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what the average missourian needs in case of an earthquake


 * Safety is one of the major disadvantages of a tower. Defective towers may pose a risk of falling and causing severe damage on the ground. In addition, towers present a special challenge for evacuations, since those on higher floors need special means of escape in the event of a fire on a lower floor. **
 * Architects and engineers must be attentive to safety when designing towers. Every tall structure is subject to powerful winds and low temperatures that occur at high altitudes, and towers must be able to withstand such forces while also handling the weight of the structure itself and external force from earthquakes. **
 * Finally, safety is a major concern during the construction of a tower. Workers must use harnesses, safety nets and scaffolding to build and repair towers to prevent dangerous falls. **


 * The salton sea is located on one of most dangerous faults.
 * Fault lines can be seen from air.
 * Santa Aundres fault is the longest fault.
 * Santa Andreas is split into Northern, Middle, and Southern.
 * The longer the fault the larger the earthquake.
 * Earthquakes kill tens of thousands of people each year.
 * There are three kinds of earthquakes. Plate collison, extension earthquakes, and transform faults.
 * Animals know there is an earthquake before we do
 * Faults move by the push and pull of gravity and heat underneath earth's surface
 * They think that the earthquake in California is 125 years overdue
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 * They are trying to see if little earthquakes can trigger the big one in California
 * When earthquakes occur in places other than plate boundaries it is because the waves of movement travel long distances, But earthquakes are more common along fault lines. They are also stronger on plate boundaries.
 * we have earthquakes in missouri because we are sitting on a fault line located in southern missouri

i have found some information about Missouri's history of earthquakes! http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/missouri/history.php i read some of it that says... " The written record of earthquakes in Missouri prior to the nineteenth century is virtually nonexistent; however, there is a geologic evidence that the New Madrid seismic zone has had a long history of activity. The first written account of an earthquake in the region was by a French missionary on a voyage down the Mississippi River. He reported feeling a distinct tremor on Christmas Day 1699 while camped in the area of what is now Memphis, Tennessee."

In 1811 the worst earthquake in U.S. history hit Missouri. There were very bad aftershocks that lasted months after the earthquake struck. This was how the Mississippi River changed directions. The earthquake struck on Dec. 16 along the New Madrid Fault. A Fault extending from eastern Arkansas to the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. This earthquake was worse then the ones in California. When it happened in 1811 there weren't many deaths because the population was small. Though today, since there are a lot more people living here, scientests believe that the deaths would be devastating. They are also predicting that the property losses would b billions of dollars. Many are scientests are arguing that the next big earth quake will not happen at California at all but, in fact, will occur along the New Madrid Fault. ~Alyssa C.