/tags/earthquake Earthquake en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-28/earthquakes-new-madrids-missouri-fame Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in a town with a big fault and bigger problems. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-28/earthquakes-new-madrids-missouri-fame Harshawn Ratanpal, Ezra Bitterman /health-science-environment/2024-07-18/st-louis-hosts-major-earthquake-response-simulation The largest military drill in St. Louis history involved hundreds of emergency personnel working across the region. Training followed the National Guard’s three-day plan for a major earthquake along the New Madrid Fault line. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:17:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-18/st-louis-hosts-major-earthquake-response-simulation Lauren Brennecke /economy-business/2022-02-07/why-so-few-houses-have-earthquake-insurance-near-missouris-new-madrid-seismic-zone Only about 12% of homes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Missouri’s southeastern tip have earthquake insurance, a dramatic decline since 2000. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:24:09 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-07/why-so-few-houses-have-earthquake-insurance-near-missouris-new-madrid-seismic-zone Corinne Ruff /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-03/30-years-later-remembering-iben-brownings-false-new-madrid-earthquake-prediction Thirty years ago, Iben Browning, a self-proclaimed climatologist, predicted that the St. Louis area was in for a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. He forecast that it would happen right around Dec. 3, 1990, sparking a media frenzy in the small town of New Madrid, Missouri, and causing many to stock up on emergency supplies. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 22:28:52 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-03/30-years-later-remembering-iben-brownings-false-new-madrid-earthquake-prediction Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-02/wash-u-seismologist-sees-no-indication-big-st-louis-earthquake-is-likely-but-doesnt-rule-it-out Last month’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Tennessee set off fresh questions about the potential for significant seismic activity occurring in the St. Louis… Wed, 02 Jan 2019 22:19:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-02/wash-u-seismologist-sees-no-indication-big-st-louis-earthquake-is-likely-but-doesnt-rule-it-out Lara Hamdan, Evie Hemphill /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake If a major disaster were to strike the St. Louis area, odds are the St. Louis County Emergency Operations Center near Ballwin would be swarming with… Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:33:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake /health-science-environment/2015-11-18/washington-university-public-health-conference-to-focus-on-emergency-preparedness-and-response The St. Louis region faces a wide range of potential public health crises, including natural disasters like tornados and floods, infectious disease… Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:31:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-11-18/washington-university-public-health-conference-to-focus-on-emergency-preparedness-and-response /health-science-environment/2014-11-12/risk-of-earthquake-in-st-louis-higher-than-people-may-realize With the New Madrid fault just a hundred miles south of St. Louis, it’s long been known that the region is at a greater risk for an earthquake than other… Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:42:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-11-12/risk-of-earthquake-in-st-louis-higher-than-people-may-realize /health-science-environment/2014-08-31/after-napa-missourians-weigh-costs-of-earthquake-insurance Last week, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Napa, Calif. ripped through a region where less than 6 percent of homeowners and renters have earthquake… Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:54:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-08-31/after-napa-missourians-weigh-costs-of-earthquake-insurance /health-science-environment/2013-02-07/annual-earthquake-drill-shakes-things-up-in-missouri-illinois This morning, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and seven other Central U.S. states participated in an earthquake preparedness drill.The annual event is… Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:51:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-02-07/annual-earthquake-drill-shakes-things-up-in-missouri-illinois