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The Wabash Valley seismic zone consists largely of vertically oriented ("normal") faults deeply buried under layers of sediment. Although the tectonics of the region are not fully understood and are the subject of ongoing research, these faults are thought by some to be associated with a branch of the New Madrid aulacogen, an old rift zone where the lithosphere actively began to pull apart at ...
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A future earthquake in the region is extremely likely; in 2005, seismologists and geologists estimated a 90% chance of a magnitude 6–7 tremor before 2055, likely originating in the Wabash Valley seismic zone on the Illinois–Indiana border or the New Madrid fault zone.
Situated in a stable continental region of the Midwestern United States, the Wabash Valley seismic zone (WVSZ) is an area of dispersed seismic activity that encompasses the border areas of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
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 ...
1940 El Centro (M6.9), 1979 Imperial Valley (M6.4) Ierapetra Fault: 40: Crete: Normal fault: Independence Valley fault system: Nevada, United States: Normal fault: Active: 2008 Wells earthquake (M6.0) Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc subduction zone >2800: Micronesia: Subduction zone: Active: 1993 Guam (M7.8) Japan Trench: 1400: Off the coast of ...
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