New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquakes

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedStates	gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:causedBy	re-activation of ancient faults
gptkbp:consequence	1811–1812 aftershocks
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentSeismicActivity	ongoing low-level seismicity
gptkbp:emergencyPreparedness	regional earthquake drills
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	among largest earthquakes in US history
gptkbp:impact	damage to settlements river course changes land deformation widespread ground shaking
gptkbp:largestEventYear	1811 1812
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
gptkbp:magnitudeRange	6.0–8.0
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:New_Madrid,_Missouri
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:1811–1812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
gptkbp:notableFeature	Mississippi River ran backward
gptkbp:recurrence	~500 years
gptkbp:riskFactor	gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:seismicHazard	high
gptkbp:tectonicSetting	intraplate
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1811–1812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquakes