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USGS · 70162485

Earthquake history of Missouri

Abstract

Most of Missouri's earthquake activity has been concentrated in the southeast corner of the State, which lies within the New Madrid seismic zone. As recently as Merch 29, 1972, the region was jolted by a magnitude 3.7 shock that was felt over a 168,000 square kilometre area including parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 35.98689628443789° to 40.622291783092706° latitude; -95.7568359375° to -89.110107421875° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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C. A. von Hake. 1974. Earthquake history of Missouri. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70162485

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