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Summary
Description Reelfoot Rift diagram from USGS en.svg |
English:
Geology of the Reelfoot Rift. From the source: "Geologic structures related to earthquakes in the central Mississippi Valley region have been deeply buried over hundreds of millions of years by thick layers of sediment. Geophysical studies have revealed a major buried northeast-trending feature known as the Reelfoot Rift (here shown in cross section), which formed more than 500 million years ago when powerful geologic forces began to pull the Earth's crust apart. Most quakes in the central Mississippi Valley appear to be related to the major faults and large bodies of igneous rock within the rift."
Thomas G. Hildenbrand,Victoria E. Langenheim, Eugene Schweig, Peter H. Stauffer, and James W. Hendley II (USGS)
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Date | Published in 1996 |
Source | "Uncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley" - USGS Fact Sheet, 1996, webpage archived from the original (dead link). Source is now live at this link as of 2021. |
Author | USGS |
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