The New Madrid Earthquake: A Scientific Factual Field Account

The New Madrid Earthquake: A Scientific Factual Field Account

The New Madrid Earthquake: A Scientific Factual Field Account by Myron L. Fuller is an unabridged copy of the first scientific study of the earthquakes of 1811-12.
Written by a geologist and originally published in 1912 by the U.S. Geological Survey, this is the starting point for all serious research on the New Madrid Fault.

This is an unabridged reprint of the first book and first thorough scientific work ever published on the great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12. The winter of 1811-12 experienced the greatest burst of seismic energy in the history of the original 48 states. Geologist, Myron Fuller, spent several years in the field between 1900-1905 scouting the New Madrid fault zone on foot and on horseback, mapping the consequences of these giant cataclysms that had so permanently and so profoundly changed the landscape of this region 90 years before. Originally published by the U.S. Geological Survey, this book is the starting point for all serious researchers on these world-class temblors. Foreword to this 1995 printing is by seismologist, David Stewart, Ph.D.