Question not if, but when, quake will occur, prof says
Tomi Parrish
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Campus News
"This is not a perceived threat," Gibson said. "It's a real threat."
Other tips for how to handle an earthquake emergency can be found on the UTM Public Safety Web site. They include:
• Keep a flashlight and portable radio handy, along with a supply of fresh batteries.
• If you are indoors when a quake occurs, stay indoors and take cover under a heavy desk or table, in doorways, in halls or against inside walls. Stay away from glass.
• If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and utility wires. Get into an open spot to avoid falling debris.
• If you are in a vehicle, stop the vehicle but stay inside of it. Once the shaking stops and you can drive again, watch for road hazards created by the quake.
• After the quake, stay out of severely damaged buildings and expect aftershocks to occur. Do not move seriously injured people unless they are still in danger from debris or fire; don't smoke or use anything flammable that might cause a fire; and shut off your water supply at the main valve if pipes are damaged.
Public Safety also will be taking part in the TNCAT-07 Earthquake drills again this summer. A full-scale disaster drill simulating a 7.7-magnitude earthquake was held June 20, 2007, at UTM.
Other tips for how to handle an earthquake emergency can be found on the UTM Public Safety Web site. They include:
• Keep a flashlight and portable radio handy, along with a supply of fresh batteries.
• If you are indoors when a quake occurs, stay indoors and take cover under a heavy desk or table, in doorways, in halls or against inside walls. Stay away from glass.
• If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and utility wires. Get into an open spot to avoid falling debris.
• If you are in a vehicle, stop the vehicle but stay inside of it. Once the shaking stops and you can drive again, watch for road hazards created by the quake.
• After the quake, stay out of severely damaged buildings and expect aftershocks to occur. Do not move seriously injured people unless they are still in danger from debris or fire; don't smoke or use anything flammable that might cause a fire; and shut off your water supply at the main valve if pipes are damaged.
Public Safety also will be taking part in the TNCAT-07 Earthquake drills again this summer. A full-scale disaster drill simulating a 7.7-magnitude earthquake was held June 20, 2007, at UTM.
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melisa manuel
posted 4/24/08 @ 1:44 PM CST
I have been living in this area on and off for almost 20 years. Someone perdicted a great quake years ago. The media only scared the community. Yet, it is a good thing. (Continued…)
Matt Cook
posted 4/25/08 @ 11:45 AM CST
Melisa,
Thanks for your comment. While we at The Pacer never intend to scare the community with our reporting, we do want to inform our readership about the the goings on in the West Tennessee area. (Continued…)
Michael Gibson
posted 4/27/08 @ 5:45 PM CST
Melissa,
You are correct about the prediction from 1990 (we refer to this as the "Iben Browning Scare". Browning was a meteorologist (not a geologist) who created a national stir when he incorrectly (and erroneously) forcast an earthquake of better than 6 to occur on the New Madrid fault in December of that year. (Continued…)
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