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There is conflict on this. I read two different sources of information
on this very topic. One said it was a 100% certainty that St. Louis
would have a devastating earth quake, the other said anyone buying
earthquake insurance in St. Louis was wasting their money.
Both are on the web if you are interested.
On 9/2/05, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Jonathan King wrote:
>
> > On 9/1/05, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, Vern Green wrote:
> >>
> >>> So if an 8 ever hit in St. Louis, I would predict little to be left
> >>> standing in the St. Louis area and thousands would be dead. It is not a
> >>> question of if it happens really, only a question of when.
> >>
> >> New Madrid (epicenter) is pretty far from St. Louis.
> >
> > Yes, but...
> [snip]
>
> and later Jon wrote:
> > No, it really is "if". Mw=8 quakes *in* St. Louis would be a complete
> > surprise. Mw=7.5 in New Madrid would not be, but the distance from the
> > epicenter would help a lot. Destruction would be widespread and lots of
> > people would die, but it wouldn't necessarily end civilization there as
> > we know it.
>
>
> Which is what I was saying...St. Louis is not the same as New Madrid.
> I'd like to see what experts are saying about St. Louis' risk of
> earthquake damage.
>
> Mike
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