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What major fault line is in Missouri?
The New Madrid Fault
Where is the new Madrid fault?
New Madrid, Missouri
Where is the new Madrid fault located?
New Madrid, MO
What was The New Madrid fault system?
The New Madrid Fault System has also been called the New Madrid Fault Line and also the New Madrid Seismic Zone. It is an abundant source of intraplate earthquakes in the southern and Midwestern states.
What is the fault near St. Louis?
The New Madrid Fault.
What is the name of the Mississippi fault line?
New Madrid Fault Line
What is the fault-line that Memphis is on?
It's called the New Madrid Fault line.
What fault line is loyalty islands on?
new Madrid.
What tectonic plate is the new Madrid fault associated with?
The New Madrid Seismic zone is in the middle of the North American Plate.
Does Indiana have earthquakes?
Indiana and a number of neighboring states experience earthquakes, which in modern times have been small and nondestructive. It is unusual to have a major fault in the middle of a continent, but that does exist in this region.Southern Indiana is close to the New Madrid fault. New Madrid, now in Missouri, was the location of the New Madrid earthquakes, 1811-1812, which historical accounts suggest were the largest ever recorded in the eastern US and possibly the largest in North America. The fault is now well mapped and the active area includes several neighboring states and much of Indiana.
What name is the fault line that runs through southern Indiana?
New Madrid Fault line
How was New Madrid Fault formed?
The fault crosses the town of New Madrid, Missouri, which was severely affected by 1000 earthquakes between 1811 and 1812. New Madrid was founded in 1788 when Missouri, then part of the Louisiana Territory, was a colony of Spain.
