The Quake caused numerous levee failures along the Mississippi River |
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Date | July 19th, 2023 | |
Time | 8:58 AM | |
Duration | 1 minute (60 Seconds) | |
Magnitude | 7.1 (moment magnitude scale) | |
Depth | 17.2km | |
Epicenter | 36°59'N, 89°59'W | |
Type | Partial Rift | |
Areas affected | US Midwest, any places in the vicinity of the New Madrid Fault | |
Total damages | $65-80 billion | |
Maximum intensity | VII - Major | |
Foreshocks | Unknown | |
Aftershocks | 3,016 - which lasted till the end of February 2025. | |
Total casualties | 2,012 dead, 31,887 injured, 6,500 missing |
The 2023 New Madrid Quake was probably the Strongest Quake to be Spawned by the New Madrid Fault since the 1800s.
History[]
The New Madrid fault zone is a well known geographic fault zone located in the Midwest of North America
The Event[]
Starting January 1st, 2017, Scientists at USGS noted increased Strain along the New Madrid Fault Zone