• snooggumsEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      Keep in mind this is highest ever, not a combination of frequency and magnitude.

      California has a much higher frequency of quakes, and they have multiple high magnitude quakes on a fairly regular basis.

      Missouri’s highest scoring quakes were from the early 1800s. They don’t have frequent high magnitude quakes in the recent past.

      So if you want to experience a scary quake within the next year your best option is to go to California.

      • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        So Missouri is about due for a serious earthquake and the building over 10 stories and the corn will be devastated.

      • lengauEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yeah the New Madrid fault also shows another issue with the map - it’s measured by epicenter. Several of the New Madrid earthquakes were worse than 4.7 in parts of Tennessee, but those are ignored.