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The 1968 Illinois earthquake (a New Madrid event) [4] was the largest recorded earthquake in the U.S. Midwestern state of Illinois. Striking at 11:02 a.m. on November 9, it measured 5.3 on the Richter scale . [ 5 ]
The 2008 Illinois earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the Midwest state of Illinois. This moderate strike-slip shock measured 5.2 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong) .
The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois. Earthquakes. Date Area Epicenter Mag. MMI Depth (km) Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source April 18, 2008:
Midwest winter blast: Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit in path of major snowstorm. ... A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Greek Aegean islands on Sunday, beginning another week of what geologists ...
Midwest winter blast: Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit in path of major snowstorm. ... 4.8 magnitude earthquake is just the latest of hundreds of shakes to hit Santorini.
Earthquakes in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones from 1974 to 2002, with magnitudes larger than 2.5. The zone had four of the largest earthquakes in recorded North American history, with moment magnitudes estimated to be as large as 7 or greater, all occurring within a 3-month period between December 1811 and February 1812. Many of ...
Midwest winter blast: Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit in path of major snowstorm. ... A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Greek Aegean islands on Sunday, beginning another week of what geologists ...
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 ...