<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">New research results from Fred Pollitz and Walter Mooney of the USGS that was published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Their research provides insight on why the New Madrid Seismic Zone is unique and may continue to pose a higher earthquake risk than adjacent areas in the central United States. To read the complete press release go to:</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3706&from=rss_home#.Ukmi__nCZ8E" target="_blank">http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3706&from=rss_home#.Ukmi__nCZ8E</a></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Their full article is available at:</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X13002963" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X13002963</a></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Robert Williams<div>
Central & Eastern U.S. Coordinator</div><div>USGS Earthquake Hazards Program<br><div>1711 Illinois St</div><div>Golden, CO 80401</div><div>303-273-8636</div></div><div><img src="cid:image001.gif@01CEB93C.0D10BC60" alt="http://www.shakeout.org/downloads/ShakeOut_Global_JoinUs_728x90.gif" width="420" height="51"><br>
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