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New York City sits atop a latticework of geological faults that have produced big earthquakes every century or so. The last one hit in 1884. -- (link)

Posted by mara Sep 1 '17, 07:14

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/brace-yourselves-new-yorkers-youre-due-for-a-major-quake (www.thedailybeast.com)

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I hate when people say things are due to happen. - Krusty Sep 1, 07:24 8
- As with anything, the likelihood of this happening is 50/50 - prayformojo Sep 1, 07:54 2
  - on a geological timescale, the odds are 100% -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 07:57 1
    - Never tell me the odds! -- nm - Krusty Solo SI Sep 1, 08:02
- judge is due to hit another home run, and strikeout repeatedly this weekend. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 1, 07:51
- This roulette wheel is *due* for red! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 07:50 1
  - That's what I think of when I read or hear something is due to happen. He may be right and we should do what we can to protect the city and ourselves. - Krusty Sep 1, 08:01
- especially when it is people sending me bills -- nm - crash davis Sep 1, 07:31 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 1, 07:33
I saw a show about the underground serviceways and some of them go down about 70 storeys! -- nm - zork Sep 1, 07:18 1
- And we're just starting to map it all. Every agency has their own map of their tunnels/pipes/wires/etc. but they don't share them with each other. - Krusty Sep 1, 07:28

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