There's a reason they're attempting to store supplies for the New Madrid fault area. Another earthquake is "due" anytime.
Due to the geology in that area, an earthquake is much more devastating than one on the west coast. An earthquake like the one we had in 1811 would wipe out half of the State of Tenn. as well as several other states. Estimates are that the death toll will be in the millions.
"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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