Re: New Madrid Earthquakes

["Paul Camp" <pjcamp@coastal.edu>]

David Dockstadter writes:

> ..  Paul is correct that the Charleston quakes were caused by a similar fault sy
> stem.  (I assume there is seismic evidence for this area too, but I've never se
> en it.)  

There is. The fault is several km down. One geologist I know claims 
that, given the wet sandy nature of the coast down here, a really big 
earthquake along this fault could liquify a bunch of the coastline 
and make it slide into the Atlantic.

I need some better boots.

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