Nissan 370Z Forum  

Imminent Earthquake in North America

Recurrence potential In a report filed in November 2008, The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z General Area > The Lounge (Off Topic)


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 03-20-2011, 01:35 PM   #28 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
370zproject's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Memphis
Age: 36
Posts: 16,104
Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue
Rep Power: 54
370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute370zproject has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Recurrence potential
In a report filed in November 2008, The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency warned that a serious earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone could result in "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States," further predicting "widespread and catastrophic" damage across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and particularly Tennessee, where a 7.7 magnitude quake or greater would cause damage to tens of thousands of structures affecting water distribution, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.[18]
The potential for the recurrence of large earthquakes and their impact today on densely populated cities in and around the seismic zone has prompted research devoted to understanding in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. By studying evidence of past quakes and closely monitoring ground motion and current earthquake activity, scientists attempt to understand their causes and recurrence intervals.
The lack of apparent land movement along the New Madrid fault system has long puzzled scientists. In 2009 two studies based on eight years of GPS measurements indicated that the faults were moving at no more than 0.2 millimeters (0.0079 in) a year.[19] This contrasts to the rate of slippage on the San Andreas Fault which averages up to 37 mm (1.5 in) a year across California.[20]
__________________

Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors
370zproject is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Roof and Nissan North America Merlin Nissan 370Z Roadster (Convertible) 27 01-11-2011 08:19 PM
Will Nissan North America help? Dembflyr Nissan 370Z General Discussions 38 05-20-2010 02:30 PM
Nissan North America response to... PapoZalsa Nissan 370Z General Discussions 27 04-28-2010 02:44 PM
Nissan North America Announces January Sales Educ8r Nissan 370Z General Discussions 12 03-13-2009 11:00 PM
Nissan north america announces february sales AK370Z The Lounge (Off Topic) 5 03-04-2009 05:47 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:24 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2