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Earthquake town meeting in Union City
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: Campus News
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In conjunction with Tennessee Earthquake Awareness Week, the University of Memphis' Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) and local emergency managers will hold a town hall meeting at the Union City Municipal Building to provide information about existing emergency management planning and explain steps the public can take to prepare themselves in the event of an earthquake.
The meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Recent disasters in the United States demonstrate the importance of having a plan and being prepared in the event of an emergency, he said.
Dr. Horton will provide a 30-minute overview of the New Madrid seismic zone.
This will be followed by a 45-minute question-and-answer period with the panel of experts and emergency response/planning officials. The panel is scheduled to include: Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder, Mayor Benny McGuire, EMA Director Mike George, Union City Police Chief Joe Garner and Union City Fire Chief Kelly Edminson.
"There is still much to learn about mechanics of the New Madrid seismic zone, but based on the occurrence of several large earthquakes over the last 1500 years, there is about a 10 percent chance an earthquake like those of the winter of 1811-1812 could occur in a 50-year time window," said Dr. Horton.
The meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Recent disasters in the United States demonstrate the importance of having a plan and being prepared in the event of an emergency, he said.
Dr. Horton will provide a 30-minute overview of the New Madrid seismic zone.
This will be followed by a 45-minute question-and-answer period with the panel of experts and emergency response/planning officials. The panel is scheduled to include: Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder, Mayor Benny McGuire, EMA Director Mike George, Union City Police Chief Joe Garner and Union City Fire Chief Kelly Edminson.
"There is still much to learn about mechanics of the New Madrid seismic zone, but based on the occurrence of several large earthquakes over the last 1500 years, there is about a 10 percent chance an earthquake like those of the winter of 1811-1812 could occur in a 50-year time window," said Dr. Horton.
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