This is a list of earthquakes originating, or with epicenters, within the State of Mississippi. Given are the date, location, whether or not it was felt, maximum intensity (in the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale of I-XII), and magnitude (a relative measure of the energy released). Earthquake epicenters locations mapped on one side of the fact sheet and listed by year on the flip-side beginning with the year 1853. Revised January 2021.
Author(s): Michael B. E. Bograd and Barbara Yassin
Publication Type: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology
Year: 2014
Date: Revised January 2021
Language: English
Series: Fact Sheet
Series Number: 1
Publisher: Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology
Publisher Location: Jackson, MS
Pages: 2
Physical Copy:
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Additional Costs: Single copies free; $.50 by mail.
