Did you know that in the years 1811-1812, two Earthquakes with estimated moment magnitudes over 8 ca
Did you know that in the years 1811-1812, two Earthquakes with estimated moment magnitudes over 8 caused the Mississippi river to run backwards for a short while? The Earthquakes, which originated on an intraplate boundary in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, were felt over 130,000 square kilometers.These Earthquakes remain the most powerful ever recorded in the Eastern United States. For more info head to the link below;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake#Reelfoot_rifthttp://showme.net/~fkeller/quake/mississippi_river_ran_backward.htm-LL -- source link
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