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New Madrid: Earthquakes of 1811 1812

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This very detailed description of the largest series of earthquakes in the United States tells what happened to the land and rivers as a result of the quakes. Read about the series of earthquakes that shook the region between December 16, 1811 and February 7, 1812. Information is from the Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 by Carl W. Stover and Jerry L. Coffman.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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