Field observations in Memphis during the New Madrid earthquake "projection" of 1990: how pseudoscience affected a region.

By:

Showalter, Pamela Sands

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University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center

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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Natural hazard research working paper ; 71Publication details: APR 1991Description: 52p., 70 refs., 1 appendixSubject: Between November 29, 1989, and December 3, 1990, more than 300 articles about the forecast appeared in more than 45 national and local publications. As public concern rose over the possibility of an earthquake, demands were made on those who could provide general information about earthquakes or preparation/mitigation advice. Entities such as the American Red Cross, the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium, and Memphis State University's Center for Earthquake Research and Information, were overwhelmed by requests for information. The bulk of this paper consists of observations made in Memphis, Tennessee, and its environs from December 1 to December 4, 1990. Information was obtained by monitoring radio and television broadcasts, attending a press conference and interviewing a television reporter from Nashville, Tennessee

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Between November 29, 1989, and December 3, 1990, more than 300 articles about the forecast appeared in more than 45 national and local publications. As public concern rose over the possibility of an earthquake, demands were made on those who could provide general information about earthquakes or preparation/mitigation advice. Entities such as the American Red Cross, the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium, and Memphis State University's Center for Earthquake Research and Information, were overwhelmed by requests for information. The bulk of this paper consists of observations made in Memphis, Tennessee, and its environs from December 1 to December 4, 1990. Information was obtained by monitoring radio and television broadcasts, attending a press conference and interviewing a television reporter from Nashville, Tennessee

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