Charleston Earthquake of 1886
Last week I was preparing for a presentation for the NLM site visit at the SE/A RML and noticed that there is a higher degree of earthquake risk for the coastal region of South Carolina (see map below). Investigating further, I learned about the Charleston earthquake of 1886. (Click on the link below for further information.) I also discovered that earthquakes in the eastern United States are felt for greater distance than earthquakes in the western United States. For example, the 1811 earthquake in western Tennessee rang church bells in Boston, Mass. (Reference: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/.)
December 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Interesting that your entry of Dec 5 on the Charleston earthquake of 1886 was followed on December 16 2008 by an actual earthquake near Charleston. This link, http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_south_carolina.html was forwarded by Beth Wescott at U of Md. Also see news at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGL7HfGXfus_72M0ocXAk4c5CYTAD953UKJ80
Comment by Cindy Love, Disaster Information Management Research Center, NLM