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Originally Posted by Amnorix
December 16
1812. The first of the New Madrid Quake (megaquakes) is recorded). Named after New Madrid, Missouri, some of the quakes were felt strongly over an area of 50,000
square miles, and moderately across nearly 3 million square miles. Residents as far away as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia, and Norfolk, Virginia were awakened by the shaking. They are estimated to have been at 7.5 to 8.0 on the Richter scale.
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The original New Madrid townsite now lies under the Mississippi River which has obviously changed course. They say that the quakes made the river run backward for a while. Here is the town as it appears today. It's a pretty typical small town Missouri look for those not familiar with the area:
