Earthquake in Northeast

Well there no sense in playing "my disaster is worse than your disaster". Both are potentially devastating and can leave people dead and with no shelter, in the case of earthquakes, the numbers can reach into the millions. Both are random and vary in degrees of danger. If I could I'd choose not to live in the vacinity of either, but you either get one or the other. ;)

*** This post was edited by DWeaver on 4/22/2002. ***

Just a bit of info..in 1985 there was a minor earthquake felt in Michigan, Ontario and Ohio. The epicenter was located in the middle of Lake Erie. There is a major fault line running through the lake. Look out CP and SFWoA!

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

saw the news today...ACTION NEWS! there was an earthquake in ohio that measured a ...drumroll.....75! Seriously thats barely even possible to feel!

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HurricaneGeauga- Just in case

FYI, to those who are still reading: the strongest earthquake felt in the lower 48 states was not in California but in the midwest. It was the 1812 New Madrid Quake, centered near New Madrid, MO. It was over an 8 [I can't remember the exact magnitude] and actually changed the course of the Mississippi river. The fault is still active and a quake of similar magnitude is predicted to happen eventually, putting citites such as St. Louis and Nashville in danger.

The strongest US quake was the 1964 Anchorage Alaska quake, which measured a staggering 9.2!!

And now...back to coasters ;-)

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2002 - the year of IB's LoCoSuMo!!

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at least with an earthquake you still have your clothes, pictures, books etc etc etc.

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That's not exactly true, MF. If the earthquake is bad enough, your clothes, pictures, and books could be buried under mountains of rubble or dropped into a fissure in the Earth. What isn't ripped and torn would be crushed into unrecognizable pulp. So I wouldn't say an earthquake is any less destructive to personal property than a tornado is. It just goes about its destruction in a different way.

*** This post was edited by Lallen on 4/22/2002. ***

Fissure in the earth? Not likely. You're more likely to lose property and possessions by fire after an earthquake then by things dropping into a fissure.

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2002 - the year of IB's LoCoSuMo!!

I have saw the aftermath of tornadoes first hand so I guess I am a bit partial. But looking at which one causes more damage each year Tornadoes are far and away more destructive. Although to those they affect I would say it is pretty equal. I think the cost of damage can be attributed that there are 100's of tornadoes each year but major quakes only every few years if that.

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The Beast and Night, They go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly

At least it wasn't the New Madrid Fault. It's earthquakes were in the mid 8's and wouldn't be too nice to Holiday World.

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You can hear the laughter, you can hear the mighty roar. From the brickyard down in Indy to the white Chicago shore. It's a rollin', twistin', turnin' and might we both suggest. You get you fanny ridin' on the Cornball Express!