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Lee
County, Arkansas
Population: 13,053
Buildings: 5,221
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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 / 131 |
65 / 653 |
131 / 1,305 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
3 / 26 |
13 / 131 |
26 / 261 |
| Displaced |
4,307 |
6,527 |
8,484 |
| 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 |
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
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For more information on Lee County,
Arkansas:
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Engineering Technology
2801 South University
Little Rock AR 72204
(501) 569-8223
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Last
Updated: August 19, 1998 earthquake@asbdc.ualr.edu
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