Earthquake Magnitudes - Arkansas Geological Survey...earthquake database used to make this map and...
Transcript of Earthquake Magnitudes - Arkansas Geological Survey...earthquake database used to make this map and...
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1972 (M4.2)
1918 (M4.4)
1937 (M4.4)1970 (M4.4)
1966 (M4.3)
2005 (M4.1)
2003 (M4.0)
1996 (M4.3)1971 (M4.1)
2005 (M4.1)
1955 (M4.0)
1923 (M4.0)1843 (M6.2)
1976 (M5.0)
1976 (M4.5)
1811 (M7.7)
1923 (M4.0)1924 (M4.6)
1880 (M4.0)2001 (M4.3)
1982 (M4.5)1982 (M4.1)
1969 (M4.5)
1974 (M4.0)
1911 (M4.7)
1939 (M4.3)
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1982 (M4.0)
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1918 (M4.2)1918 (M4.5)
2010 (M4.0)
2011 (M4.7)
2011 (M4.0)
2011 (M4.3)
1933 (M4.2)
1898 (M4.5)1952 (M4.1)
1947 (M4.2)
1878 (M5.0)
1938 (M4.8)1923 (M5.8)
1865 (M4.7)
1811 (M6.8)
1919 (M4.0)
1883 (M4.2)
1974 (M4.2)
1930 (M4.2)
1977 (M4.0)
1811 (M7.0)
1843 (M4.2)
1811 (M5.8)1811 (M4.7)
1927 (M4.8)
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(Note: 102 Eventsfrom 1.6 to 2.5 Magat this location )
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Chicot Coun ty
Poin sett Coun ty
Phillips Coun ty
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Pra irie Coun ty
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Cross Coun ty
Ga rla n d Coun ty
Iza rd Coun ty
Ston e Coun ty
Colum bia Coun ty
Sha rp Coun ty
O ua chita Coun ty
Ca rroll Coun ty Fulton Coun ty
Ma rion Coun ty
Perry Coun ty
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Mon roeCoun ty
Ja ckson Coun ty
Cra ighea dCoun ty
Mon tgom ery Coun ty
Fa ulkn er Coun ty
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Hem pstea dCoun ty
Va n Buren Coun ty
Ca lhoun Coun ty
L in colnCoun ty
Ra n dolph Coun ty
Con wa y Coun ty
In depen den ce Coun ty
Cra wford Coun ty Cleburn e Coun ty
St. Fra n cis Coun ty
L a wren ce Coun ty
Clevela n dCoun ty
Hot Sprin g Coun ty
L ittle RiverCoun ty
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Critten denCoun ty
L a fa yetteCoun ty
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T h ree Ce n tu ries of Ea rth qu a k es In Ark a n sa sFrom 1699 th rou gh 2017
GH-EQ-ARK-001Arka n sa s Geologica l SurveyBekki White, Director a n d Sta te Geologist
Scott M. AusbrooksDa vid H. Joh n ston
2011Revised Da te: Sca le: Digita l com pila tion :
1 : 500,000 Jerry W. Cla rk24 Ja n ua ry 2018(N
Ackn owledgm en tsWe exten d our a pprecia tion to John Da vid McFa rla n d III for com pilin g the origin a l ea rthqua ke da ta ba se used to m a ke this m a p a n d for sha rin g his kn owledge of Arka n sa s Seism icity. We a lso tha n k Buddy Schweig, U SGS a n d Cen ter for Ea rthqua ke Resea rch a n d In form a tion (CERI) a t the U n iversity of Mem phis a n d Russell Wheeler for their a dvice rega rdin g the ea rthqua ke da ta ba se.
Although this m a p wa s com piled from digita l da ta tha t wa s successfully processed on a com puter system usin g ESRI ArcGIS 10.x softwa re a t the Arka n sa s Geologica l Survey (AGS), n o wa rra n ty, expressed or im plied, is m a de by the AGS rega rdin g the un ity of the da ta on a n y other system , n or sha ll the a ct of distribution con stitute a n y such wa rra n ty. T he AGS does n ot gua ra n tee this m a p or digita l da ta to be free of errors or a ssum e lia bility for in terpreta tion s from this m a p or digita l da ta , or decision s ba sed thereon . T he views a n d con clusion s con ta in ed in this docum en t a re those of the a uthors a n d should n ot be in terpreted a s n ecessa rily represen tin g the officia l policies, either expressed or im plied, of the Arka n sa s Geologica l Survey.
Discla im er
Referen cesAdva n ced Na tion a l Seism ic System (ANSS) ea rthqua ke da ta ba se web pa ge: U RL : http://ea rthqua ke.usgs.gov/m on itorin g/a n ss/ Arka n sa s Ga zette n ewspa per (Cea sed publica tion in 1991). Ba kun , W.H. a n d R.C. Hopper, 2004, Ca ta log of sign ifica n t historica l ea rthqua kes in the Cen tra l U n ited Sta tes: U .S. Geologica l Survey Open -File Report 2004-1086, 142 p. Bra n n er, G.C., a n d J.M. Ha n sell, 1937, Ea rthqua ke risks in Arka n sa s: Arka n sa s Geologica l Survey (AGS) In form a tion Circula r 4, 16 p, 1 pla te. Cen ter for Ea rthqua ke Resea rch a n d In form a tion (CERI) - New Ma drid Ea rthqua ke Ca ta log: U RL : http://folk worm .ceri.m em phis.edu/ca ta logs/htm l/ca t_n m .htm l Cox, R. T ., 1991, Possible triggerin g of ea rthqua kes by un dergroun d wa ste disposa l in the El Dora do, Arka n sa s a rea : Seism ologica l Resea rch L etters, V. 62, N. 2, p.113-122. Ha a r, L . C., J.B. Fletcher, a n d C.S. Mueller, 1984, T he 1982 En ola , Arka n sa s swa rm a n d sca lin g of groun d m otion in the ea stern U n ited Sta tes: Bulletin of the Seism ologica l Society of Am erica V. 74, N. 6, p. 2463-2482.
Ja ckson , K.C., 1979, Ea rthqua kes a n d ea rthqua ke history of Arka n sa s, Arka n sa s Geologica l Com m ission (AGC) In form a tion Circula r 26, 70 p. John ston 1, A.C. a n d E.S. Schweig, 1996, T he en igm a of the New Ma drid ea rthqua kes of 1811-1812, An n ua l Review of Ea rth a n d Pla n eta ry Scien ces, p. 339-394. John ston 2, A.C. a n d A. Metzger, 1982, T EIC Specia l Report # 8: T he cen tra l Arka n sa s ea rthqua ke swa rm pa rts 1 & 2, T en n essee Ea rthqua ke In form a tion Cen ter. Metzger, A., ora l com m un ica tion s with John Da vid McFa rla n d, 1989, Cen ter for Ea rthqua ke Resea rch a n d In form a tion (CERI), U n iversity of Mem phis. Na tion a l Cen ter for Ea rthqua ke En gin eerin g Resea rch (NCEER) – ea rthqua ke ca ta log for the cen tra l a n d ea stern U n ited Sta tes, 1627-1985. U RL : http://folkworm .ceri.m em phis.edu/ca ta logs/htm l/ca t_n ceer.htm l Na tion a l Ea rthqua ke In form a tion Cen ter (NEIC) – Prelim in a ry Determ in a tion of Epicen ters (PDE) ea rthqua ke ca ta log for M2.5 a n d grea ter U .S. ea rthqua kes a n d M4.5 a n d grea ter Worldwide ea rthqua kes. U RL : http://ea rthqua ke.usgs.gov/ea rth qua kes/eqa rchives/epic/
Nuttli, O.W., 1979, T he seism icity of the cen tra l U n ited Sta tes, in geology in the sitin g of n uclea r power pla n ts: Geologica l Society of Am erica , Reviews in En gin eerin g Geology, Volum e 4, p. 67-93. Okla hom a Geologica l Survey (OGS) U RL : http://www.ogs.ou.edu/hom epa ge.php St. L ouis U n iversity (SL U ) Ea rthqua ke Cen ter web pa ge: U RL : http://www.ea s. slu.edu/eqc/ Stover, C.W., B.G. Rea gor, a n d S.T . Algerm issen , 1979, Seism icity m a p of the sta te of Arka n sa s: U SGS Ma p MF-1154, 1 m a p. T en n essee Ea rthqua ke In form a tion Cen ter (T EIC) – succeeded by U n iversity of Mem phis Cen ter for Ea rthqua ke Resea rch a n d In form a tion (CERI) – ta ken from CERI New Ma drid Ea rthqua ke Ca ta log. U RL : http://www.ceri.m em phis.edu/seism ic/ca ta logs/ca t_n m .htm l U n ited Sta tes Geologica l Survey U SGS) Ea rthqua ke Notifica tion Service (ENS). T he ba sem a p wa s a cquired a t the Spa tia l An a lysis L a bora tory, U n iversity of Arka n sa s a t Mon ticello. T he fea ture cla ss da ta wa s a cquired a t http://www.geostor. a rka n sa s.gov
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About the Ma pT his m a p illustrates the loca tion a n d m a gn itude of reported ea rthqua kes tha t ha ve occurred in Arka n sa s from 1699 to 2017. T he da ta source for the ea rthqua kes depicted on this m a p wa s derived from the Arka n sa s Geologica l Survey (AGS) ea rthqua ke ca ta log. T his ca ta log ha s been com piled from va rious sources a n d publica tion s a n d in cludes da te, tim e, la titude, lon gitude, m a gn itude or in ten sity a n d depth in form a tion . Som e even t records m a y con ta in in com plete da ta due to their da te a n d/or source. T he AGS ea rthqua ke ca ta log is dyn a m ic a n d con tin ua lly upda ted a s even t para m eters are m odified, n ew even ts are a dded a n d occa sion a lly even ts are deleted.