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Cross
County, Arkansas
Population: 19,225
Buildings: 7,690
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Richter
Magnitude |
| 6.0 - 6.9 |
7.0 - 7.9 |
8.0 - 8.9 |
| Effects on
People |
|
| Percentage Feeling Quake |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Serious Injury
(night/day) |
19 / 192 |
96 / 961 |
192 /
1,923 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
4 / 38 |
19 / 192 |
38 / 385 |
| Displaced |
6,344 |
9,613 |
12,496 |
| Effects on Buildings |
|
| Damage to
Contents |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Architectural
Damage |
95% |
100% |
100% |
| Slight Structural Damage |
90% |
95% |
100% |
| Moderate Structural Damage |
30% |
50% |
70% |
| Severe Structural Damage |
10% |
20% |
30% |
| Collapsed Buildings |
1% |
5% |
10% |
| Effects on
Lifelines |
|
| Electric
Outage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Telephone
Outage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Source: "Damage Estimates From
An Earthquake in the New Madrid Fault Zone" ,
Arkansas Office of Emergency Services, 1992
Pictures of Cross County before the
Earthquake
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Arkansas:
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Engineering Technology
2801 South University
Little Rock AR 72204
(501) 569-8223
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Last
Updated: August 17, 1998 earthquake@asbdc.ualr.edu
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