The most intense earthquake to ever strike the continental United States happened in New Madrid, Missouri, in 1812. Its force was so tremendous that it caused tremors felt as far away as New York, provoked church bells to chime in South Carolina, and even reversed the flow of a section of the Mississippi River.
Self-proclaimed earthquake expert…
Self-proclaimed earthquake expert Ibn Browning predicted a massive earthquake would strike New Madrid, Missouri on December 3rd, 1990. Schools in multiple states closed, and media organizations flooded the town. Browning had no seismology background, and nothing happened.
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Flashes of lights reported before…
Flashes of lights reported before earthquakes throughout history, only relatively recently photographed and seriously investigated. Here’s a video of such lights during the 2017 major earthquake in Mexico. Here’s the same in New Zealand with much clearer video.
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There’s a 37% chance that the Cascadia fault will produce an earthquake…
There’s a 37% chance that the Cascadia fault will produce an earthquake within in the next 50 years powerful enough to destroy the Pacific NW.
After an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico City, nearly all newborn…
After an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico City, nearly all newborn babies survived a collapsed hospital. They are known as “Miracle Babies” for surviving 7 days without nourishment, water, warmth or human contact.
There is a water filled cave in Nevada that experiences “miniature tsunamis…
There is a water filled cave in Nevada that experiences “miniature tsunamis” in response to earthquakes as distant as Japan.
The New Madrid fault created a massive earthquake a couple centuries ago…
The New Madrid fault created a massive earthquake a couple centuries ago, causing the Mississippi to flow backwards in 1811-1812. This backwards flow created Reelfoot Lake in North Tennessee.