One of the worst earthquakes, with an epicenter in New Madrid, Missouri, occurre
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One of the worst earthquakes, with an epicenter in New Madrid, Missouri, occurred in 1810 along what is now termed the New Madrid fault. Chicago is far enough north of the fault line to be relatively safe from initial damage. However, secondary dangers and effects can be worse than primary.
One secondary danger is the rupture of natural gas pipelines. Could Chicago be at risk to this secondary danger? (hint: where does our natural gas come from? You will need to search key words.) Explain why.
If a major earthquake along this fault zone occurred during the winter what area of the country would that effect and how?
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Answer:
The new Madrid seismic zones are reciever of earthquake from moderate to extreme level and according to the seismic zonation map privided by USGS, we found that chicago comes under moderate region of earthquake, means if epicenter would be in New Madrid seismic zone then the shock would be of moderate level can be measue in Chicago region. Therefore, Yes, Chicago would be at risk of secondary danger. And not only Chicago but the region of Columbus, Columbia, Washington DC etc. would be in the range of secondary danger.
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