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Lake Village, Arkansas
Population: 2,791
Buildings: 1,116
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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) |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
3 / 28 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 6 |
| Displaced |
28 |
279 |
921 |
| Effects on
Buildings |
|
| Damage to
Contents |
50% |
80% |
100% |
| Architectural
Damage |
25% |
70% |
95% |
| Slight Structural Damage |
5% |
45% |
90% |
| Moderate Structural Damage |
0.1% |
5% |
30% |
| Severe Structural Damage |
0% |
0.1% |
10% |
| Collapsed Buildings |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| Effects on Bridges |
|
| Slight to Moderate Damage |
2% |
5% |
25% |
| Severe Damage |
0% |
2% |
5% |
| Collapsed |
0% |
0% |
2% |
| Effects
on Lifelines |
|
| Electric
Outage |
Possible |
Probable |
Yes |
| Telephone
Outage |
Possible |
Probable |
Yes |
Source: "Damage Estimates From
An Earthquake in the New Madrid Fault Zone" ,
Arkansas Office of Emergency Services, 1992
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