1909 Wabash River Earthquake

The 1909 Wabash River earthquake occurred on September 27, 1909, in the Wabash River Valley. Measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, it is currently the strongest earthquake recorded in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Read more about 1909 Wabash River Earthquake:  Geography, Damage, See Also

Famous quotes containing the words wabash, river and/or earthquake:

    Well, Mary, only six more days to go and your old Nathan will be out of the army. Haven’t decided what I’ll do yet. Somehow I just can’t picture myself back there on the banks of the Wabash rocking on a front porch. No, I’ve been thinkin I, maybe I’ll push on west, new settlements, California.
    Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)

    In order to get to East Russet you take the Vermont Central as far as Twitchell’s Falls and change there for Torpid River Junction, where a spur line takes you right into Gormley. At Gormley you are met by a buckboard which takes you back to Torpid River Junction again.
    Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

    It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.
    Amos Oz (b. 1939)