East Meets West: An Earthquake in India Helps Hazard Assessment in the Central United States
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Abstract
Although geographically distant, the State of Gujarat in India bears many geological similarities to the Mississippi Valley in the Central United States. The Mississippi Valley contains the New Madrid seismic zone that, during the winter of 1811-1812, produced the three largest historical earthquakes ever in the continental United States and remains the most seismically active region east of the Rocky Mountains. Large damaging earthquakes are rare in ‘intraplate’ settings like New Madrid and Gujarat, far from the boundaries of the world’s great tectonic plates. Long-lasting evidence left by these earthquakes is subtle (fig. 1). Thus, each intraplate earthquake provides unique opportunities to make huge advances in our ability to assess and understand the hazards posed by such events.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | East Meets West: An Earthquake in India Helps Hazard Assessment in the Central United States |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 007-02 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs00702 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 4 p. |
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