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1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes

The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed in January and February 1812.

1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes · Unknown Unknown , but published 1851 in a book by Henry Howe (1816–1893), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
16 Dec 1811
Where
United States
Era
Modern

Topics

United States1585 – today

Before and after

Tecumseh's War1810 – 1813Battle of Albuera1811Show on timeline

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