Midwestern USA earthquake drill scheduled for April 28th 2011

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5800218/midwestern_earthquake_drill_scheduled.html?cat=5

An earthquake drill in the New Madrid Seismic Zone which has been dubbed The Great Central US Shake-Out has been scheduled for 10:15am on April 28, 2011. According to a press release from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the drill is for residents of Southern Illinois and neighboring states threatened by a possible major earthquake in either of two significant earthquake zones found in the region..

More than 1,000,000 people in the eight-state area threatened by the New Madrid Seismic Zone (named for the small Mississippi River town of New Madrid, MO) as well as by the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone are expected to participate in the April drill. Maps showing the two seismic zones are at this website.

The Central United States Earthquake Consortium is organizing the drill, which will be observed in not just Illinois but all those states threatened by either seismic zone.

Other agencies participating include state and local emergency management agencies, as well as such agencies as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Citizen Corps, US Geological Survey, and American Red Cross.

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thanks to chica09 for the link..

be aware of it..the date is a bit of a worry for me..the 29th is beltane and the wedding of willsy and katie..

401

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