Seismic Activity /tags/seismic-activity Seismic Activity en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 03 Dec 2020 22:28:52 GMT 30 Years Later: Remembering Iben Browning’s False New Madrid Earthquake Prediction /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 Wash U seismologist sees no indication big St. Louis earthquake is likely – but doesn't rule it out /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