1811 1812 facts
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Some of the most powerful known earthquakes in the continental U.S. occurred in Missouri between December 1811 & February 1812. Multiple quakes occurred with a magnitude of 7.5 or greater shaking an area ten times larger than that affected by the magnitude 7.8 San Francisco earthquake of 1906
Aftershocks of the New Madrid earthquakes that shook the Midwest between 1811 and 1812, are still occurring to this day.
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In 1811 and 1812, three earthquakes measuring around 8 on the richter scale, caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards. These earthquakes also created Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee.
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In New Madrid, MO, you can visit a museum commemorating the series of quakes occurring there from 1811-12. On February 7, 1812, the most violent earthquake in (continental) US history reversed the flow of the Mississippi River, rang church bells in Boston, and cracked sidewalks in Washington DC.
