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Seismic‐Hazard Map of Southeast Missouri and Likely Magnitude of the February 1812 New Madrid Earthquake

Jae‐won Chung, J. David Rogers
Published: 26 May 2015
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2015) 105 (4): 2219–2234.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120140307
...Jae‐won Chung; J. David Rogers Abstract The New Madrid seismic zone lies beneath the upper Mississippi Embayment, straddling the border between southeastern Missouri and northwestern Tennessee. In late 1811 and early 1812, it produced five earthquakes of magnitudes >6.5, violently shaking...
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Cataloging the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Central U.S., Earthquake Sequence

Susan E. Hough
Published: 01 November 2009
Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (6): 1045–1053.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.6.1045
... earthquakes ( Table 1 ). These events include a large aftershock on 17 December 1811, which Hough and Martin ( 2002 ) conclude was probably south of the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), and triggered earthquakes in the Louisville, Kentucky, region, on 27 January 1812 and the night of 7 February 1812 ( Hough...
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Triggered Earthquakes and the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Central United States, Earthquake Sequence

Susan E. Hough
Published: 01 December 2001
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2001) 91 (6): 1574–1581.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120000259
...Susan E. Hough Abstract The 1811–1812 New Madrid, central United States, earthquake sequence included at least three events with magnitudes estimated at well above M 7.0. I discuss evidence that the sequence also produced at least three substantial triggered events well outside the New Madrid...
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Near-surface structural model for deformation associated with the February 7, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake

Jack K. Odum, William J. Stephenson, Kaye M. Shedlock, Thomas L. Pratt
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 01 February 1998
GSA Bulletin (1998) 110 (2): 149–162.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<0149:NSSMFD>2.3.CO;2
...Jack K. Odum; William J. Stephenson; Kaye M. Shedlock; Thomas L. Pratt Abstract The February 7, 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake (M [moment magnitude] 8) was the third and final large-magnitude event to rock the northern Mississippi Embayment during the winter of 1811–1812. Although ground...
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Evidence for episodic sand-blow activity during the 1811-1812 New Madrid (Missouri) earthquake series

Roger T. Saucier
Journal: Geology
Published: 01 February 1989
Geology (1989) 17 (2): 103–106.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0103:EFESBA>2.3.CO;2
...Roger T. Saucier Abstract Four major earthquakes of the 1811-1812 New Madrid series caused widespread ground disturbance, mostly in the form of sand blows, in the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River. Although a recurrence interval of 600-700 yr has been estimated for major shocks, recent...
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Archeoseismology applied to the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 to 1812

Robert B. Herrmann, Shiang-Ho Cheng, Otto W. Nuttli
Published: 01 December 1978
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1978) 68 (6): 1751–1759.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/BSSA0680061751
...Robert B. Herrmann; Shiang-Ho Cheng; Otto W. Nuttli abstract Recent studies of larger eastern North America earthquakes together with seismicity and focal mechanism studies in the New Madrid seismic zone permit estimates being made of static vertical displacements associated with the 1811 to 1812...
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The repeat time of the 1811 and 1812 New Madrid earthquakes: A geological perspective

Steven G. Wesnousky, Lisa M. Leffler
Published: 01 August 1992
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1992) 82 (4): 1756–1785.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/BSSA0820041756
...Steven G. Wesnousky; Lisa M. Leffler Abstract The great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 were accompanied by extensive liquefaction within the meizoseismal zone. We examined tens of kilometers of freshly excavated ditch banks within the southern limb of the New Madrid Seismic Zone...
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Map of the 23 January <span class="search-highlight">1812</span> <span class="search-highlight">New</span> <span class="search-highlight">Madrid</span> <span class="search-highlight">earthquake</span> (NM2) for (a) model 1 and ...

Map of the 23 January 1812 New Madrid earthquake (NM2) for (a) model 1 and ...

Published: 01 February 2004
Figure 6. Map of the 23 January 1812 New Madrid earthquake (NM2) for (a) model 1 and (b) model 3. See caption for Figure 4 . (a) The confidence contours for location and the intensity center obtained using all the MMI assignments are shown as thin purple lines and as a purple triangle
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Map of the 7 February <span class="search-highlight">1812</span> <span class="search-highlight">New</span> <span class="search-highlight">Madrid</span> <span class="search-highlight">earthquake</span> (NM3) for (a) model 1 and ...

Map of the 7 February 1812 New Madrid earthquake (NM3) for (a) model 1 and ...

Published: 01 February 2004
Figure 7. Map of the 7 February 1812 New Madrid earthquake (NM3) for (a) model 1 and (b) model 3. See caption for Figure 4 . The preferred epicenter is the red star.
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Comparison of MMI observations for the <span class="search-highlight">1812</span>&#x2F;01&#x2F;23 <span class="search-highlight">New</span> <span class="search-highlight">Madrid</span> <span class="search-highlight">earthquake</span> for...

Comparison of MMI observations for the 1812/01/23 New Madrid earthquake for...

Published: 01 September 2001
Figure 11. Comparison of MMI observations for the 1812/01/23 New Madrid earthquake for an assumed M = 7.8 (symbols) with the median predictions based on the Atkinson and Boore ( 1995 ) ground-motion relations, for hard-rock (dotted line), firm-ground (light solid line), and soft-soil sites
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Comparison of MMI observations for the <span class="search-highlight">1812</span>&#x2F;02&#x2F;07 <span class="search-highlight">New</span> <span class="search-highlight">Madrid</span> <span class="search-highlight">earthquake</span> for...

Comparison of MMI observations for the 1812/02/07 New Madrid earthquake for...

Published: 01 September 2001
Figure 12. Comparison of MMI observations for the 1812/02/07 New Madrid earthquake for an assumed M = 8.0 (symbols) with the median predictions based on the Atkinson and Boore ( 1995 ) ground-motion relations, for hard-rock (dotted line), firm-ground (light solid line), and soft-soil sites
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Ground‐Motion Simulations of 1811–1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, Central United States

Leonardo Ramirez‐Guzman, Robert W. Graves, Kim B. Olsen, Oliver S. Boyd, Chris Cramer, Stephen Hartzell, Sidao Ni, Paul Somerville, Robert A. Williams, Jinquan Zhong
Published: 28 July 2015
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2015) 105 (4): 1961–1988.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120140330
...Leonardo Ramirez‐Guzman; Robert W. Graves; Kim B. Olsen; Oliver S. Boyd; Chris Cramer; Stephen Hartzell; Sidao Ni; Paul Somerville; Robert A. Williams; Jinquan Zhong Abstract We performed a suite of numerical simulations based on the 1811–1812 New Madrid seismic zone ( NMSZ ) earthquakes, which...
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Magnitudes and Locations of the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Missouri, and the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquakes

W. H. Bakun, M. G. Hopper
Published: 01 February 2004
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2004) 94 (1): 64–75.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120020122
...Figure 6. Map of the 23 January 1812 New Madrid earthquake (NM2) for (a) model 1 and (b) model 3. See caption for Figure 4 . (a) The confidence contours for location and the intensity center obtained using all the MMI assignments are shown as thin purple lines and as a purple triangle...
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Strong Ground Motion Inferred from Liquefaction Caused by the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Missouri, Earthquakes

Thomas L. Holzer, Thomas E. Noce, Michael J. Bennett
Published: 04 August 2015
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2015) 105 (5): 2589–2603.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120130258
...Thomas L. Holzer; Thomas E. Noce; Michael J. Bennett Abstract Peak ground accelerations ( PGA s) in the epicentral region of the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes are inferred from liquefaction to have been no greater than ∼0.35 g . PGA is inferred in an 11,380 km 2 area in the Lower...
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Survey of Historic Buildings Predating the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes and Magnitude Estimation Based on Structural Fragility

Vladimir G. Kochkin, Jay H. Crandell
Published: 01 January 2004
Seismological Research Letters (2004) 75 (1): 22–35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.75.1.22
...Vladimir G. Kochkin; Jay H. Crandell © 2004 by the Seismological Society of America 2004 Accurate estimation of the magnitudes of the 1811-1812 earthquakes is an important step in the assessment of earthquake hazard in the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ). Expert opinion on the magnitudes...
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Why the New Madrid Earthquakes are M 7–8 and the Charleston Earthquake is ∼ M 7

Chris H. Cramer, Oliver S. Boyd
Published: 28 October 2014
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2014) 104 (6): 2884–2903.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120257
... attenuation and local soil conditions, magnitude should be the main influence on intensity values at large distances. We apply this concept by comparing the mean MMI at distances of 600–1200 km for each of the four largest New Madrid 1811–1812 earthquakes, the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake...
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The Earthquake Potential of the New Madrid Seismic Zone

Martitia P. Tuttle, Eugene S. Schweig, John D. Sims, Robert H. Lafferty, Lorraine W. Wolf, Marion L. Haynes
Published: 01 August 2002
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2002) 92 (6): 2080–2089.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120010227
..., the contemporary tectonic behavior of the associated fault system was made through studies of hundreds of earthquake-induced liquefaction features at more than 250 sites across the New Madrid region. We have found evidence that prehistoric sand blows, like those that formed during the 1811–1812 earthquakes...
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A New Analysis of the Magnitude of the February 1663 Earthquake at Charlevoix, Quebec

John E. Ebel
Published: 01 June 2011
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2011) 101 (3): 1024–1038.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120100190
... for the 1663 earthquake are consistent with an earthquake of M 7.3 to 7.6 based on scaling relationships. Also, in the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquake sequence only the 7 February 1812 shock, the largest of the sequence, caused chimney damage beyond about 600 km. The 7 February New Madrid event is thought...
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Earthquake signals in tree-ring data from the New Madrid seismic zone and implications for paleoseismicity

Roy B. Van Arsdale, David W. Stahle, Malcolm K. Cleaveland, Margaret J. Guccione
Journal: Geology
Published: 01 June 1998
Geology (1998) 26 (6): 515–518.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0515:ESITRD>2.3.CO;2
...Roy B. Van Arsdale; David W. Stahle; Malcolm K. Cleaveland; Margaret J. Guccione Abstract Severe ground shaking and the formation of Reelfoot Lake during the great New Madrid earthquakes of a.d. 1811–1812 had a profound effect on baldcypress trees that still survive in Reelfoot Lake of northwestern...
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Estimating Earthquake Magnitudes from Reported Intensities in the Central and Eastern United States

Oliver S. Boyd, Chris H. Cramer
Published: 15 July 2014
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2014) 104 (4): 1709–1722.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120120352
...Oliver S. Boyd; Chris H. Cramer Abstract A new macroseismic intensity prediction equation is derived for the central and eastern United States and is used to estimate the magnitudes of the 1811–1812 New Madrid, Missouri, and 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquakes. This work improves upon...
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