Where in the u.s was the greatest earthquake.
2006-10-06 14:04:13 · 13 answers · asked by prairietrailchic94 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
California?
2006-10-06 14:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jer 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It was not California. It was along the Prince William Sound in
Alalska.
Go to:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/top10.php
It lists all of the major US earthquakes in order of greatest to least.
2006-10-06 14:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by tina m 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Central Mississippi Valley. It changed the course of the Mississippi River and rang bells in Philadelphia.
New Madrid, Missouri 1811- 1812
2006-10-06 14:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Eldude 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It was New Madrid, Missouri. It rang bells in Boston.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake
http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/richards/
Just type New Madrid Earthquake in your seach engine(s). There's PLENTY of info about it out there.
Edit: I see a couple of peeps beat me to the correct answer while I was looking up links to substantiate my information.
BTW: I live in Missouri AND there was just a program on this very subject on cable TV the other night.
2006-10-06 14:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by x_southernbelle 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
9.2 Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 03 28
2006-10-06 14:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am thinking Alaska, I mean California had some really powerful ones but the Alaskan one was 9.2/10, you really cant get much closer than that!
2006-10-06 14:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the 1964 Alaska earthquake, registered 8.5.) Although it hit in a very sparsely ...
2006-10-06 14:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alaska
2006-10-06 14:11:27 · answer #8 · answered by Disney Fan 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
California, San Andrias faul... Even tho there is a history of vulcanic activity from Kentucky south to Alabama there are no records of the actual level of the Quake ativity during that period.
2006-10-06 14:07:15 · answer #9 · answered by handy Andy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Alaska.
2006-10-06 14:05:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋