Post by firecracker on Jun 26, 2013 21:45:07 GMT -5
I know we talk about terror and spying and other more exciting things here. But this fault line has gotten a lot of attention and NLE information in recent years, so I thought I'd post it for consideration.
www.jacksongov.org/content/3310/3334/6992.aspx
In a report filed in November 2008, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.[19]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811–1812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
www.jacksongov.org/content/3310/3334/6992.aspx
In a report filed in November 2008, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.[19]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811–1812_New_Madrid_earthquakes