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3.5 earthquake shakes New Madrid fault north of Memphis
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:10 pm
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The USGS reports that a 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit 16 miles northwest of Covington, TN at 8:26 a.m.
WREG-TV reports no damage in the area.
The New Madrid fault line is about twenty times larger than California’s famed San Andreas fault. The biggest earthquake in U.S. history happened in the New Madrid seismic zone in 1812. The fault line has been more active over the last few years.
Quakes have rattled residents in Illinoisand Indiana over the last year. Eastern Arkansas felt a quake in late October, making the quake the largest in the NMSZ in several years.
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:12 pm to pioneerbasketball
12/21/2012 was 3 years ago bro
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:17 pm to pioneerbasketball
God is punishing Missouri
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:18 pm to pioneerbasketball
An earthquake that destroys Arkie State and Ole Miss and improves Memphis into the ground..... interesting to think about.
This post was edited on 8/25/15 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:27 pm to pioneerbasketball
We get rid of the Delta, plus add beaches?
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:31 pm to wmr
Huge shipping lanes as well
Posted on 8/25/15 at 6:59 pm to pioneerbasketball
3.5
shite, Oklahoma gets those daily.
Missouri is fricking up against Oklahoma again...
shite, Oklahoma gets those daily.
Missouri is fricking up against Oklahoma again...
Posted on 8/25/15 at 7:09 pm to wmr
What is that picture from?
Posted on 8/25/15 at 7:13 pm to I Ham That I Ham
Creating Arkansas wasn't enough? frick this vindictive god.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 7:29 pm to pioneerbasketball
The biggest earthquake in US history was a 9.2 in Alaska in 1964. The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 were some of the largest in the contiguous states however.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 7:48 pm to wmr
quote:Wouldn't destroy Ole Miss. Would be a nice little shake and we would have some buildings damaged. But destroyed? No.
An earthquake that destroys Arkie State and Ole Miss
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:09 pm to wmr
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Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:15 pm to wmr
Vicksburg still good! The bridge may be a bit inadequate, though.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:24 pm to pioneerbasketball
We've had a few that we've felt up here in Louisville but haven't had one of those in about a year or better.
Posted on 8/25/15 at 9:43 pm to wmr
I guess the state of Louisiana will just be Shreveport and Houston will be the new miami
Posted on 8/25/15 at 10:20 pm to pioneerbasketball
shite a 5.4 woke me up from my sleep a couple weeks ago
3.5 is a baby
3.5 is a baby
Posted on 8/26/15 at 12:11 am to finestfirst79
Beach front property and lake front? I'm about to be rich
Posted on 8/26/15 at 4:10 am to dawgfan24348
I am not sure what the hell that map is supposed to represent but I don't see how it could possibly be related to the New Madrid fault zone. Why is there water covering Utah and parts of Colorado? lol
Also the quote in the article about the New Madrid fault being larger than the San Andreas is just flat out wrong.
Also the quote in the article about the New Madrid fault being larger than the San Andreas is just flat out wrong.
Posted on 8/26/15 at 6:35 am to Landmass
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The biggest earthquake in US history was a 9.2 in Alaska in 1964. The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 were some of the largest in the contiguous states however.
Careful here.
Trying to compare earthquakes from the early 1800s to the mid 1900s is tricky at best BUT IMO the New Madrid earthquakes in the early 1800s were indeed stronger than either the Alaskan or SF earthquakes. Any earthquake that makes the MS River flow backwards for 3 days and made Reelfoot Lake (10 miles long) is a badass earthquake.
Wiki (yeah I know but good info)
Posted on 8/26/15 at 8:45 am to pioneerbasketball
Don't forget Jackson and Meridian have been getting small quakes as well. That is all the way down the fault line. Scary stuff.
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