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...

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...

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...

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

can sometimes be mistaken for intraplate earthquakes. New Madrid Seismic Zone – Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United StatesPages displaying...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Wabash Valley Seismic Zone and the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Both zones are hotspots for tectonic activity, with the Wabash Valley Fault Zone reaching earthquake...

(21 km) from the Mississippi River. The city's proximity to the New Madrid Seismic Zone places it at risk for future earthquakes. USGS data shows an 18...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

the ancient Farallon slab drives localized mantle flow below the New Madrid seismic zone". Geophysical Research Letters. 34 (4): L04308. Bibcode:2007GeoRL...

Eatonton in early April 2009. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (near the Missouri-Tennessee borders) and the seismic zone producing the 1886 magnitude 7.3 earthquake...

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...

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...

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

surrounding area. Nutbush is situated on the south-eastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. The U.S. ZIP Code for Nutbush...

especially when a large event occurs in a seismically quiet area; see, for example, the New Madrid Seismic Zone, where events still follow Omori's law from...

injured. The New Madrid Seismic Zone located in the midcontinental United States is a region of concentrated seismic activity. This zone is within the...