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Modified Mercalli Intensity Assignments for the May 16, 1909, Northern Plains Earthquake

September 29, 2009

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.

Publication Year 2009
Title Modified Mercalli Intensity Assignments for the May 16, 1909, Northern Plains Earthquake
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091184
Authors W. H. Bakun, M. C. Stickney, G. Rogers
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2009-1184
Index ID ofr20091184
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earthquake Hazards Program; Geologic Hazards Science Center