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There is an app available for smart phones that keeps track of Earthquakes.
It's a laymen's tool to track depth, intensity and frequency of quakes around the world.
California has been over due since i was a kid. Biggest quake i've personally felt was a 7.2.... it was in the California desert over 20 yrs. ago...
I can't imagine the San Andreas fault popping at a 8 or more in S.F. or L.A.
What would the country do if the unthinkable happened this summer.
Note: The richest farmland in America is along the I-5 corridor, which sits below sea level.
There is a levy in S.F. that keeps the Pacific from flooding the central valley. If the big one hit not only millions would die, but the Ag industry of California would be history.
There is an app available for smart phones that keeps track of Earthquakes.
It's a laymen's tool to track depth, intensity and frequency of quakes around the world.
California has been over due since i was a kid. Biggest quake i've personally felt was a 7.2.... it was in the California desert over 20 yrs. ago...
I can't imagine the San Andreas fault popping at a 8 or more in S.F. or L.A.
What would the country do if the unthinkable happened this summer.
Note: The richest farmland in America is along the I-5 corridor, which sits below sea level.
There is a levy in S.F. that keeps the Pacific from flooding the central valley. If the big one hit not only millions would die, but the Ag industry of California would be history.
Indeed. There are a number of inaccurate statements in the article. For example:
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The magnitude 8.6 earthquake was the most powerful strike-slip earthquake in recorded history. If that earthquake had happened in the United States, it would have probably been the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
Actually, the most powerful strike-slip earthquake in recorded history was the 1964 "Good Friday" earthquake in Alaska which had a magnitude of 9.2. It did happen in the United States, and it was not the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
There was also an 7.9 earthquake in November 2002 in Alaska that did only minimal damage and caused no injuries or deaths. There are over 130 active volcanoes in Alaska, and only two are showing current activity. The "Ring of Fire" is not becoming more active, as the article states. Alaska averages just over 1,000 earthquakes per month, with at least one being 5.0 or greater. The vast majority are the result of active volcanoes. They are completely random. Some years we get more earthquakes than other years. The number of earthquakes is not increasing, or gaining in severity. Chile, Alaska, Japan, and Indonesia have always been the target of the biggest earthquakes.
Indeed. There are a number of inaccurate statements in the article. For example:
Actually, the most powerful strike-slip earthquake in recorded history was the 1964 "Good Friday" earthquake in Alaska which had a magnitude of 9.2. It did happen in the United States, and it was not the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
There was also an 7.9 earthquake in November 2002 in Alaska that did only minimal damage and caused no injuries or deaths. There are over 130 active volcanoes in Alaska, and only two are showing current activity. The "Ring of Fire" is not becoming more active, as the article states. Alaska averages just over 1,000 earthquakes per month, with at least one being 5.0 or greater. The vast majority are the result of active volcanoes. They are completely random. Some years we get more earthquakes than other years. The number of earthquakes is not increasing, or gaining in severity. Chile, Alaska, Japan, and Indonesia have always been the target of the biggest earthquakes.
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