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New Hazard Estimates Could Downplay Earthquake Dangers

ScienceDaily  Thu, 04/17/2008 - 12:00

The dangers posed by a major earthquake in the New Madrid and Charleston, South Carolina, zones in the Midwestern and Southern parts of the United States may be noticeably lower than current estimates if seismologists adjust one of the major assumptions that go into calculating seismic hazard, according to a new study.