To: laplata
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.
63 posted on
12/15/2018 12:55:01 PM PST by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I stand corrected. Thanks for the good information.
Do you know if there has been much activity on the New Madrid in recent years?
64 posted on
12/15/2018 12:58:38 PM PST by
laplata
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