Just felt an earthquake in nyc. Crazy times. (I'm in Pelham NY)
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Random bit of trivia: the Mississippi sits over a massive (and mostly dormant) fault line.
https://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/earthquake_information/about_the_new_madrid_zone.php
A damaging earthquake in the NMSZEarthquake Map of magnitude 6.0 or greater occurs about once every 80 years. The last of that magnitude was a 6.6 event in 1895 near Charleston, Missouri. The USGS reports there is a 25 percent to 40 percent chance of a similar size earthquake occurring within 50 years. Un-reinforced masonry buildings and other structures from Memphis to St. Louis could experience serious damage. The USGS reports that catastrophic upheavals like those in 1811-12 could visit the New Madrid region every 500-600 years. However, even though the chance is remote, experts suggest there is a 7 percent to 10 percent chance for a large earthquake similar to the 1811-12 New Madrid events in the next 50 years.
-bold is for keks.
I can't remember, was it the 1811 quake that caused the Mississip to shift her track and flood a small town?
Found this:
Between December 16, 1811, and late April 1812, a catastrophic series of earthquakes shook the Mississippi Valley. Towns were destroyed, an 18-mile-long lake was created and even the Mississippi River temporarily ran backwards. In his book, journalist Jay Feldman examines the quakes' remarkable physical power and the resulting social, political and military upheavals.