Scientific overview and historical context of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquake sequence
The central and eastern United States has experienced only 5 historic earthquakes with Mw 7.0, four during the New Madrid sequence of 1811-1812: three principal mainshocks and the so-called «dawn aftershock» following the first mainshock. Much of the historic earthquake research done in the United S...
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
2004-06-01
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| Series: | Annals of Geophysics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3318 |