Evidence for episodic sand-blow activity during the 1811-1812 New Madrid (Missouri) earthquake series

Research Article| February 01, 1989 Evidence for episodic sand-blow activity during the 1811-1812 New Madrid (Missouri) earthquake series Roger T. Saucier Roger T. Saucier 1U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P.O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-0631 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Roger T. Saucier 1U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P.O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-0631 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (2): 103–106. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0103:EFESBA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Roger T. Saucier; Evidence for episodic sand-blow activity during the 1811-1812 New Madrid (Missouri) earthquake series. Geology 1989;; 17 (2): 103–106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0103:EFESBA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Four major earthquakes of the 1811-1812 New Madrid series caused widespread ground disturbance, mostly in the form of sand blows, in the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River. Although a recurrence interval of 600-700 yr has been estimated for major shocks, recent excavations at an archeological site in northeastern Arkansas revealed no evidence of ground disturbance for at least 1.3 ka prior to 1811. Sand blows attributed to the New Madrid series show that such features can have multiple episodes of sand extrusion through a single dike and vent. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.