• @[email protected]
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    3 months ago

    Keep in mind this is highest ever, not a combination of frequency and magnitude.

    California has a much higher frequency of quakes, and they have multiple high magnitude quakes on a fairly regular basis.

    Missouri’s highest scoring quakes were from the early 1800s. They don’t have frequent high magnitude quakes in the recent past.

    So if you want to experience a scary quake within the next year your best option is to go to California.

    • @Death_Equity
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      33 months ago

      So Missouri is about due for a serious earthquake and the building over 10 stories and the corn will be devastated.

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      23 months ago

      Yeah the New Madrid fault also shows another issue with the map - it’s measured by epicenter. Several of the New Madrid earthquakes were worse than 4.7 in parts of Tennessee, but those are ignored.