Be GLAD the New Madrid Fault is quiet. When it gives us "the big one" it WILL destroy EVERYTHING between St. Louis and Memphis. It will make Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin Tornado seem like nothing. The 1811 1812 quakes created Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, made the Mississippi River run backwards, and caused church bells in Boston to ring! Oh, there is a fault in the NYC area, too, that when it really shakes, will damage the east coast beyond belief. HANG ON TIGHT! IT'S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE!