A Couple Of Combines History, Science, The Presentation Of The Anniversary Of New Madrid Quakes ,

New Madrid, Missouri – says Mary McDonald was brought stories of the “big shock”. Now he wants to share those stories and more in Southeast Missouri is preparing to celebrate 200 years of earthquakes shook much of the United States.
McDonald and Dr. David Stewart, author of “The Earthquake America Forgot,” a book on the earthquake of New Madrid, has created a presentation that combines history, science and even earthquake preparedness tips. They intend to attend the presentation on the road in November and December.
“Our main thing is to educate the public awareness of the earthquake, said McDonald.But they will also entertain their audience. McDonald will play Eliza Bryan, who in 1811 lived in New Madrid and writing about”I had the plum role,” McDonald said with a laugh. She called one of the best recorders of earthquake Bryan and how people responded.
“I want to use her words as much as possible,” she said. “She left a clear and graphic.”Bryan wrote the noise caused by earthquakes, which began December 16, 1811, with another on 23 January next year and one of the shocks recorded February 7, 1812. McDonald acknowledged that scientists have no way of measuring the magnitude of earthquakes, but said the consensus three were at least a magnitude of 8 and were followed by numerous aftershocks.
As an eyewitness, describes Bryan shakes the dust that obscured the stars. “At some point, [Bryan] to write the country was in constant motion, as he called it” a gentle waves of the sea, “said McDonald.
Then there will be some history, Stewart, considered an authority on the New Madrid earthquakes, the program will enable them to introduce the science behind earthquakes, McDonald said. Materials supplied by the central seismic US Consortium and United States Geological Survey will be included in the presentation.
Stewart said he has agreed to participate because he saw as a creative, fun to present information. Also, he said, it’s almost like having a dream.”Here I have spent years researching the New Madrid earthquakes and it was wonderful to speak with a witness, but of course, 200 years ago. This is a situation in which Eliza Bryan, who was a teacher and has written extensively on events, and “talk” with her in person, “he said.According to Stewart, while McDonald use a script to recreate Eliza Bryant, their participation will be more spontaneous. But the couple agree, your goal is the same.
“Our goal is to educate the public … to highlight the reality of what an earthquake is the public,” he said.
McDonald and Stewart both said it was not possible to predict when an earthquake will occur or how big it is. But they said it would be appropriate for those along the New Madrid fault prepare.
Regional experiences in small earthquakes every day, Stewart said, and among the earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 4 times a year. The probability of such an earthquake shook the region 200 years ago is unlikely, he said.But, he said, the Earth continues to put pressure on the weak points such as New Madrid fault.
All the small earthquakes are not relieve stress. It’s like an arrhythmia before a heart attack. They can not prevent a heart attack, they just tell you that something is wrong. Well, we get warning signs every day that one day we will have the great, “said Stewart, adding that it will probably be in the order of magnitude 6 or 7 in the next two decades.That’s why it is so important in the southeast Missouri residents have become complacent, they said.
“It feels like you have to prepare for the Mississippi River to run backwards, but prepare to be the base [the house] in motion,” he said.
Their presentation will cover topics of family planning should allow for what to do during an earthquake shaking how to survive after the event.”I was teaching in preparing for earthquakes for decades. I work on people’s fears,” says McDonald. “Do not expect perfection, a new beginning to be prepared. Do one thing and then do something else.”
McDonald, who now divides his time between homes in Kennett, Missouri, and California, said it’s the way we have to make your own earthquake kit. His first purchase was a waste container and has since added a flashlight and gloves settlement. Then he said that you can add a bit of MRE and water cans.
This product has a different user, McDonald said. “If you’re ready for an earthquake, you will be ready for ice storms, floods or other disasters,” she said.McDonald said the presentation will appeal to everyone from schoolchildren to adults.”We can not re-adjust the earthquake,” he said, “but we can have fun, and we hope to do some training.”