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Searcy
County, Arkansas
Population: 7,841
Buildings: 3,136
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Richter
Magnitude |
| 7.0 - 7.9 |
8.0 - 8.9 |
| Effects on
People |
|
| Percentage Feeling Quake |
100% |
100% |
| Serious Injury
(night/day) |
0 / 2 |
0 / 8 |
| Fatalities
(night/day) |
0 / 0 |
0 / 2 |
| Displaced |
78 |
784 |
| Effects on Buildings |
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| Damage to
Contents |
50% |
80% |
| Architectural
Damage |
25% |
70% |
| Slight Structural Damage |
5% |
45% |
| Moderate Structural Damage |
0.1% |
5% |
| Severe Structural Damage |
0% |
0.1% |
| Collapsed Buildings |
0% |
0% |
| Effects on
Lifelines |
|
| Electric
Outage |
Possible |
Probable |
| Telephone
Outage |
Possible |
Probable |
Source: "Damage Estimates From
An Earthquake in the New Madrid Fault Zone" , Arkansas
Office of Emergency Services,
1992
For more information on Searcy
County, Arkansas:
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Engineering Technology
2801 South University
Little Rock AR 72204
(501) 569-8223
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Updated: September 25, 1998 earthquake@asbdc.ualr.edu
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