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We're due for a huge earthquake in the NE?
A friend sent this to me today:
[first few paragraphs] "A colossal earthquake that caused damage from South Carolina to Washington D.C. and temporarily reversed the course of the Mississippi River nearly two centuries ago could be repeated within the next 50 years, scientists said today. The odds of another 8.0 event within 50 years are between 7 and 10 percent, geologists said today. The assessment, based on new data from a recently installed array of sensors, puts to rest a 1990s claim that strain was not increasing. Such a strong earthquake would rock the entire eastern half of the country and prove devastating to the local region. A lesser but still damaging quake of magnitude 6 or greater has a 90 percent chance of striking in the next five decades." Full article here
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Interesting!
Don't forget when using the Richter scale to rate quakes that is is a logrithmic scale. A rating of 8 means 100 times more energy than in a 6. Last edited by MS Fowler; 06-25-2005 at 06:54 AM. Reason: grammar |
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California is going to get the big one and moce the beaches up to the nevada state line before we have the big one.
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I got this from a link at the website Stefano provided. Provides interesting perspective.
Bot The more specific figures are based on 2001, the most recent year for which complete data are available. Other odds, indicated with an asterisk (*) are based on long-term data. All figures below are for U.S. residents. Cause of Death Lifetime Odds Heart Disease 1-in-5 Cancer 1-in-7 Stroke 1-in-23 Accidental Injury 1-in-36 Motor Vehicle Accident* 1-in-100 Intentional Self-harm (suicide) 1-in-121 Falling Down 1-in-246 Assault by Firearm 1-in-325 Fire or Smoke 1-in-1,116 Natural Forces (heat, cold, storms, quakes, etc.) 1-in-3,357 Electrocution* 1-in-5,000 Drowning 1-in-8,942 Air Travel Accident* 1-in-20,000 Flood* (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-30,000 Legal Execution 1-in-58,618 Tornado* (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-60,000 Lightning Strike (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-83,930 Snake, Bee or other Venomous Bite or Sting* 1-in-100,000 Earthquake (included also in Natural Forces above) 1-in-131,890 Dog Attack 1-in-147,717 Asteroid Impact* 1-in-200,000** Tsunami* 1-in-500,000 Fireworks Discharge 1-in-615,488 ** Perhaps 1-in-500,000 SOURCES: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; American Cancer Society; National Safety Council; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; World Health Organization; USGS; Clark Chapman, SwRI; David Morrison, NASA; Michael Paine, Planetary Society Australian Volunteers |
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