[Ed_in_NJ]

And a 9.0 would make Katrina look like a kindergarten brat.

BTW, did you know there was a 6.0 in Alaska today -- can't find any reports yet other than USGS/ANSS seismic info.

[seacapn]

Alaska gets rattled quite a bit out along the Aleutian chain.

Here's a link to the latest quake.

Here's a link that shows how many earthquakes have happened there since 1990, and where.

The New Madrid fault is nothing to trifle with. It will rumble eventually, and when it does, it's better to be prepared than not.

[EGPWS]

And a 9.0 would make Katrina look like a kindergarten brat.

Obviously a statement coming from one lacking experience with a kindergarten brat.....