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Different, and they had, certainly, different outcomes. there's a reason for that. >> really three reasons why it's been so devastating. one, this one's closer to the city, two, it's more shallow. and that always causes more damage. and three, the time of day. it's all part of this ring of fire that includes the west coast of the united states and the pacific plate kind of bumps into the australian plate. this is a very active fault zone, if you will. and you're right, back in september, they had a 7.1 magnitude quake. it was deeper and farther away from the city. this is where this morning's ...

Into the american south. cnn meteorologist, jacqui jeras, joining us with a closer look at memphis and the danger that lies under foot there. nobody would have thought unless you live there and you stay up on it. >> we talked about it in the southeast, in charleston, south carolina. today, we are going to be focusing on the fault zone in the mid southern u.s. which has repeatedly produced a major quake. up to a 40% chance that another big one could occur in the next 50 years. when the last big ones hit in 1811 and 1812, the area was sparsely populated. today, a major quake to have a global eco...

Carolina. today we'll focus on parts of the midsouth. you might have heard this one before, the fault zone in the middle of the united states it is it repeatedly produced a series of earthquakes. up to a 40% chance that another big one could occur in the next 50 years. but the big difference this time around is that in 1811 and 1812, the area was sparsely populated. today, this is a major business and distribution hub and it could have global economic impacts. >> this is real foot like, tennessee, in the far northwest corner of the state of tennessee. >> reporter: this geologist describes how ...

Bolts? >> these are charleston's legendary earthquake bolts. what you see in the side of this building is not actually the earthquake bolt itself. that's the long iron rod that runs all the way through the building. >> reporter: what are we going to see at the fort? >> we're going to be seeing the effects of the earthquake. >> reporter: retired geology professor has spent decades researching the 1886 quake. he said the fault zone is deep and runs right through nearby historical fort dorchester. >> the force of the earthquake caused this to break. and moved this one towards in a left lateral se...

Bolt itself. that the long iron rod that runs through the building. >> reporter: what are we going to see at the fort? >> you're going see the effects of the earthquake. >> reporter: retired geology professor has spent decades researching the 1886 quake. he says the fault zone is deep and runs rights through nearby historical fort dorchester. >> you can get an idea of the earthquake which caused this to break and moved this one towards -- in a right lateral sense. sorry, in a left lateral sense. >> reporter: this comes out and this is pushing back. >> right. >> reporter: goes like this right h...