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search again Monday, December 05, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenneth De Nault, associate professor of geology, UNI Department of Earth Science, (319) 273-2033 Rebecca Schultze, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-6728 Note to editors/news directors: A service of the University of Northern Iowa Office of University Marketing & Public Relations. Following is a story lead and the University of Northern Iowa sources who can best address it. Feel free to contact sources directly. UNI professor has slides of historic earthquake effects Early in the morning on Dec. 16, 1811, the first of many quakes shook the Mississippi River valley, starting a string of quakes that lasted until February 1812. University of Northern Iowa associate professor of geology Kenneth De Nault, who teaches a course called "Earthquakes and Tsunamis," has slides of some of the effects along the Mississippi River that are still visible. "All reports of the magnitude of this earthquake are conjectural because there were no recording stations in existence at that time, and the area was sparsely populated," De Nault said. "But church bells reportedly rung as far away as New England due to these earthquakes." ### ### Search Again Latest News Releases / News Briefs Search News by Dates: January February March April May June July August September October November December 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 -- November January February March April May June July August September October November December 2009 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Search News by Keywords: Maintained by The Office of Marketing and Public Relations