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Panich52

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17. You may be right about OGS

Reply to Thespian2 (Reply #13)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 07:11 PM

Jan 2015

Pretty sure OK on same relatively stable tectonic plate as MO. When there's a natural earthquake there, it's a doozy. New Madrid quake changed Mississippi's course. Reason they're rare but violent is because they're 'root' is so deep.

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I agree RiverLover Jan 2015 #15

You may be right about OGS Panich52 Jan 2015 #17

It's a bit of a forlorn hope in states that don't admit the existance of science. Nihil Jan 2015 #16