

sediments during an earthquake. The New Madrid seismic zone exhibited many such features during the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. Adjacent sand blows aligned...

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alternative explanation posits a link between the ridge and the nearby New Madrid Seismic Zone. The flora and fauna of the ridge seem more closely related to...

States Largest nuclear power plants in the United States New Madrid Seismic Zone 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes The plant is operated in an open-cycle mode...

A seismic hazard is the probability that an earthquake will occur in a given geographic area, within a given window of time, and with ground motion intensity...

thought to have tectonic origins because of its orientation in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Trenching, drilling, and satellite imaging along the western scarp...