Arkansas Quakes

We have talked much over the past years about the New Madrid fault. So I don't need to say much more about this headline;

Largest earthquake in 35 years hits Arkansas

GREENBRIER, Ark. – The central Arkansas town of Greenbrier has been plagued for months by hundreds of small earthquakes, and after being woken up by the largest quake to hit the state in 35 years, residents said Monday they're unsettled by the increasing severity and lack of warning.

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at 11 p.m. Sunday, centered just northeast of Greenbrier, about 40 miles north of Little Rock. It was the largest of more than 800 quakes to strike the area since September in what is now being called the Guy-Greenbrier earthquake swarm.

The activity has garnered national attention and researchers are studying whether there's a possible connection to the region's natural gas drilling industry. The earthquake activity varies each week, though as many as nearly two dozen small quakes have occurred in a day.

"You don't know what to expect. It's unnerving," said Corinne Tarkington, an employee at a local flower and gift shop. "I woke up last night to the sound of my house shaking."

See it here; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110301/ap_on_re_us/us_arkansas_earthquakes

Christchurch, New Zealand was utterly destroyed last week and the cost to repair it could send New Zealand heading towards financial disaster.

When the New Madrid breaks open with another 8.0 earthquake someday, FEMA tells us it WILL BE the most catastrophic events to EVER befall America? Could that be the straw that God allows to break our back? If our backs were broken....would we then bow to Jesus Christ?

Hat tip Mick L.