Here's a fact from a report DD wrote in 1st grade about Missouri: Did you know the strongest earthquake ever felt in the US occurred along the New Madrid fault? It happened in the 1800's (can't remember the exact year) and it was strong enough to make the Missippi River flow backwards.
There were several strong earthquakes in late 1811/early 1812. I think a total of four within two months, all between 7-8.5.
Here's a fact from a report DD wrote in 1st grade about Missouri: Did you know the strongest earthquake ever felt in the US occurred along the New Madrid fault? It happened in the 1800's (can't remember the exact year) and it was strong enough to make the Missippi River flow backwards.
There were several strong earthquakes in late 1811/early 1812. I think a total of four within two months, all between 7-8.5.
Isn't that set of earthquakes the reason part of Kentucky is in Missouri entirely cut off from the rest of the state?
There were several strong earthquakes in late 1811/early 1812. I think a total of four within two months, all between 7-8.5.
Isn't that set of earthquakes the reason part of Kentucky is in Missouri?
Yes. The earthquake(s) slightly altered the path of the Mississippi River, enough so that it dipped below the KY/TN border, so that a very small area of KY was no longer connected to KY by land.
Isn't that set of earthquakes the reason part of Kentucky is in Missouri?
Yes. The earthquake(s) slightly altered the path of the Mississippi River, enough so that it dipped below the KY/TN border, so that a very small area of KY was no longer connected to KY by land.
Interesting. I've got to look this up now.
One of the news reporters posted this video to Twitter last night.
Isn't that set of earthquakes the reason part of Kentucky is in Missouri?
Yes. The earthquake(s) slightly altered the path of the Mississippi River, enough so that it dipped below the KY/TN border, so that a very small area of KY was no longer connected to KY by land.
Someone's been watching How the States got their Shapes!
Yes. The earthquake(s) slightly altered the path of the Mississippi River, enough so that it dipped below the KY/TN border, so that a very small area of KY was no longer connected to KY by land.
Someone's been watching How the States got their Shapes!
LOL. I grew up five minutes from the KY border. Random stuff like that and Daniel Boone running from the Little Miami River to Boonesborough to warn of an impending attack are the sorts of things we covered in middle school social studies.
ETA: Why did autocorrect change the spelling of Boonesborough?
Yes. The earthquake(s) slightly altered the path of the Mississippi River, enough so that it dipped below the KY/TN border, so that a very small area of KY was no longer connected to KY by land.
Someone's been watching How the States got their Shapes!
I have seen that show, but I actually learned this in school. I grew up probably an hour or so from there.
I was in a school with a raised breezeway that had just found a small crack. It was told there was no issue structurally. Well, when that earthquake happened, the facilities guy thought it was going down and had us all run for our lives. I did save my diet dr pepper. After, it did make for a good story.
In Northridge '94, Carl ran past a hallway on his way outside and saw the hunter green carpet rolling like a carnival ride.
My favorite part about earthquakes is the stories. They're like way markers in a Californian life.
My favorites are a tie between the smell of all the booze that fell off the top of my fridge during college and the time I was sitting next to Carl and ran directly away from him and didn't hear him calling me to come with him.
H watched the bridge sway during Loma. He says it was cool. lol
My favorite was when my sisters and I were under a table giggleing while watching my mother's dishes fall on the floor.
We recently had a very very small earthquake about 2 miles away from me. I'm in southeastern PA, far suburbs of Philly. I didn't feel it but my well water was dirty for a few days after. Mine was absolutely caused by fracking. Considering that one of the gas pipelines runs right through my front yard, I don't want earthquakes please and thank you.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
The New Madrid always makes me think of how in the early 90s we had to have earthquake drills because of that guy's prediction we would have one in December (I think).
Yes! December 3, I believe. 1991? I was in the 6th or 7th grade. We had earthquake drills every year anyhow, but that semester, we had them every other week. Sooooo many kids were kept home from school that day. My parents were like, "you are safer in that concrete block than you are at home. Get yourself to school."
I was in a school with a raised breezeway that had just found a small crack. It was told there was no issue structurally. Well, when that earthquake happened, the facilities guy thought it was going down and had us all run for our lives. I did save my diet dr pepper. After, it did make for a good story.
In Northridge '94, Carl ran past a hallway on his way outside and saw the hunter green carpet rolling like a carnival ride.
My favorite part about earthquakes is the stories. They're like way markers in a Californian life.
My favorites are a tie between the smell of all the booze that fell off the top of my fridge during college and the time I was sitting next to Carl and ran directly away from him and didn't hear him calling me to come with him.
A friend was telling me she was a receptionist in a school and about to give a tour. Earthquake started and she left the poor woman at the front desk and just ran out.
I live in the same metro area as you @nitax I need to get earthquake insurance
Yes. I am calling my agent Monday and asking her about it. We were all talking about this at the office today. We have six people in our office, and half of us felt it. One of my colleagues is from Oakland, CA and she was like "Oh, if it's not 5.0, I don't feel it."
I live in the same metro area as you @nitax I need to get earthquake insurance
Yes. I am calling my agent Monday and asking her about it. We were all talking about this at the office today. We have six people in our office, and half of us felt it. One of my colleagues is from Oakland, CA and she was like "Oh, if it's not 5.0, I don't feel it."
We had to get a seperate rider for eq insurance because we have a stone foundation rather than concrete. Most, if not all, insurance companies dropped non contiguous foundations a few years back. We had to go through Lloyds of London. I think it's $100/$100,000 insured for the year.
I live in the same metro area as you @nitax I need to get earthquake insurance
Yes. I am calling my agent Monday and asking her about it. We were all talking about this at the office today. We have six people in our office, and half of us felt it. One of my colleagues is from Oakland, CA and she was like "Oh, if it's not 5.0, I don't feel it."
That sounds right! Hell...I don't even get out of bed for big ones that happen during sleeping hours Just pull my pillow over my head and roll over and go back to sleep!
The last big one I felt I didn't even move to protect myself; I just reached over and popped the office door open so that if the ceiling started falling in I would have a way out that didn't involve climbing through the rafters in a skirt and heels! That one was the 7.2 Easter Sunday quake in 2010.