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2007-04-02 13:35:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I need the website you got the information from
2007-04-02 13:41:09 · update #1
I don't know, but your the first one that I heard it from.
2007-04-02 13:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by misty blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A significant earthquake not so much. The nearest major fault, New Madrid, line goes through Missouri and Tennessee. Cities like St. Louis and Memphis are at a great risk for a potential earthquake. The last major earthquake on the New Madrid was about 1811-1812. It caused the Mississippi River to go backwards. Lakes were created in Arkansas. It was felt in what is today Chicago.
http://quake.ualr.edu/public/nmfz.htm
http://www.hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_fault
2007-04-05 12:08:02 · answer #2 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EVERYPLACE in the world is at risk for an earthquake. Chicago is in the world. Therefore, Chicago is at risk for an earthquake.
Earthquake come in all sizes. The smallest ones are when one pebble falls off another pebble. In 1804, there was a magnitude 4.4 in the Chicago area. And in 1968, there was a magnitude 5.3 in southern Illinois.
Perhaps you meant to say, a _significant_ risk (like more than 1% per decade) of a major earthquake (more than magnitude 5)?
2007-04-02 14:45:16 · answer #3 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a pretty big fault line here in the midwest. It has been quiet for a loooong time.
2007-04-02 13:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by sisterchristian5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt chicago is at risk... although there is a major fault line in the sothern part of illinois
2007-04-02 13:38:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are!? are you kidding??? guess i better check for that...
2007-04-02 13:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋