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Calhoun
County, Arkansas
Population: 5,826
Buildings: 2,330
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Richter
Magnitude |
| 8.0 - 8.9 |
| Effects on
People |
|
| Percentage Feeling Quake |
100% |
| Serious Injury
(night/day) |
0 / 1 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
0 / 0 |
| Displaced |
59 |
| Effects on Buildings |
|
| Damage to
Contents |
50% |
| Architectural
Damage |
25% |
| Slight Structural Damage |
5% |
| Moderate Structural Damage |
0.1% |
| Severe Structural Damage |
0% |
| Collapsed Buildings |
0% |
| Effects on
Lifelines |
|
| Electric
Outage |
Possible |
| Telephone
Outage |
Possible |
Source: "Damage Estimates From
An Earthquake in the New Madrid Fault Zone" ,
Arkansas Office of Emergency Services, 1992
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For more information on Calhoun
County, Arkansas:
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Public
| Schools
| Engineering
| Research
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 Arkansas Center for Earthquake Education
and Technology Transfer (ACEETT)
College of Science and
Engineering Technology
2801 South University
Little Rock AR 72204
(501) 569-8223
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Last
Updated: August 13, 1998 earthquake@asbdc.ualr.edu
Copyright 1998, UALR.
All rights reserved.
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