“It has to be a repetitive message,” Honore said. “If we talked about preparedness like we talk about football, people would get the message.”
One of the biggest risks facing Memphis and the surrounding area is earthquakes. Memphis sits in the New Madrid seismic zone, which stretches from Arkansas to southern Illinois, including parts of West Tennessee, eastern Missouri, and western Kentucky."
"The probability jumps to 25 percent to 40 percent for a magnitude 6 earthquake or larger."
"In Shelby County, which includes Memphis, emergency officials talk daily about seismic monitoring and earthquake readiness, from reviewing building and construction code compliance to the best ways to respond to massive damage, said Bob Nations, director of the county’s emergency management agency."
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