Next big quake to be in Illinois??

Mian Liu, a geologist from the University of Missouri-Columbia, says his research of earthquakes in China could hold clues to the next big quake hitting in Illinois. Although this year marks the bicentennial of the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811, if Liu is correct the next bid quake will not happen in the New Madrid fault system.Using records dating back to 2,000 years ago, Liu discovered that the big earthquakes never have occurred twice in the same place. Liu believes the New Madrid fault earthquake of 1811 added stress to the Wabash valley Seismic fault system. That is where Liu predicts the next big quake. The last major earthquake to occur along the Wabash Seismic Zone was in April of 2008. The 5.2 earthquake was felt across the Tri-State. Researchers are now using GPS to test their theory.

 

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/feb/13/geologist-predicts-next-big-quake-spot/