I'm trying to find out about the 1811 earthquake in the midwest?

Question

In 1811 there was an earthquake in the midwest along The New madrid fault. I'm trying to find out more about it.

Answer 1

Google it.

Answer 2

If you go to, http://www.hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/ you will find links to all of the websites below...lots of eyewitness reports, etc.

Eyewitness Accounts of the 1811 and 1812 Earthquakes

Eliza Bryan, New Madrid, Territory of Missouri, March 22, 1816

John Bradbury, a Scottish naturalist, December 15, 1811

George Heinrich Crist, a Kentucky resident, December 16, 1811

A Detailed Narrative of the Earthquakes which occurred on the 16th day of December, 1811

Panther-across-the-sky: Tecumseh & the New Madrid Earthquake, 1811/12

The Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On''

On Shaky Ground: The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811- 1812

Introduction to the New Madrid seismic zone

Uncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley

Detailed account of the 1811-1812 quakes

Detailed account #2 of the 1811-1812 quakes

The Enigma of the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 (pdf document)

New Madrid seismic zone: Evaluating the hazard In mid America

Earthquakes in Indiana - description of the 1811 quake and general descriptions of earthquakes

Answer 3

I learned about it in school but don't remember much. Here's a link to the Arkansas Center for Earthquake Education page on the 1811 'quake:

http://quake.ualr.edu/public/nmfz.htm

Answer 4

Thank you for letting us know about what your activity. I wish you good luck.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_earthquake Go there it should help you out .