*** This post was edited by DWeaver on 4/22/2002. ***
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!!
at least with an earthquake you still have your clothes, pictures, books etc etc etc.
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. ***
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The Beast and Night, They go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly
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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!
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