[laplata]

This is alarmist garbage. But when the New Madrid fault goes it’s gonna be epic.

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How is it alarmist? If where this quake hit is part of the New Madrid fault, it’s not good.

[Thank You Rush]

“”If where this quake hit is part of the New Madrid fault, it’s not good.””

I wondered when I heard about it if it was part of that fault. Don’t think that would be fun regardless of our CA experiences with earthquakes.

What time did it hit?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because small quakes relieve the pressure on the fault.

In general if you have small quakes the chance of a large quake is diminished. What you do NOT want is a big fault that is very very quiet. Because the earth is in constant motion it means that the fault is "caught" on something. When it lets go it will be a doozy.