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Old 04-18-2008, 01:59 PM   #1
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We should only know Debbie...


Glad everyone is alright...
We might not want too!!!! Might be too much information......
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Old 04-18-2008, 05:47 PM   #2
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This is interesting, though. Did anyone here feel it?? We were on Maui once when there was an earthquake. Hubby was in the bathroom and I was still in bed when it happened. He felt it shake and saw the shower curtain move. I saw the curtains at the window sway when he yelled out, but I thought it was just from the fan. He turned on the TV and sure enough, we'd been through a quake. We were flying to the Big Island of Hawaii that morning which was the epicenter of the quake. Roads were damaged, the hospital was a mess. We didn't get to see the volcanos because the roads to get there were closed.

Hope everyone and their things are okay!!
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Old 04-19-2008, 01:05 PM   #3
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Are you guys finished earthquaking there? No more aftershocks, I hope.

We had an earthquake once here. I slept right through it. NY is also on a fault.
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Old 04-19-2008, 01:31 PM   #4
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THE HIGHEST EARTHQUAKE RISK in the UNITED STATES outside the West Coast is along the New Madrid Fault. Damaging tremors are not as frequent as in California, but when they occur, the destruction covers over more than 20 times the area because of underlying geology.

A DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE in this AREA, 6.0 or greater, occur about every 80 years (the last one in 1895). The results would cause serious damage to schools and masonry buildings from Memphis to St Louis.

A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE in this AREA, 7.5 or greater, happens every 200- 300 years (the last one in 1812). There is a 25% chance by 2040. A New Madrid Fault rupture this size would be felt throughout half the United States and damage 20 states or more. Missouri alone could anticipate losses of at least $6 billion from such an event.

THE GREAT NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKE OF 1811-1812 was actually a series of over 2000 shocks in five months, five of which were 8.0 or more in magnitude. Eighteen of these rang church bells on the Eastern seaboard. The very land itself was destroyed in the Missouri Bootheel, making it unfit even for farmers for many years. It was the largest burst of seismic energy east of the Rocky Mountains in the history of the United States and was several times larger than the San Francisco quake of 1906.
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Old 04-19-2008, 04:43 PM   #5
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I haven't felt any more aftershocks, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. They really are kind of scary, no warning. I really don't want to have another, it sure was a helpless feeling.
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