Yes, Missouri. <begin nitpick mode> Also, it was the Mississippi River
(which diverted into an area where the ground fell), forming Reelfoot Lake,
and the year was 1811 (there were also quakes in 1812). <end nitpick mode>
The main quake was felt over all of the US east of the Rocky Mountains.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vance Dereksen [mailto:vance@ikickass.org]
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 1:24 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: Talking 'bout shakin & quakin (was Re: Storage of computer
and parts in the residential area)
I believe the New Madrid fault is in Missouri.
Peace... Sridhar
On Sat, 9 Jun 2001, John Lawson wrote:
IIRC, the largest US quake (of which we have reliable evidence) in the
last 150 years was on the New Madrid fault in (I think) Tennessee, which
changed the course of the Ohio River. It was approaching a 9.0 R.
So California can not claim to have *all* the fun.
Cheers
John