Which seismic zone triggered the 2010 Indiana earthquake?
New Madrid Seismic Zone The New Madrid Seismic Zone (pronounced ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the southern and midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
1707 Hōei earthquake The 1707 Hōei earthquake ("Hōei jishin" 宝永地震 ) struck south-central Japan at 14:00 local time on October 28, 1707. It was the largest earthquake in Japanese history until the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake surpassed it. It caused moderate to severe damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern Kyūshū. The earthquake, and the resulting destructive tsunami, caused more than 5,000 casualties. This event ruptured all of the segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously, the only earthquake known to have done this, with an estimated magnitude of 8.6 M. It might also have triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji 49 days later.