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  2. New Madrid seismic zone - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of earthquakes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States

  4. List of earthquakes in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The earthquakes in this area primarily occur on buried faults between the Amarillo Uplift and the Anadarko Basin. [3]: 24 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5–6.0 is expected to occur every 50–100 years in the Texas Panhandle, while an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6.0 is expected to occur every 300 years. [5]

  5. Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes near Midland, Texas, as ...

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    A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes near ...

  6. Another large earthquake shows seismic activity increases in ...

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    The quake is the second 5.0 magnitude or greater earthquake to occur in the area in just over a year. Another large earthquake shows seismic activity increases in West Texas, experts say Skip to ...

  7. 4.9 magnitude earthquake, 8th strongest in state history ...

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    The 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck 17 kilometers (10.56 miles) northeast of Hermleigh, Texas, at a depth of 7.7 km, around 10:38 p.m., leading citizens to report tremors from all over West Texas.

  8. List of fault zones - Wikipedia

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    see Kantō earthquakes: Sagaing Fault: 1500: Myanmar: Dextral: Active: 1839, May 1930, Dec 1930, 1946, 1956, 2012: Salzach-Ennstal-Mariazell-Puchberg Fault System (SEMP) 400 [6] Austria: Sinistral strike-slip: San Andreas Fault System (Banning fault, Mission Creek fault, South Pass fault, San Jacinto fault, Elsinore fault) 1300: California ...

  9. 5.1-magnitude earthquake hits West Texas, tremors felt ... - AOL

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    A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked West Texas Monday night, with tremors felt as far as Austin, DFW. Ties as fifth-strongest quake in state history.