Comments on: California’s Earthquake “The Big One” Question?? http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Yesi17 http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9344 Yesi17 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:29:57 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm#comment-9344 It would help cali people to know when, but unfortunately earthquakes cannot be predicted and are unexpected. try : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/ for more info Seismologist are trying to develop a early warning system, but only pre-prototypes are being tested: http://www.elarms.org/ I suggest to be prepared: first aid, water, clothing, food, and other necesities needed & if you own a home, plz get earthquake insurance!!!!! It would help cali people to know when, but unfortunately earthquakes cannot be predicted and are unexpected.

try : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/
for more info

Seismologist are trying to develop a early warning system, but only pre-prototypes are being tested: http://www.elarms.org/

I suggest to be prepared: first aid, water, clothing, food, and other necesities needed & if you own a home, plz get earthquake insurance!!!!!

]]> By: chuy g http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9345 chuy g Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:29:57 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm#comment-9345 yes "the big one" is coming...when? Unfortunately that is unexpected (like today's). There is about 10000 earthquakes a year in California but most of them are so minor that we dont even feel them. BUt the big one is coming. Now the city should start thinking into creating a MASSIVE evacuation plan. yes "the big one" is coming…when? Unfortunately that is unexpected (like today’s). There is about 10000 earthquakes a year in California but most of them are so minor that we dont even feel them. BUt the big one is coming. Now the city should start thinking into creating a MASSIVE evacuation plan.

]]> By: jane http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9346 jane Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:29:57 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm#comment-9346 the big one is supposedly going to be a magnitude 7.6 or higher. and its been overdue for like 20 years or something. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080414203459.htm and the one today was scary! i live in chino hills which was the epicenter. it was the biggest one i ever felt. the big one is supposedly going to be a magnitude 7.6 or higher. and its been overdue for like 20 years or something.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080414203459.htm

and the one today was scary! i live in chino hills which was the epicenter. it was the biggest one i ever felt.

]]> By: j http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9347 j Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:29:57 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/californias-earthquake-the-big-one-question.htm#comment-9347 Geologist predicted that the "big one" as we ca residents call it, will be a 7.9 mg and it will hit within the next 10 years. They also predict that the city of los angeles will be pused up into the san francisco area. FAQ - Common Myths about Earthquakes Q: Will California eventually fall off into the ocean? A: No. The San Andreas Fault System, which crosses California from the Salton Sea in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north, is the boundary between the Pacific Plate and North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest with respect to the North American Plate at approximately 46 millimeters per year (the rate your fingernails grow). The strike-slip earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault are a result of this plate motion. The plates are moving horizontally past one another, so California is not going to fall into the ocean. However, Los Angeles and San Francisco will one day be adjacent to one another! Q: Can the ground open up during an earthquake? A: Shallow crevasses can form during earthquake-induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures. Faults, however, do not open up during an earthquake. Movement occurs along the plane of a fault, not perpendicular to it. If faults opened up, no earthquake would occur because there would be no friction to lock them together. Geologist predicted that the "big one" as we ca residents call it, will be a 7.9 mg and it will hit within the next 10 years. They also predict that the city of los angeles will be pused up into the san francisco area.

FAQ – Common Myths about Earthquakes

Q: Will California eventually fall off into the ocean?

A: No. The San Andreas Fault System, which crosses California from the Salton Sea in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north, is the boundary between the Pacific Plate and North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest with respect to the North American Plate at approximately 46 millimeters per year (the rate your fingernails grow). The strike-slip earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault are a result of this plate motion. The plates are moving horizontally past one another, so California is not going to fall into the ocean. However, Los Angeles and San Francisco will one day be adjacent to one another!

Q: Can the ground open up during an earthquake?

A: Shallow crevasses can form during earthquake-induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures. Faults, however, do not open up during an earthquake. Movement occurs along the plane of a fault, not perpendicular to it. If faults opened up, no earthquake would occur because there would be no friction to lock them together.

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