Global & Disaster Medicine

New Madrid, Missouri: The greatest series of earthquakes in U.S. history begins when an estimated 8.6M quake slams the region.

History

USGS

Central US Seismicity Map

Three Main Shocks

  1. December 16, 1811 – Magnitude ~7.5
  2. January 23, 1812 – Magnitude ~ 7.3
  3. February 7, 1812 – Magnitude ~ 7.5

 

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