For much of Arkansas, earthquake threat looms large.
What causes earthquakes in Arkansas? How common are they? Do they cause much damage? What is Arkansas risk for a major earthquake?
Randal Cox, PhD., will answer those questions and more, in “Past and Future Earthquakes in Arkansas” at the Spring River Gem & Mineral Club (SRGMC), on May 3, 10AM, at Thunderbird Center, 62 N. Lakeshore Rd in Cherokee Village.
Dr. Cox serves as Professor of Geology in the Earth Sciences Department at the University of Memphis. “My primary research interests involve active faulting, earthquake hazard, and tectonic and climatic landscape evolution.” His current research is supported in part by the US Geological Survey and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It involves documentation of prehistoric earthquakes in the central US and Central America, landscape evolution of the Mississippi Valley and the surrounding region, and the effect of volcanic hotspots on moving coastal plains. Dr. Cox states that “excavations reveal abundant evidence of large prehistoric earthquakes throughout the Mississippi Valley of Arkansas. Such large quakes could cause serious damage today.”
The Spring River Gem and Mineral meets monthly. Programs are consistently given by experts in their fields. SRGMC is well respected by professional educators. “If SRGMC asks you to give a program, do it,” recommended one speaker to a colleague. Speakers have come from St. Louis, Springfield, MO, Little Rock, Fayetteville, Memphis, Jonesboro, AR , which involves not only preparation, but also substantial hours driving to present a one hour program.
Visitors are welcome; the meeting is free.
Submitted by Mary Kocz, SRGMC program director
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