When and where will the big California earthquake happen?
Jul 15, 2010
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Earthquake Questions
Ever since the Easter earthquake, I have been really tense and paranoid. I know the "big one" is bound to happen sometime….. and I also know that you can’t predict earthquakes… but I’m sure scientists have made estimates of when it will strike. And if it strikes LA, how badly will it affect San Diego? And will this "big one" cause a tsunami?
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4 comments
Lele McLaren on July 15, 2010 at 5:14 pm
2037.
"New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years."
"The odds of such an event are higher in southern California than northern California—97 percent versus 93 percent."
Thats what the website I have in my source says. It’s national geographic, so I think its probably pretty reliable. Remember, though, that its all estimate and no one knows for sure when it will happen. It could be within the next 5 minutes (how wierd would it be if I just predicted that?!?), or tomorrow or in 100 years – no one knows for sure! Don’t be worried, just remember to follow proper earthquake techniques when they happen like where to go and what to do, and remember to have big appliances/shelves/fixtures properly bolted in to make sure you’re safe.
A tsunami could potentially happen if the earthquake is close enough to the ocean and causes enough disruption to the water.
karem a on July 15, 2010 at 5:14 pm
You Should konw the land is disturbing in most of america
some scientist’s say the next tsunami will happen in 30 year’s that’s true, i can’t remember the site i read thin information on although take ths story in the link
An earthquake happend couple hour’s in Hollywood see the link in here
http://politics-discussions11.blogspot.com/2010/07/stars-tremble-after-earthquake-in.html
toodd on July 15, 2010 at 5:14 pm
http://www.earthquakeepicenterforum.com/index.php?topic=1611.0
Sean C on July 18, 2010 at 2:01 am
A big quake in LA shouldn’t cause much damage in San Diego. But there are quite a few faults that run under or next to San Diego that could cause significant damage there.
My money’s on the southern San Andreas in SoCal and the Hayward Fault in the East Bay to be the occurrence of the next truly catastrophic earthquake in California. Both of these faults are basically ten months pregnant and run across very populated areas. Thousands of people will die the next time these faults experience major quakes. If you live on these faults, or within ten miles of them, you had better get a really good retrofit done on your house (no fly by night jobs done by unlicensed workers) or get the hell out of there as soon as you can.