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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 ...
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Many New Madrid school buildings could crumble in an earthquake
NEW MADRID — At the New Madrid Historical Museum there’s an earthquake simulator where visitors get to play engineer. At their disposal are cylindrical wooden sticks and rectangular boards that can be ...
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Earthquake swarm hits area near New Madrid fault line in Missouri. What does it mean?
A swarm of earthquakes rattled along the New Madrid fault line ... In the winter of 1811 and 1812, there were three earthquakes in the area “estimated to be between magnitude 7 and 8 ...