Congressman Cohen Announces National Science Foundation Grant to Study Earthquake Foreshocks to the University of Memphis

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Thomas Goebel of the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information will receive a grant of $272,211 from the National Science Foundation. His research project will attempt to answer the question: Why are earthquake foreshocks rare in nature?

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Memphis is the largest big city near the New Madrid Fault which, when it slipped in 1811, rang church bells as far away as Boston. That's why we have such an outstanding earthquake center. Understanding earthquakes, and predicting them, could save thousands of lives. I congratulate Dr. Goebel on this prestigious grant award and wish him well in his ongoing work."

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