Historedia
Person

Eliza Bryan

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1811–1813

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Eliza Bryan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. New Madrid earthquake begins the 1811-12 sequence

    1811

    Role: Eyewitness

    1. 16 December 1811 · New Madrid, MissouriInitial Earthquake and Aftershock

      A major earthquake struck on December 16, 1811, followed by a strong aftershock the same day, causing widespread alarm.

    2. 16 December 1811 · Mississippi River, as reported from New MadridRiver Phenomena

      Contemporary reports describe the Mississippi River's current as temporarily retrograde during the earthquake.

  2. Last and largest New Madrid earthquake

    1812–1813

    Role: Eyewitness in New Madrid, Missouri Territory; wrote an account in March 1812

    1. 7 February 1812 · Epicenter near New Madrid, Missouri TerritoryFinal and largest New Madrid shock

      A major earthquake struck near New Madrid, Missouri, at 3:45 am local time on 7 February 1812, with contested magnitude estimates.

    2. 1813 · New Madrid and surrounding fissuresDepopulation and fissures at New Madrid

      By 1813, fissures scarred both sides of the river near New Madrid, and the town's population had fallen from about 1,000 to roughly 300.

Sources

  1. 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30