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1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1811–1812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:aftermath
hundreds of aftershocks for months
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
estimated 7.0–8.0
gptkbp:casualties
unknown, few deaths reported
gptkbp:causedBy
gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
gptkbp:consequence
created Reelfoot Lake
damage to settlements and landscape
widespread ground deformation
caused the Mississippi River to flow backward temporarily
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate
1812-02-07
gptkbp:epicenter
near New Madrid, Missouri
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
among the most powerful earthquakes in U.S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
gptkbp:location
gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
gptkbp:mainshockDate
1812-02-07
1812-01-23
1811-12-16
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:New_Madrid,_Missouri
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone_earthquakes
gptkb:Reelfoot_Rift
gptkbp:startDate
1811-12-16
gptkbp:USGSEventID
officially recognized by USGS
gptkbp:wikipediaArticle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Wabash_Valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6