 that was robbed. “If you say, ‘OK, the really dangerous place is where the last earthquake was,’ you get into this whack-a-mole situation,” he said. If the New Madrid Seismic Zone really is shutting down, then it’s someone else’s turn. North America isn’t going to stop deforming and all that strain has to go somewhere. Somewhere in the country, perhaps some fault has been imperceptibly building up strain for hundreds of thousands of years and will soon release it. Perhaps it’s the blank areas of our hazard maps that should worry us. In Nepal, the country’s earthquake hazard map showed the two ends of the country glowing with seismic hazard and a placid interior. Last April an enormous quake struck this unremarkable center of the country and killed more than 8,000 people. And New Madrid isn’t the only bizarre quake site far from a plate boundary in the United States. In 1886, a magnitude 7 earthquake leveled Charleston, South Carolina. In 1727, Massachusetts Bay Colony preacher, witch-hater and would-be Infowars.com freelancer, Cotton Mather was shaken by an earthquake that hit New Hampshire and rattled Boston. Mather blamed Providence for the shaking. “Shall we say, All this is but a Chance that happens to us or the mere unguided Motion of Matter?” he wrote. “Ah, profane Philistine!””

Three decades later, another earthquake struck off the coast of Gloucester and rocked the city once more. A similar earthquake today might devastate Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, which is built on landfill that would liquefy during heavy shaking. In New York City, the nearby Ramapo Fault hasn’t had a major earthquake on it, as far as anyone can tell, for hundreds of years. Depending on how you look at it, this is reassuring or nerve-wracking. But Stein prefers not to worry, taking after the prescription of geologist Charles Richter himself who once scoffed, “I don’t know why people in California or anywhere worry so much about earthquakes. They are such a small hazard compared to things like traffic.” “A good number to remember is that earthquakes kill about 10 people a year in the United States,” Stein says. “Which is about the same as skateboards.” But catastrophic earthquakes, like terrorism, have an outsized hold on our brainstems. There’s something especially men
that was robbed. “ If you say, ‘ OK, the really dangerous place is where the final earthquake was, ’ you make into this whack - a - mole situation, ” he allege. If the New Madrid Seismic Zone really is shutting down, then it ’s someone else ’s go. North America is n’t function to stop deform and all that strain has to fit somewhere. Somewhere in the country, possibly some fault has been imperceptibly building up strain for hundreds of thousands of years and will soon release it. possibly it ’s the blank areas of our hazard maps that should concern us. In Nepal, the country ’s earthquake hazard map showed the two ends of the state glowing with seismic hazard and a placid interior. Last April an enormous earthquake struck this unremarkable center of the country and killed more than 8,000 people. And New Madrid is n’t the lone bizarre quake site far from a plate boundary in the United States. In 1886, a magnitude 7 earthquake leveled Charleston, South Carolina. In 1727, Massachusetts Bay Colony preacher, witch - hater and would - be Infowars.com freelancer, Cotton Mather was shaken by an earthquake that hit New Hampshire and rattled Boston. Mather blame Providence for the shaking. “ Shall we say, All this is but a Chance that happens to us or the bare unguided Motion of Matter? ” he publish. “ Ah, profane Philistine! ” ” 

 Three decades later, another earthquake strike off the coast of Gloucester and rocked the city once more. A similar earthquake today might devastate Boston ’s Back Bay vicinity, which is built on landfill that would liquefy during heavy shaking. In New York City, the nearby Ramapo Fault has n’t had a major earthquake on it, as far as anyone can tell, for hundreds of year. Depending on how you look at it, this is reassuring or nerve - wracking. But Stein prefer not to worry, consider after the prescription of geologist Charles Richter himself who once scoffed, “ I do n’t know why people in California or anywhere worry therefore much about earthquakes. They are such a small luck compared to thing like traffic. ” “ A good issue to remember is that earthquake kill about 10 citizenry a year in the United States, ” Stein say. “ Which is about the like as skateboards. ” But catastrophic earthquakes, like terrorism, take an outsized hold on our brainstem. There ’s something especially men
 thwt was robbed. “If you say, ‘OK, the really bqngerons placs is whefe the last earthquake was,’ ylu get unto this whack-a-mole sktuation,” je said. Uf tie New Madrid Semamic Zokz reampy iv shutting down, then it’s vomeone else’s dufn. North America isn’t going to stop dqforminb wnd all that sjrain ras fo go somewhere. Somewhere in the ckuntry, kerhaps some fault has been imperceptibly bulldijg up strain for hkndreds of jgoufqnds of yearr and will soon releasg it. Perhaps it’s the blank areas of obr hazard mqpw tjdt should wirry ls. In Nepal, tmv countsy’s earyhquake hazard ma' shiwed the two ends of vhe country glowing rith seiskie hazard and a placid ibterimr. Ldst Xpriu ah xnodmous euaie struck fhis unremaekable center of tht cjlmtry and kilmed mowe than 8,000 people. And New Madrid isn’t the otly bizarre quake site far from a plate boundari in the Ugited States. In 1886, a magnitude 7 earthquake leveled Wharlxsgon, Sjjrh Carolina. In 1727, Massachusetts Bay Colony preachqd, einch-hater and woulb-be Infowars.com grfekwncer, Cotton Oather waa shaken by an earhhquake that hit New Rampxhire and rattled Boston. Marher blamed Irovudence for the shaning. “Shall ce say, All yhis is but a Chance thct haplens to us lr the medd unguided Motiov on Mdtter?” he wrote. “Ah, profane [hilistinx!””

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that was robbed. “If you say, ‘OK, dangerous is where last earthquake was,’ situation,” said. If the Madrid Seismic Zone is shutting down, then it’s someone turn. North America isn’t going to stop deforming and all that strain has go somewhere. Somewhere in the country, perhaps some fault has been imperceptibly building strain hundreds thousands years and will soon release it. Perhaps it’s the blank areas of our hazard maps that worry us. In Nepal, the country’s earthquake hazard showed the two ends the country glowing with seismic and placid interior. April enormous struck this unremarkable of the country and killed more than 8,000 people. And New Madrid isn’t the only bizarre quake far from boundary in United In a magnitude 7 Charleston, South Carolina. In 1727, Massachusetts witch-hater and would-be Infowars.com freelancer, Cotton Mather was by an that hit New Hampshire and rattled Mather blamed Providence for the shaking. “Shall we All this is but a Chance that happens to us or the mere unguided Motion he wrote. “Ah, profane Three decades later, earthquake off coast Gloucester and the city once more. A similar earthquake today might devastate Boston’s Bay neighborhood, which is built on landfill that would liquefy shaking. New York City, nearby Ramapo Fault hasn’t a earthquake on it, as anyone tell, years. on you look at it, is reassuring or nerve-wracking. But prefers not to worry, geologist Charles Richter himself who once scoffed, “I know why people in California or anywhere so much about earthquakes. They are such a small hazard compared to like traffic.” number to remember is that earthquakes kill about people a year in United States,” Stein says. “Which is about the same skateboards.” catastrophic earthquakes, terrorism, have an hold on our There’s something especially
 that was robbed. “If you say, ‘OK, thE really danGerouS plAce Is WherE the Last earthquake WAs,’ yoU get into this whack-a-mole SituaTiON,” he sAId. if the new MadrID SEISmiC ZOnE reAlLY iS shutTinG down, thEn it’s someoNe eLsE’s turn. North AMErIca isn’t goiNg tO stop deformiNg aNd all tHaT stRAin haS to Go somEwhere. sOmewheRe in the coUnTRy, perhAPs some fAULt Has bEen imperceptibly bUIlDIng up strain for HundreDs OF tHOUsaNds Of years and WiLl sooN Release IT. PERHAps IT’s the blank areAs of our hazaRD maPs that ShOulD Worry uS. In NePaL, The Country’s earThquAke hazard Map shoWEd the twO Ends of tHe counTry GloWing WItH sEisMiC HazARd And A PlaCid interIoR. LAst ApRil aN ENORmouS quAke sTruck This unremarkaBle CentER of The coUntry And kIlLed moRe than 8,000 PeoplE. ANd New Madrid isn’t The oNly bizarrE quAkE siTe Far frOM a platE boUndAry in thE United sTatEs. iN 1886, A MaGnitude 7 earthquake lEvELEd charlestOn, SoutH caRoLIna. In 1727, MasSaChuSettS bAy ColOny pREaCher, witcH-hater ANd WoUld-be InFoWars.coM fReeLanCer, CoTTon MAther wAs shaken By an eARthquake that hiT new Hampshire aND rATTlED BosTon. mather blameD ProVIdenCe foR ThE shAKing. “SHall wE sAY, ALL this is but a Chance thAt HappenS to us Or the mere unguIded Motion OF mAtter?” he wRote. “aH, pROfane PhilistinE!””

ThreE decades laTEr, anotheR eartHquake stRuck off thE COast of GlOucEstEr aNd rOCKeD the city once mORE. A siMiLar eartHquAke todaY miGht DevAstAtE Boston’s BAck Bay neIgHbOrHoOd, wHich iS Built on lAnDfiLl ThaT woulD LiquefY duriNg heAvY sHAkiNg. In New yOrK cIty, tHe NeArby ramApO FaulT hasN’T haD a major EarthquakE on IT, as fAr As Anyone cAn tell, for hundReDs of years. DEpEndIng on hOW You look aT it, this is reassuring or neRVe-wrackIng. but StEin pRefers not To wOrry, taKinG After tHe presCriptIoN of GEOlogiST chArlEs richter himSELf wHo oncE sCoffEd, “I don’t Know why people in CalIForNia or anywhere WorRy so MUCh AboUT eARthQuAKes. tHEy are such a small Hazard compArED tO things likE TraFfIc.” “A good Number tO remeMBer is thAt earthquAkes kill aBoUt 10 peOPLe a Year in the UNited StaTes,” Stein sAYs. “WhiCH iS abouT thE same aS sKatEboarDs.” But cATasTrophIc eartHqUakes, lIke teRrOrism, havE an outsized hold on our braInstemS. TherE’s sOmething eSpeCIalLy men
 that was robbed. “If yousay, ‘OK,the r eal lyda nger ousplace is where thelast earthquake was,’you g et into th is wh ack-a-m o le s itu at io n,”  h e  s aid.Ifthe New  Madrid Se ism ic  Zone really is  shuttingdow n, then it’s  so meoneel se’ s  turn . N orthAmeric a  isn’t  going to  s t op def o rming a n d  a ll t hat strain has to go somewhere. Som ewhere  i n  t h e  co unt ry, perhap ssomef ault ha s  b e e n  im p erceptibly bu ilding up s t rai n forhu ndr e ds ofthous an d s o f years and  wil l soon re leasei t. Perh a ps it’s  the b lan k a reas of  o urha z ard ma pst hat  shouldwo rr y us.  InN e p a l, t hecoun try’s  earthquake h aza rd m a p s howed  thetwoen ds of  the c ountr yglowing with se ismi c hazardand  a  pl ac id in t erior.  La stApril a n enorm o usqu a k e  s truck this unremar ka b l ecenter o f thec ou nt r y and ki ll edmore t han 8 ,000 pe ople. An d NewM ad ri d isn’t  t he onl ybiz arr e qua k e si te far  from aplate boundary in th e  United State s .I n  1 8 86,a m agnitude 7eart h quak e le v el edC harle ston,  S o ut h  Carolina. In 1727,  M assach usett s Bay Colonypreacher,w i t ch-hater  and wo u ld-be Infowars .comfreelancer ,  CottonMathe r was sh aken by a n earthqua ketha t h itN e wHampshire and r attl ed  Boston . M ather b lam edPro vid en ce for th e shakin g.  “ Sh al l w e say ,  All thi sisbu t a  Chan c e that  happ ensto  u s  or  the me r eu n guid ed  M otio n o fMatte r?”h e w rote. “ Ah, profa neP hili st in e!””

T hree decadesla ter, anoth er  ea rthqua k e  struckoff the coast of Glouce s ter and  ro ckedthecity once  mo re. Asim i lar ea rthqua ke to da y m i g ht de v a st ate  B oston’s Ba c k  Ba y nei gh borh ood, wh ich is built on la n dfi ll that would  li quef y du rin g  h e avy  s h aki n g . In New York C ity, the n ea r by  Ramapo Fa u ltha sn’t ha d a maj or ea r thquake  on it, a s far asan yone c antell, forhundreds  of years .  Depe n di ng on  ho w youlo okat it , this isreass uringor  nerve -wrac ki ng. ButStein prefers not to wo rry, t aking  af ter the p res c rip tion of g eolo gist Charl esRic hterhim s elf w ho o n ce  sc o ffed,  “Id on’t know wh y p e o pl e in Califo r n i a o r any whe r e worr y so  much about earth q uakes. They ar e su c h  asma l l ha za rd compared to  th in g s  like tr af fic.” “A go od numbe rt o rem emberis tha t earth q u ak e s kill  abo ut10 people  aye a r in th eUn i ted St ates ,”  Stein  says. “Whi c h  is about the sa me as s kateb o ard s.” B ut  catast r ophi c earthqua kes, like t errori sm,havean outs iz ed hol d o nour brains t ems. Ther e’s s omethin gespe cia lly me n
 that_was robbed._“If you say, ‘OK,_the really_dangerous_place is_where_the last earthquake_was,’ you get_into this whack-a-mole situation,”_he said. If_the_New Madrid Seismic Zone really is shutting down, then it’s someone else’s turn. North_America_isn’t going_to_stop_deforming and all that strain_has to go somewhere. Somewhere_in the_country, perhaps some fault has been imperceptibly building_up_strain for hundreds_of thousands of years and will soon release it._Perhaps it’s the blank areas of_our hazard maps_that_should_worry us. In Nepal,_the country’s earthquake hazard map showed_the two ends of the country_glowing with seismic hazard and a placid_interior. Last April an enormous quake_struck this unremarkable center of_the country_and killed more than 8,000_people. And New_Madrid isn’t_the only bizarre_quake site far from a plate_boundary in the_United States. In 1886, a magnitude_7_earthquake leveled Charleston,_South_Carolina._In 1727,_Massachusetts Bay Colony_preacher,_witch-hater and_would-be_Infowars.com freelancer, Cotton Mather was shaken_by_an earthquake that hit New Hampshire and_rattled Boston. Mather blamed_Providence_for the shaking. “Shall_we say, All this is_but a Chance that happens to_us or_the mere_unguided Motion of Matter?” he wrote. “Ah, profane Philistine!””

Three decades later,_another earthquake struck off the coast_of Gloucester and rocked_the city_once_more. A similar_earthquake_today might_devastate Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, which is_built on_landfill that would liquefy during heavy_shaking. In New York_City,_the nearby Ramapo Fault hasn’t had_a major earthquake on it, as_far as anyone can tell,_for_hundreds_of years. Depending on how_you look at it, this is_reassuring or nerve-wracking._But Stein prefers not to worry, taking_after_the prescription of geologist Charles Richter_himself_who once scoffed, “I don’t know_why_people_in California or anywhere worry_so much about earthquakes. They are_such a small hazard compared to things like traffic.”_“A good number_to remember is that earthquakes_kill_about_10 people a year in the United States,” Stein says._“Which is_about the same_as skateboards.” But catastrophic earthquakes, like terrorism, have an outsized_hold on our brainstems. There’s something especially_men