Modified Mercalli Intensity Assignments for the May 16, 1909, Northern Plains Earthquake
Open-File Report
2009-1184
By: William H. Bakun, M. C. Stickney, and G. Sherburne Rogers
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Abstract
We combine newspaper accounts and Nuttli's (1976) isoseismal map to assign modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) at 76 towns for the May 16, 1909 Northern Plains earthquake. The earthquake was felt across more than 1,500,000 km2 in the States of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming and the Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Modified Mercalli Intensity Assignments for the May 16, 1909, Northern Plains Earthquake |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2009-1184 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20091184 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center |
| Time Range Start | 1909-05-16 |
| Time Range End | 1909-05-16 |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |