Modified Mercalli intensity assignments for the May 16, 1909, Northern Plains earthquake
Open-File Report
2010-1185
This report supersedes USGS Open-File Report 2009-1184
By: W. H. Bakun, M. C. Stickney, G. Rogers, and J. Ristau
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Abstract
We use newspaper accounts from the United States and Canada to assign modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) at 90 towns for the May 16, 1909 Northern Plains earthquake. Our MMI assignments generally are consistent with those plotted on Nuttli's (1976) isoseiemal map. The earthquake was felt over 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.
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| 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 | 2010-1185 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20101185 |
| Edition | Version 1.1; Revised 2011 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Hazards Program - Northern California, Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | iii, 96 p.; Tables Folder |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |