Arkansas Center for Earthquake Education and Technology Transfer

Arkansas Earthquake Hazard Zones
for an 8.6 Earthquake on the New Madrid Fault System

Map of Earthquake Hazard Zones for an 8.6 Earthquake on the New Madrid Fault System by Modified Mercalli (MM) Intensity

Source: Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Roman numerals inside each band are predicted levels of damage described using the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale.

For predictions of damage by county or major city, see Estimates of Damage from an Earthquake on the Southern Portion of the New Madrid Fault Zone (NMFZ).

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