[hennie pennie]

There's a speculative novel written in 1999, based upon what might occur if the New Madrid fault has a massive magnitude super earthquake. It's a very large book entitled, THE RIFT.

Here's what wikipedia has to say...

The Rift (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Rift is a novel by author Walter Jon Williams. ... Largely using the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquake as a base, he depicts the breakdown of infrastructure...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rift_(novel)

[Godzilla]

The New Madrid is a serious concern as it is uncertain construction standards may not be rigid enough like they are here in cali. using the 1811 quake as a base line is what a number of folk are doing - and I think folks out there would probably wish for a tornado rather than a large magnitude quake.

The real show will the the magnitude 9 hanging over the folk in the pacific north west.