Earthquake Fears, Predictions, and Preparations in Mid-America

by John E. Farley

The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) generated the strongest earthquakes ever observed in the lower forty-eight states in 1811 and 1812. And the region is overdue for another damaging quake. When self-proclaimed climatologist lben Browning predicted that a major earthquake would shatter the Heartland on 2 or 3 December 1990, many living within reach of the New Madrid fault zone reacted with varying combinations of preparation and panic.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809321777
• ISBN13: 9780809321773
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"