You didn't feel the small rumble we had earlier this year. Here in Chicago it felt like the floor was vibrating. It was easily missed.
Pat Mihalec Rush University Medical Center Senior System Programmer (312) 942-8386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Bielefeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 07/30/2008 11:12 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Wow! Rockin' & Rollin' & the Mainframe Stayed Up! I never heard of that fault line. Thanks for giving me peace of mind! Eric Bielefeld Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelman, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The earthquake in Illinois was a little action along the New Madrid > Fault Zone which centers around southeastern Missouri, northeastern > Arkansas, and western Tennessee. The last time it really acted up was > in 1812. It is estimated that the 1812 quake would have registered at > 8.0 on the Richter scale. It was felt as far away as Quebec, rang the > church bells in Boston, and changed the course of the Mississippi River. > At that time the area was very sparsely populated. If a quake of that > magnitude happened there today there would certainly be billions of > dollars in damage and probably serious loss of life. It is predicted > that a quake of a magnitude of at least 6 will happen in that area by > 2040. So, being far away from the California fault zones doesn't > necessarily mean you won't get an earthquake in your area. There are > major fault lines in the earth all over the place. Just another reason > to have your DR plans up to date no matter where you are. > > Tom Kelman > Commerce Bank of Kansas City > (816) 760-7632 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
