Will you be in a earthquake soon?
 

if you are in california lol

Risk of big earthquake on San Andreas fault rises after quake swarm at Salton Sea

The rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea. A rapid succession of small earthquakes - three measuring above magnitude 4.0 - began rupturing near Bombay Beach, continuing for more than 24 hours. Before the swarm started to fade, more than 200 earthquakes had been recorded.

The temblors were not felt over a very large area, but they have garnered intense interest - and concern - among seismologists. It marked only the third time since earthquake sensors were installed there in 1932 that the area had seen such a swarm, and this one had more earthquakes than the events of 2001 and 2009.

The quakes occurred in one of California's most seismically complex areas. They hit in a seismic zone just south of where the mighty San Andreas fault ends. It is composed of a web of faults that scientists fear could one day wake up the nearby San Andreas from its long slumber.

The San Andreas fault's southernmost stretch has not ruptured since about 1680 - more than 330 years ago, scientists estimate. And a big earthquake happens on average in this area once every 150 or 200 years, so experts think the region is long overdue for a major quake.

The swarm actually increased the likelihood of a much more major quake in Southern California, at least temporarily.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, for the seven-day period following Tuesday, the chances of a magnitude-7 or greater earthquake being triggered on the southern San Andreas fault are as high as 1 in 100 and as low as 1 in 3,000. The chances diminish over time.

Experts said it's important to understand that the chance of the swarm triggering a big one, while small, was real.

"This is close enough to be in that worry zone," seismologist Lucy Jones said of the location of the earthquake swarm. "It's a part of California that the seismologists all watch."

The swarm began just after 4 a.m. Monday, starting earthquakes three to seven miles deep underneath the Salton Sea.

The biggest earthquakes hit later that morning, a 4.3, and then a pair later at night, another 4.3 followed by a 4.1. There was another burst of activity on Tuesday night.

The earthquakes hit in a sparsely populated area, less than four miles away from Bombay Beach, population 171, sitting on the edge of the Sonoran Desert.

When swarms hit this area - the northern edge of the so-called Brawley Seismic Zone - it's enough to give earthquake experts heartburn. And there's reason for that.

Just 12 hours after a 6.3 earthquake hit south of the Salton Sea in 1987, an even larger temblor, a 6.6, ruptured six miles away - the Superstition Hills earthquake.

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Could make things exciting.

Yet another reason why I don't live in Southern California.

I'd like to be in an earthquake. But away from things that can fall on me.

I was about sixty miles from San Fran during the 7.0 we had in 1989. The earthquake itself wasn't too scary. In my case I was in the kitchen of a restaurant and some pots and pans fell down. Of course it was a lot worse in San Fran - Part of the Bay Bridge fell down.

The problem was the aftermath - mostly no power. We had no power for three days. Of course, this was before the Internet and cell phones. No power for three days doesn't sound bad until you go through it. No power means no television (and thus no news), no lights, and everything in your fridge goes bad. Unless you have a lot of canned goods you are shit out of luck. Of course, no internet and no cell phone service either. You can't go to the store (they have no power and they are closed) and you can't leave the area because all of the gas stations are closed too.

In my case.... We had canned goods and propane. In order to get word out that we were alive we had to wait in line at a..... wait for it.... pay phone. To get news we had to sit in our cars and listen to the radio - they were talking about bridges being down and San Francisco being on fire so it sounded horrible.

I am ready for the big one.

No, but I may have an ocean & beach outside my home here in Las Vegas soon.

There was a 7.1 in NZ when I was there - I was a fair distance away so when it hit us it was like a rolling motion - Very strange feeling...

I think I was the only casualty in my area - My cat was terrified and attached himself to my chest with his claws:upsidedow.....

The only reason that I live in Los Angeles is because "being in an earthquake" is on my bucket list!

I though i will be dead

I've lived in Queenstown and Nelson and they are basically a weekly event anything under a 5 and I'd sleep thru it.

For all those that wont live in certain areas or states because of Quakes, I can tell you from New Zealand people moved to Christchurch from Wellington because Christchurch was seen as a Quake safe city, 185 people died in 2011 with a 6.3 quake.

BTW Eddy you know I'm a Waimo ? escaped a long time ago.

I had a few friends in ChCh and it was a horrible time for them - I stayed in New Brighton for a while and the house is gone now - A real nightmare...

I lived in Dunedin for 7 years - Not many quakes down there - The 7.1 was off shore from Fiordland and mainly hit Te Anau and Queenstown - I caught a couple of small ones while I was staying in and around the Abel Tasman National Park (The most amazing place I have ever seen).....

I know Waimate - I always remember the wallabies - lol - We always stopped off there on our way from Dunners to ChCh if we drove - Timaru is a horrid place...

You do have to escape The SI after a while - It will drive you nuts - I will be back though:winkwink:.....