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New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/New_Madrid_earthquakes_of_1811–1812
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Tennessee
Mississippi River Valley
gptkbp:casualties
unknown
gptkbp:consequence
thousands
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy
widespread
gptkbp:endDate
1812-02-07
gptkbp:feltIn
gptkb:Boston
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Charleston
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
one of the most powerful earthquake sequences in U.S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812
gptkbp:location
gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
gptkbp:mainshockMagnitude
7.1
7.5
7.3
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:New_Madrid,_Missouri
gptkbp:notableEvent
Mississippi River ran backward
Reelfoot Lake formed
gptkbp:numberOfMainshocks
3
gptkbp:relatedEvent
1812 Caracas earthquake
gptkbp:startDate
1811-12-16
gptkbp:USGSEventID
n/a (pre-instrumental)
gptkbp:zone
gptkb:New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Earthquakes_in_the_Mississippi_Valley
gptkb:St._Francis_Sunken_Lands
gptkb:St._Francis_Sunken_Lands_Wildlife_Management_Area
gptkb:Missouri–Delta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7