The reason I wanted to research this topic is due to the fact that I was born and raised outside of Nashville, TN, and throughout my childhood and high school years there, I was aware of a potential for an earthquake in Nashville. In my community, we had learned early on about the possibility for earthquakes in places like California and Japan, but the thought of an earthquake here in my home town was really an afterthought. My sole opinion as well as opinion of many other citizens in the area was not directed at the threat of an earthquake happening in Nashville, rather than what would happen if one with any serious magnitude ever struck?
