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New Madrid earthquakes shook early-1800s Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – For generations, rural residents in Northwest Louisiana have claimed that during the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 the Red River flowed backward ...
'The big one': Recent New Madrid earthquake panic isn't based in reality
One near the year 900, one around 1500 and the most recent in 1811. The zone has ... The multiple earthquakes in 1812 that ...
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Earthquakes are New Madrid’s claim to fame. But that’s the last thing on residents’ minds
The faults terrorized New Madrid across the winter of 1811 and 1812. Thousands of small earthquakes unsettled the Mississippi River, flooding the sparsely-populated town and taking people’s ...
Preparing for the next major Earthquake
Disasters can strike at any moment. So, what happens when you know a disaster is coming, but you can’t say precisely when it ...