Central US earthquake.

[Firestarter]

Here is a great site for those of us that live close enough for this to be a major concern.

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/

As a sidenote. The New Madrid quakes of 1811 - 1812 were nothing to sneeze at. There was damage reported as far away as the Carolinas.

Where Memphis is today there was only a fort at that time. The land was actually owned by the Chickasaw at the time of the quakes.

Alot of levees and drainage canals have been created since that time. A large quake could cause massive flooding in the Delta region. Memphis would be mostly destroyed. Estimates put 60 % of buildings there destroyed from an initial major quake.

It has been said by scientists that a major quake here actually will shake the entire North American Continent and would be the worst natural disastor to ever affect our country when it occurs.

[Plain George]

If a major quake occured, it would make New Orleans look like a day in the park.

[gordo63]

No kidding. Memphis, St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, etc. would all look like New Orleans.

[Firestarter]

Some eyewitness accounts. Very sobering to think of what will happen oneday.

http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/compendium/eyewitness/

[Gremper]

Even worse would be if the Yellowstone National Park Volcano ever wakes up!

[Powderfinger]

Originally posted by Gremper
Even worse would be if the Yellowstone National Park Volcano ever wakes up!

Really would be TEOTWAWKI

[Plain George]

Originally posted by Gremper
Even worse would be if the Yellowstone National Park Volcano ever wakes up!
Yeah but think of all that good buffalo jerky that would be flying thru the air.

[ftierson]

Originally posted by Plain George

Yeah but think of all that good buffalo jerky that would be flying thru the air.

But, unfortunately, the rest of the bison would still be attached to it when it landed on you...

Bummer...

Forrest

[JoeLad]

Originally posted by Gremper
Even worse would be if the Yellowstone National Park Volcano ever wakes up!

Oh man, I saw a show on the Science channel a few months back about this very thing. It was along the lines of killing all life on earth. Geologists figure Old Faithful is tapped directly into liquid hot magma near the earth's core. Very bad juju.

JoeLad:D

[danimal]

I saw that... its very different from a "normal" volcano.
no mountain, no "chimney", just a slight rise in ground level then a few hundred square miles of earth go airborne. ash would cover about half the continent followed by a natural version of a nuclear winter.

[Eclipse]

Back in school, our Earth Science teacher mentioned a mid-US earthquake. Made particular note of the series of DAMS constructed along the upper Missouri river. Lot of concerns about downstream flooding if one of them were damaged.

http://nd.water.usgs.gov/lewisandclark/images/Dams_NDandSD2.gif

[fastfreddy]

How about that huge unexplained "bulge" occurring at the "three sisters" area or Oregon?

[worldskipper]

I work with a Old fellow who was a young engineer back in the 50's studying the effects of a the New Madrid Quake in modern times for Congress. They ran models (flooding building damage etc) and then did casualities counts. He said that after Congress saw the results (10+ million dead, 1950s time, probably more now), they shreded all the work. :eek: Obviously no Freedom of information back then, it was hushed up big time.

What he did say was that It would kill people from NO all the way to Chicago. The mighty mississippi would jump the banks at least a couple of miles on both sides. Lots of structures on soft clay would sink/collapse (soil liquifies in quakes)

All around Bad Ju-ju.

Worldskipper

[jamesq]

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!! no really, we are.

[SADDLER]

I read about the 'Sisters' deal ,thats about 3 1/2 hrs from me.They say the elevation is raising there about 1-1/2" per year affecting a 100 sq. mi. area 25 mi. nw of Bend Ore. Might be in for a new mountain or even range?

[Falfegnügen]

Originally posted by ftierson


But, unfortunately, the rest of the bison would still be attached to it when it landed on you...

Bummer...

Forrest


Yes, but it would be "grilled in flight", ready to eat upon landing.
MMmmmmm tasty:D :beer:

[ftierson]

We'll all probably end up in meat pies anyway...

Damn, I miss Rocky TFC...

:)

[BroncoMafia]

Originally posted by ftierson
We'll all probably end up in meat pies anyway...

Damn, I miss Rocky TFC...

:)

LOL :tongue: