57 relations: American Bottom, Applewood Books, Aulacogen, Cahokia, Illinois, Caruthersville, Missouri, Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia, Illinois), Era (geology), Fault (geology), Federal Emergency Management Agency, Governor of Illinois, Igneous rock, Intraplate earthquake, John Bradbury (naturalist), John Ehle, John Patterson MacLean, John Reynolds (U.S. politician), Kaskaskia, Illinois, Kentucky Bend, Lake County, Tennessee, Linnean Society of London, List of earthquakes in the United States, Louisiana Territory, Magma, Meizoseismal area, Memphis, Tennessee, Mercalli intensity scale, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri Bootheel, Missouri Territory, Moment magnitude scale, Native Americans in the United States, Neoproterozoic, New Madrid Seismic Zone, New Madrid, Missouri, Post-glacial rebound, Recorded history, Reelfoot Lake, Reuters, Rift, Rocky Mountains, Rodinia, Seiche, Seismic zone, Shakers, Soil liquefaction, St. Louis, Supercontinent, Susan Hough, Tecumseh, ..., Transport, United States Geological Survey, Water purification, West Union (Busro), Indiana, 1865 Memphis earthquake, 1886 Charleston earthquake, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Expand index (7 more) »
American Bottom
The American Bottom is the flood plain of the Mississippi River in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, south to the Kaskaskia River.
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Applewood Books
Applewood Books is a book publishing company founded by Phil Zuckerman in 1976.
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Aulacogen
An aulacogen is a failed arm of a triple junction.
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Cahokia, Illinois
Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States which is in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
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Caruthersville, Missouri
Caruthersville is a city in and the county seat of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States, located along the Mississippi River in the Bootheel region of the state's far southeast.
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Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia, Illinois)
The Church of the Holy Family (French: Eglise de la Sainte-Famille) is a Roman Catholic church located at 116 Church Street in the St. Clair County, Illinois city of Cahokia.
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Era (geology)
A geologic era is a subdivision of geologic time that divides an eon into smaller units of time.
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Fault (geology)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No.
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Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.
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Igneous rock
Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.
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Intraplate earthquake
The term intraplate earthquake refers to a variety of earthquake that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate; this stands in contrast to an interplate earthquake, which occurs at the boundary of a tectonic plate.
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John Bradbury (naturalist)
John Bradbury (1768–1823) was a Scottish botanist noted for his travels in the United States Midwest and West in the early 19th Century and his eyewitness account of the New Madrid earthquake.
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John Ehle
John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South.
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John Patterson MacLean
John Patterson MacLean (March 12, 1848 – August 12, 1939) was an American Universalist minister and archaeologist and historian.
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John Reynolds (U.S. politician)
John Reynolds (February 26, 1788May 8, 1865) was a United States politician from the state of Illinois.
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Kaskaskia, Illinois
Kaskaskia is a historically important village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
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Kentucky Bend
The Kentucky Bend, variously called the New Madrid Bend, Madrid Bend or Bessie Bend, is an exclave of Fulton County, Kentucky, encircled by the states of Tennessee and Missouri.
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Lake County, Tennessee
Lake County is a county located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is a society dedicated to the study of, and the dissemination of information concerning, natural history, evolution and taxonomy.
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List of earthquakes in the United States
The following is a list of notable earthquakes and/or tsunamis which had their epicenter in areas that are now part of the United States with the latter affecting areas of the United States.
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Louisiana Territory
The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory.
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Magma
Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) meaning "thick unguent") is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.
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Meizoseismal area
The meizoseismal area in an earthquake is the area of maximum damage.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Mercalli intensity scale
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake.
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Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
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Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.
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Missouri Bootheel
The Missouri Bootheel is the southeasternmost part of the state of Missouri, extending south of 36°30' north latitude, so called because its shape in relation to the rest of the state resembles the heel of a boot.
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Missouri Territory
The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812 until August 10, 1821.
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Moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted as Mw or M) is one of many seismic magnitude scales used to measure the size of earthquakes.
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.
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Neoproterozoic
The Neoproterozoic Era is the unit of geologic time from.
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New Madrid Seismic Zone
The New Madrid Seismic Zone, sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the southern and midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
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New Madrid, Missouri
New Madrid is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States.
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Post-glacial rebound
Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the lifting of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression.
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Recorded history
Recorded history or written history is a historical narrative based on a written record or other documented communication.
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Reelfoot Lake
Reelfoot Lake is a shallow natural lake located in the northwest portion of U.S. state of Tennessee, in Lake and Obion counties.
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Reuters
Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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Rift
In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.
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Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.
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Rodinia
Rodinia (from the Russian родить, rodít, meaning "to beget, to give birth", or родина, ródina, meaning "motherland, birthplace") is a Neoproterozoic supercontinent that was assembled 1.3–0.9 billion years ago and broke up 750–633 million years ago.
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Seiche
A seiche is a standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water.
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Seismic zone
In seismology, a seismic zone is an area of seismicity potentially sharing a common cause.
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Shakers
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in the 18th century in England.
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Soil liquefaction
Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.
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Supercontinent
In geology, a supercontinent is the assembly of most or all of Earth's continental blocks or cratons to form a single large landmass.
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Susan Hough
Susan Elizabeth Hough (born March 20, 1961) is a seismologist at the United States Geological Survey in Pasadena, California, and scientist in charge of the office.
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Tecumseh
Tecumseh (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century.
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Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
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Water purification
Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids and gases from water.
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West Union (Busro), Indiana
West Union (Busro) is an abandoned Shaker community in Busseron Township, northwestern Knox County, Indiana, about north of Vincennes.
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1865 Memphis earthquake
The 1865 Memphis earthquake struck southwest Tennessee near the Mississippi River in the United States on August 17 that year.
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1886 Charleston earthquake
The 1886 Charleston earthquake occurred about 9:50 p.m. local time August 31 with an estimated moment magnitude of 6.9–7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811–12_New_Madrid_earthquakes