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Locations of quakes magnitude 2.5 or greater in the Wabash Valley (upper right) and New Madrid (lower left) Seismic Zones. The Wabash Valley seismic zone (also known as the Wabash Valley fault system or fault zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwestern United States, centered on the valley of the lower Wabash River, along the state line between southeastern Illinois and southwestern ...
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
San Andreas Fault System (Banning fault, Mission Creek fault, South Pass fault, San Jacinto fault, Elsinore fault) 1300: California, United States: Dextral strike-slip: Active: 1906 San Francisco (M7.7 to 8.25), 1989 Loma Prieta (M6.9) San Ramón Fault: Chile: Thrust fault: Sawtooth Fault: Idaho, United States: Normal fault: Seattle Fault ...
For example, a fault outside of Kalamazoo was revealed after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in 2015 — the state's largest since a 4.6-magnitude quake along the same fault in Coldwater in 1947.
1909 Wabash River earthquake; UTC time: 1909-09-27 09:45: ISC event: n/a : USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: September 27, 1909 (): Local time: 04:45: Magnitude: 5.1 M fa [1]: Epicenter: 1]: Type: Unknown: Areas affected: Indiana United States: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [1]: Casualties: None: The 1909 Wabash River earthquake occurred at 04:45 local time on September 27 with a maximum ...
The San Joaquin and Ortigalita fault lines are part of the Great Valley thrust fault system, Philibosian said. The earthquakes this week were located slightly north of the Ortigalita fault, in an ...
Map showing the Cottage Grove Fault in green. The quake struck on Saturday, November 9, 1968, at 11:02 a.m. [8] The quake's epicenter was slightly northwest of Broughton in Hamilton County, [9] and close to the Illinois–Indiana border, about 120 miles (190 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri. [10]
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