Posted on 12/15/2018 10:03:41 AM PST by blam
Large earthquakes aren’t supposed to happen in Tennessee. On Wednesday, the largest earthquake in 45 years hit eastern Tennessee, and it made headlines all over the nation. The magnitude 4.4 quake was so powerful that it was felt in portions of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky. Significant shaking was even felt as far away as Atlanta, and that was highly unusual. The original earthquake was rapidly followed by a magnitude 3.0 aftershock, and subsequently there were several other noteworthy aftershocks.
We live at a time when earthquakes are increasing in size and frequency, and many are concerned about what this may mean for our future. The recent earthquakes in Alaska were a shock, but at least they made sense since much of the coastline of Alaska sits directly along the Ring of Fire. But eastern Tennessee is not an area that has traditionally been prone to quakes. Could it be possible that the “seismic scar” that was created when the North American continent was formed is beginning to reawaken?
Prior to Wednesday, the last time that eastern Tennessee had experienced an earthquake of this magnitude or greater was on November 30th, 1973.
That was 45 years ago, and many of you that will be reading this article were not even alive at that time.
Some experts had regarded eastern Tennessee as one of the “safest” areas in the eastern half of the country, but after what we just witnessed they may want to reevaluate things. When the earthquake happened, the shaking was so violent that it actually woke people from their sleep all the way over in neighboring North Carolina…
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I think that is the quake that made the Mississippi in the quake area run up river.
The Cascadia fault line has more potential to do damage than the San Andreas.
That’s cute - reminds me of one that ended with “I wonder where the flowers is” but I don’t remember what the first two lines were...now that will bug me the rest of the day UNLESS it comes to me in the next 2 seconds when I leave the computer.
My sister and her family lived in El Paso when her husband was stationed there in the ‘60’s. They used to travel to our home state of New York every summer. The kids used to ask, “Are we there yet” and my sister would say, “we’re not out of Texas yet” so on subsequent trips, they changed their question to “are we out of Texas yet?”
Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers is ?
Spring has sprung
The grass has riz
I wonder where
The flowers iz.
Could that be it?
You stole my thunder.....that IS it. It took me more than a few seconds - I was in the shower when it came to me. Wow - wish we could solve all this country’s problems as easily....
Thanks...
That’s it and as I told another poster, it took me longer than a couple of seconds - I was in the shower when it came to me.
Where do you suppose it came from? I can’t even pin it down to any time frame - 50’s, 60’s???? Has to be earlier than the ‘70’s...
Isn’t this more fun than getting upset and frustrated over the news? We do need lots more distractions!!!
Whgen I was a kid on a trip west with my parents I was fascinated by the Burma Shave signs on the side of the road. Two of my favorites were, Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, where last years crazy driver iz. AND beside the road in Idaho where thee fields were littered with rounded rocks of various sizes, PETRIFIED WATERMELONS! Take one home to your mother-in-law.
Such innocent fun. Today they would be declared as Politically incorrect because they MIGHT offend somone!
How far we’ve fallen.
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