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Not hyperbole, historical fact. It was powerful enough to make the Mississippi river run backwards. Do your research before making hyperbole statements.
I have experienced more quakes than you ever will in your lifetime, and you are completely full of Pelosi. ROFL!
It is the 200th anniversary of the Great New Madrid Earthquake in SE Missouri.
Why no fearmongering, or even knowledge of the New Madrid fault?
New Madrid quake disaster was exactly 200 years ago - KansasCity.com (http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3414091/new-madrid-quake-disaster-was.html - broken link)
Fortunately, great (8.0 and higher) earthquakes occur in that area only about every 500-1,000 years.
The three main quakes of 1811-1812 were estimated at 8.1, 7.8 and 8.0.
Interesting...we had a 4 level on the Richter Scale about 4 this morning. The New Madrid Fault is well-known here, and yep, we live with the possibility of another "Big One," although there isn't much that one can do beyond be prepared. This little town would probably disappear, as it's undermined for miles in every direction. The 1811 quake is often discussed on t.v. and in the newspapers, and there have been programs on Discovery and the History Channel. Fear-mongering serves no purpose, as there are simply too many people along the fault line to move elsewhere.
They stopped using the Richter Scale back in the 1980s, and what you call the "Big One" was not really that big. There have been bigger quakes in Alaska, Chile, and Japan within the last decade.
Not hyperbole, historical fact. It was powerful enough to make the Mississippi river run backwards. Do your research before making hyperbole statements.
Yes, from what I've read about earthquakes (and I've read a lot over the last 30 years), the Mississippi river ran backwards for a while and the quake also created or reformed a lake (Reelfoot Lake).
I still worry a bit about my ex-wife and daughter. They live about 70 miles northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas in an old brick home.
A quake of that magnitude would give you cause for concern; I'd hope that they would survive, sailordave. We only knew about the one this morning because the dogs woke us up before it happened; interesting that animals sense the shift. I hope that your loved ones are always safe.
It is the 200th anniversary of the Great New Madrid Earthquake in SE Missouri.
Why no fearmongering, or even knowledge of the New Madrid fault?
New Madrid quake disaster was exactly 200 years ago - KansasCity.com (http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3414091/new-madrid-quake-disaster-was.html - broken link)
There have been quite a few articles in the papers in SE MO.
Interesting...we had a 4 level on the Richter Scale about 4 this morning. The New Madrid Fault is well-known here, and yep, we live with the possibility of another "Big One," although there isn't much that one can do beyond be prepared. This little town would probably disappear, as it's undermined for miles in every direction. The 1811 quake is often discussed on t.v. and in the newspapers, and there have been programs on Discovery and the History Channel. Fear-mongering serves no purpose, as there are simply too many people along the fault line to move elsewhere.
I'm literally sitting on top of the San Andreas Fault as I type this, and grew up between this fault & the Hayward one... and you're 100% correct, living in fear does absolutely no good! We in the Bay Area are always prepared for a big one, but that is the best and most we can really do.
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