Earthquake Damage Dec. 16, 1811 (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Earthquake Damage Dec. 16, 1811

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This map shows areas damaged by the Dec. 16, 1811, magnitude 7.2 earthquake. That earthquake was the first of three major temblors along the New Madrid fault in 1811 and 1812.

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(Image courtesy of Seth Stein, based on results by Susan Hough)

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