Several small earthquakes rattled Tennessee this past week, but none large enough to do catastrophic damage.
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Tag: Center for Earthquake Research and Information
Don’t Rely on Cell Phones When the Next Big Earthquake Pummels Tennessee
Currently, there are no machines to tell us when the next big earthquake will rattle Tennessee. Also, in the immediate aftermath of such a quake we likely won’t have the capacity to make cell phone calls. All this, according to a Memphis geologist who studies earthquakes for a living. Emergency…
Read MorePotential Massive Earthquake Likely to Affect Nashville Differently Than Rest of State
If a large earthquake were to rattle Tennessee then Nashville and the rest of Middle Tennessee likely would not feel the same damage as other parts of the state, according to a Memphis geologist. The effects of such an earthquake on Tennessee’s bridges, including one on I-40 that goes over…
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