News tagged with new madrid fault
New Madrid fault system may be shutting down
(PhysOrg.com) -- The New Madrid fault system does not behave as earthquake hazard models assume and may be in the process of shutting down, a new study shows.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2009 |
3.9 / 5 (11) |
5
Search results for new madrid fault
Researcher says the next large central US earthquake may not be in New Madrid
This December marks the bicentennial of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12, which are the biggest earthquakes known to have occurred in the central U.S.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 08, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
8
|
The reassuring science behind middle-of-continent earthquakes
When people in the Midwest say they fear a big earthquake is going to hit their hometown soon, Northwestern University geologist Seth Stein, the author of the new book "Disaster Deferred: How New Science Is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the M ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 25, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New theory of why midcontinent faults produce earthquakes
A new theory developed at Purdue University may solve the mystery of why the New Madrid fault, which lies in the middle of the continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary, produces large earthquakes such as the ones ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (14) |
1
|
After Haiti, Worries About Other Big Quakes
In the last several days, while the attention of the world has been focused on the human toll of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, scientists have begun to look at the quake's geological toll. What is the danger ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (7) |
0
|
Earthquakes actually aftershocks of 19th century quakes
(PhysOrg.com) -- When small earthquakes shake the central U.S., citizens often fear the rumbles are signs a big earthquake is coming. Fortunately, new research instead shows that most of these earthquakes ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (20) |
13
Stalagmites may predict next Big One along the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) – and even predict when the next big earthquake may strike, say researchers ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (16) |
1
Earthquake in Illinois could portend an emerging threat
To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault and not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in Missouri's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (17) |
5
Big quake might ravage U.S. Midwest
Some seismologists are reportedly concerned a major earthquake occurring in the middle of the nation might devastate the U.S. Midwest.
Apr 13, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (12) |
0
Study: Midwest not ready for a major quake
A Washington University professor says Midwesterners rarely think about earthquake safety so towns along the New Madrid fault are not prepared.
Feb 20, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (11) |
0
Experts disagree about earthquake risk
Three independent analyses of the New Madrid seismic zone centered in Missouri indicates the fault line indicates little or no movement.
Dec 15, 2005 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
0
List of search results for new madrid fault
