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To: Ilaine who wrote (1697)	10/28/2005 5:17:25 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 218059

>>Weren't more than that just killed by the quake in Pakistan and Kashmir?<< The latest estimate I heard was around 79K, compared to 70K in Lisbon. Single family wooden frame houses like we have in the USA are relatively safe in a quake. However, in our midwest there are many larger buildings not built to earthquake standards that would become violent seismic bombs in a major earthquake. The underlying rock formations in the midwest USA, unlike the west coast, are highly uniform and thus can transmit earthquake energy great distances. A major quake on the New Madrid fault could cause very widespread damage and a global economic shock wave. Imagine shipping on the Mississippi River shut down for several years, the Memphis Fedex hub destroyed, etc. We aren't prepared for it.