The 1990 Earthquake Panic in Missouri | Living St. Louis

On December 3, 1990, a devastating earthquake was predicted to hit Missouri, but the quake never came. Living St. Louis looks at why the earthquake was predicted, why it didn't happen, and why some people believed self-proclaimed climatologist Iben Browning.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Earthquake Survival Guide
1:45 Iben Browning
2:49 The Prediction
4:26 The New Madrid Earthquakes
6:55 Media Frenzy
8:01 Positive Changes

[@AllYourBaseAreBelongToU5]

I was six years old and everything on KETC 9 scared me so much. We had an earthquake emergency kit, and planned to get outside or stand in doorways. What a ridiculous media-driven panic!

[@izull892]

I remember they did the same thing for a sibling. It was crazy!

[@dlbstl]

We had an earthquake kit in each car from McDonald Douglas. I kept my kit in my car for 20 years. The guy said it was going to happen because all the planets lined up in a straight line and the gravitational pull would force fault lines to move. It could still happen regardless.😮

[@debrawilson4837]

I remember being the only employee that showed up to work that day. The next day , a bunch of red faces.