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Forrest City, Arkansas
Population: 13,364
Buildings: 5,365
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Richter
Magnitude |
| 6.0 - 6.9 |
7.0 - 7.9 |
8.0 - 8.9 |
| Effects
on People |
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| Percentage Feeling Quake |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Serious Injury
(night/day) |
13 / 134 |
67 / 668 |
134 / 1,336 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
3 / 27 |
13 / 134 |
27 / 267 |
| Displaced |
4,410 |
6,682 |
8,687 |
| Effects on
Buildings |
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| 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 |
100% |
20% |
30% |
| Collapsed Buildings |
1% |
5% |
10% |
| Effects on Bridges |
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| Slight to Moderate Damage |
25% |
50% |
100% |
| Severe Damage |
5% |
30% |
65% |
| Collapsed |
2% |
10% |
30% |
| Effects
on Lifelines |
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| 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
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For more information on Forrest City,
Arkansas:
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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 18, 1998 earthquake@asbdc.ualr.edu
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