Three large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone shook a huge area from the mid-west to the east coast between December 1811 and February of 1812. Reelfoot lake was formed as a result of these events! | Reelfoot Lake State Park

The ground shook so hard in 1811 that church bells rang in Boston. And it didn’t even happen near the coast. This is the New Madrid Earthquake — and the fault is still alive. #NewMadridEarthquake #EarthquakeHistory #HiddenHistory #geology #ScienceExplained | The Lost Atlas

🌎 Did you know this Missouri history? Several of the largest earthquakes in history once happened near the small town of New Madrid, Missouri. 🌎From 1811-1812, a series of thousands of earthquakes and aftershocks occurred at the New Madrid fault line. Four of the largest of these quakes measured from 7 to 8 on the Richter scale. 😮 The area was sparsely populated at the time but the shaking and damages spread as far as the east coast. The earth’s geology was forever changed. Today the small to