The reassuring science behind middle-of-continent earthquakes
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 08:20
in Earth & Climate
When people in the Midwest say they fear a big earthquake is going to hit their hometown soon, Northwestern University geologist Seth Stein, the author of the new book "Disaster Deferred: How New Science Is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest, tries to reassure them.