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Bicentennial of the New Madrid Earthquakes

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Three large earthquakes of magnitude 7.5-7.7 shook the central U.S. in 1811-1812. Located at the junction of Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee, those quakes are a powerful reminder that risk of a similar event exists today. Classroom resources include:

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Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country: Your Handbook for the Central U.S. (booklet)

20 Cool Facts about the New Madrid Seismic Zone (poster)

Bicentennial of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquake Sequence (poster)

Earthquakes in the Central United States, 1699-2010 (poster)

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