Earthquakes Felt in or Causing Damage to Saint Louis
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Date
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Magnitude
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Distance to St. Louis
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MM Intensity at St. Louis
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Effects at St. Louis
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Dec. 16, 1811
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8.0
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195 miles
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VII
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A few chimneys thrown down and a
few stone houses split in St. Louis.
- Louisiana Gazette (St. Louis)
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Feb. 7, 1812
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8.2
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165 miles
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VII-VIII
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Many houses damaged and several
chimneys thrown down in St. Louis.
In Cahokia, Illinois, a great many
houses badly damaged.
- Louisiana Gazette
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Jun. 9, 1838
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5.7
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60 miles
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VI
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Threw down a number of chimneys in
St. Louis. Damage also reported severe
in St. Charles.*
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Jan. 4, 1843
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6.0
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231 miles
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V-VI
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Parts of chimneys thrown down in
St. Louis.*
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Oct. 8, 1857
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5.3
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51 miles
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VI
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Plaster fell and brick dislocated in
St. Louis.*
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Oct. 31, 1895
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6.2
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135 miles
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VI
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Destruction of a few chimneys and demolition of a few tottering walls.*
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Aug. 21, 1905
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4.8
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138 miles
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IV
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One old roof collapsed in St. Louis.*
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Apr. 9, 1917
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5.0
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51 miles
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V-VI
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Horses thrown to pavement in St. Louis.
Also broken windows, cracked plaster
and bricks out of chimneys. Painter
shaken from ladder in Granite City,
Illinois.*
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Jun. 29, 1947
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4.2
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33 miles
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V
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Some old chimneys toppled in St. Louis.
One wall broken in west St. Louis.*
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Apr. 9, 1955
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4.5
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42 miles
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IV
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Minor damage at Lemay, University City,
and Webster Groves.*
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Nov. 25, 1956
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4.4
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120 miles
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IV-V
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Windows shattered and walls cracked in
St. Louis.*
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Oct. 20, 1965
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4.8
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71 miles
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VI
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Various types of minor damage occurred
at St. Louis.*
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Nov. 9, 1968
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5.5
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100 miles
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V-VII
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In St. Louis several injured by falling
debris. Walks cracked, chimneys fell and
windows broke. Furniture moved. Older
structures had cracked and fallen plaster.*
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Sep. 20, 1978
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3.1
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4.7 miles
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IV
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Felt over most of the St. Louis area and
reportedly as far north as Skokie, Illinois.
No damage reported.**
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Feb. 5, 1994
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4.2
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101 miles
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III
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Felt in parts of southern St. Louis County.
Intensity V in the Cape Girardeau region.
No damage reports at St. Louis.**
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Jan. 15, 1998
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2.4
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13 miles
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III
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Felt in parts of St. Louis and northern
Jefferson Counties. Also felt in south St.
Louis City. No damage reports.**
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