Lake Sarez created by a strong earthquake


	Lake Sarez created by a strong earthquake

amgumen

5-7-2009 3:47 PM

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5-7-2009 8:08 PM

willhelm

Look into Reelfoot Lake on the Tennessee-Missouri border. It was also created by an earthquake. It is a very beautiful lake where bald eagles winter. I believe it is suggested that it was the strongest earthquake to hit North America in the past several hundred years. It caused the Mississippi River to run backward.

5-7-2009 8:48 PM

amgumen

It was probably strongest (M approx. 8) in North America if not to consider The Great Alaskan Quake (M9.2) which was the third largest recorded in the world.

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