Indianapolis...?

Question

this earthquake has me really worried....

though quakes are rare here, scientists say that the fault that indianapolis sits on is just a ticking time bomb and that eventually it can do serious damage to indianapolis and other cities like chicago, louisville, st. louis, cincinnati, detroit. now im being totally honest.... after what happend friday, with everyone not knowing what the heck was happening, just shows how unprepared we are.

does anyone else think this is bad?

Answer 1

yes but i bet it was a much needed wake up call for your city officials.  I'm a boy scout and one of the requirements for the Emergency Preparedness merit badge is to visit the city crisis/emergency center and learn about my city's plan in the evnt of a tornado flood and earthquake.  I learned one usually the more at risk a city is the better prepared it is and two that usually it only takes a small scare before officials act and update their plans...i wouldn't be surprised if your city comes out with a public evac plan.  While i'm on the suject on Emergency preparedness i would reccomen you and your family prepare and emergency kit that contains water nonperishable food blankets first aid supplies etc. that you can use in the event you are stranded in your house or neighborhood in the event of a disaster...also you might consider attending a local emergency awareness class to learn/review your first aid skills as well as becoming cpr certified...good luck and all the best to you feel free to email me with any further questions or worries you have

Answer 2

well its got me worried too.  i wonder if fault lines run threw indianapolis too.  like i felt it on the eastside but noone that i know of felt it at work on the west side by the airport.  i found that kinda strange.

Answer 3

It's a potentially bad situation, and like New Orleans with Katrina, only a matter of time.  While Indianapolis does not really sit on top of a fault, it's close enough to the New Madrid fault zone, and the bedrock in that part of the country is old and solid.  When the New Madrid snaps again, the energy will translate well away from the point of the quake, causing significant damage to many areas even far away from where it originated due basically to systems and buildings not being designed for this.  When will this happen?  No one knows.  The last really big quake in that area was almost 200 years ago, and not enough is known about the New Madrid fault zone to even guess when the next big one is due.