In a message dated 97-08-26 19:06:40 EDT, fanfic@fanfic.com writes:

<<  would like to point out, though, that what is generally considered the
 most major quake in US history happened in Missouri (the New Madrid Fault).
 Reversed the course of the Mississippi River, was felt in Charleston, SC,
 lots of other stuff that I don't remember.  IIRC, the people in the area
 noticed that the animals all went crazy *before* it happened, and those
 animals that could get out of the area, did.
  >>
I was told that animals have a much closer tie to nature than we do.... so we
ought to be able to tell from their behaviour ^_^