The Great Shake Out

Although this blog is about New Madrid history, present can intrude on appropriate occasions.  One of note is the The Great Shake Out.  It is an earthquake preparedness drill that his being conducted by a consortium of agencies under the lead of CUSEC a sister agency that concentrates on preparedness to mitigate seismic hazard in a multi state area.  CERI is helping in the drill under the lead of Gary Patterson. The drill will be held today at 10:17 am Central Standard Time today(October 17).  For more information: The Great Shake Out.