KIMT Stormteam three meteorologist Sean macaday explains the chances of that happening in Minnesota and Iowa.
Two weeks, there have been several rather large earthquakes across the country.
One in salt lake city two weeks ago, and a magnitude 6.5 quake in idaho yesterday.
Kimt stormteam three meteorologist sean macadayjoins us now live to explain the chances of that happening a little closer to home.
He joins us now liv?
Sean?
So to understand these earthquakes, and to understand our own risk for earthquakes, we have to understand what a fault line is.
(reality in a fault line is a crack in the rock beneath us where both masses of ground slide against eachother.
This isn't a graudal motion, but a sudden one?
One which can result in powerful earthquakes.
There are large active fault lines near both recent earthquakes in idaho and utah.
Closer to home, a similar stretch of fault lines with the potential for large earthquakes, is to our south in missouri and illinois.
University of iowa professor bill barnhart explains the impact of a historic and powerful fault line that runs thanks sean.
We'll catch up with you on kimt news three at 6.////
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