New Madrid Seismic Zone Report

15. On the right section of the graph paper (Peru-Chile Trench) create a scale for the horizonal axis (longitude) ranging from 61-71 °W. Going by intervals of 1°W, label the right end of the x-axis 61 and the left end of the x-axis 71.

“Scientist say strong earthquakes can sometimes alter stresses nearby, leading to subsequent quakes.” (p.4, Stevens 2017) Natural disasters are based on many things, but I think the single most important is physical geography, or location. If you lived in the drier parts of california, then you would be more prone to wildfires. If you lived in alaska, then you would be more prone to avalanches. Unfortunately for those who lived in Mexico, where the North American and pacific plate meet and create transform plate boundary making it a prime location for earthquakes. Mexico is located on something scientists call a subduction zone plate boundary. “Subduction zones are the part of the earth where one slab of the crust is slowly sliding under another”(pt.6, Stevens 2017) in simpler terms when two plate boundaries meet at a subduction zone, earthquakes are like a ticking time

The New Madrid Fault lies along the western side of Kentucky along the border between Kentucky and Missouri. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is made up of reactivated faults that were formed when North America began to split apart from Rodinia about 750 million years ago. The NMSZ Is in the middle of the North American tectonic plate. It is an abundant source of intraplate earthquakes. It is the most seismic area

The earthquake was located on the San Andreas fault which is a seismic zone between two of the earth’s tectonic plates. Seismic events which occur is caused as a result of the earth’s tectonic plates moving against each other and this can cause huge earthquakes and volcanoes (“Young”). The transform boundary passes through California and this is where the Pacific and North American plates move past each other without colliding. The event in which this occurred was the San Andreas fault (“Young”). When the plates move past each other and the resistance builds up, this causes an earthquake like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This earthquake caused a separation and displacement in the landscape which was seen over several kilometers

At this point, from the information in Figure 9.6C, how specific can you now be as concerns the location of that earthquake?

Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 2. What time in hours:minutes:seconds GMT did the S waves arrive?

• This earthquake may not have released all of the strain stored in its rocks next to the fault this reveals a potential earthquake in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the near future. The occurrence of the earthquake showed that the Earth did not exhaust all its strain and hence other earthquakes could be expected. However, the dates could not be predicted. The extent of the damage could have been much more devastating for the region, but with the earthquake occurring near the coast this made half of the felt area westward in the Pacific Ocean. The occurrence of aftershocks ten days later reinforces the unpredictability nature and hence makes Geology to be a study that is always evolving. In conclusion, the Earth and the study of cannot be exhausted as every natural occurrence provides a new puzzle to be solved.

The first major earthquake in this series was in December 1811 where the center of the earthquake was said to be started in northeast Arkansas; the people of Arkansas were the first to be shake. How did all this start? Earthquakes start when rock beneath the earth’s surface shifts in a swift and sudden way. I believe we see the earth changing overtime, but its overtime where as an earthquake is not. An earthquake is under the surface and we only see the effects of one. How do we know the New Madrid Earthquake occurred? It’s a tough question, but there’s enough documentation at our fingertips to answer the question. Many of the people that lived during the earthquake shared their experience, Crist wasn’t the only one. And that’s how we can say it’s

In recorded history, there have been 151 earthquakes in Nevada that were a magnitude of 3.5 or higher. As previously mentioned, the mountain ranges of Nevada are typically bound on one side or the other by a fault. There are quaternary faults that range in ages from less than 150 years to around 1.8 million years in existence. The property damage in Nevada from earthquakes was .2 million dollars between 1196 and 2014 based on information from department of energy for the state. As we studied in our textbook, earthquakes can by a number of things, such as shifting faults, or volcanic

Minimal impact to the inhabitants of Missouri was due to the sparse population at the time. Although a large earthquake is possible, scientists estimate the chances of a 7-8 magnitude earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in a 50 year period is about ten percent. The Missouri Geological Survey (MGS) reminds people that prior preparation and knowledge are essential to getting through any natural disaster. The MGS also works with the U.S. Geological Survey to increase information about earthquakes occurring in the central United States (Earthquakes).

Earthquakes in North Texas have been popular in the past couple of years. Texas has never been a state to host earthquakes like the ones being experienced. There has been many theories from locals about the causes of minor earthquakes. What are their theories about the increasing in earthquakes in North Texas? One, is the Hydraulic “fracking”, the drilling that effects the underground soil to crack. It only gives airways for gas or oil to work its way up to the surface. The theory of hydraulic fracturing does not add up for some but that the wastewater disposals theory is a better conclusion. Wastewater disposals or water injections are related to “fracking” institutions. Wastewater disposals are water tunnels filled from underground that can

The earthquake occurred due to the rupture of a 500 to 600 kilometre stretch of the fault line that separates the South American plate from the subducting Nazca plate. This rupture was caused by the large sudden release of water pressure along the fault

The fault line Mississippi runs on is the New Madrid Seismic Zone. According to earthquake.usgs.gov, the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is the most active seismic area in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The NMSZ is located in southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and southern Illinois. Southwestern Indiana and northwestern Mississippi are also close enough to receive significant shaking from large earthquakes occurring in the NMSZ. Many have predicted there would be catastrophic disaster if an earthquake was caused by the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Geologists consider the New Madrid fault line a major seismic zone and predict that an earthquake roughly the magnitude

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The earthquakes above give a brief glimpse into the importance of analyzing past and present fault configurations. If scientists could make a breakthrough in this area perhaps we could better predict earthquake activity and better prepare ourselves if it is deemed a potential disaster is looming.