Doomsayers have warned about the Pacific Coast for years. But only a few have raised concerns about an area with the potential to be more dangerous than California -- the New Madrid seismic zone in the center of the country.
Good gracious, we heard about this every 2-5 years! Just wait, we'll have another prediction, just in time for every homeowner in the area to consider buying earthquake insurance.
I grew up in Paris,Tennessee,less than 100 miles from the actual fault line and was well aware of the potential for damage from shocks there. In fact we had a shock hit one Sunday morning in 1964 when I was in church and at first the immediate thought was that this was surely the Second Coming.