I am concerned for my L.A Brothers & Sisters.
I did study Geology & Phys Geography at Uni..
This article makes me concerned..
We are Here..The World will HELP L.A
should the worse happen...
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...504-story.html
I am concerned for my L.A Brothers & Sisters.
I did study Geology & Phys Geography at Uni..
This article makes me concerned..
We are Here..The World will HELP L.A
should the worse happen...
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...504-story.html
I must remember not to post stupid stuff when very drunk.
I suspect that when it happens the news will be about the looting and not about the disaster.
Maybe California will break off and fall in the ocean?
Yep, really is just a matter of time now. I suspect in the next 2 years somethings gonna give
Had to think of this. https://youtu.be/kCpjgl2baLs?t=85
Key words that the article glossed over are “trapped”, “sediment” and “basin”. These aspects of the L.A. geology are what makes seismic design in the L.A. area tricky. Picture the L.A. area as a bowl of jello. Seismic energy enter from one side of the bowl, reach the other side, and instead of passing through, part of the energy rebound back into the bowl. This back and forth effect can last quite awhile which makes for a longer earthquake duration. As the article mentioned, even an earthquake with epicenter as far north as Monterey, can have devastating effect in L.A. because of this aspect of the local geology.
The model shows the issue perfectly. By the time the seismic energy reaches San Diego/Mexico border, the L.A. basin will still have significant shaking going on from the trapped energy.
Last edited by Rasulis; 2016-05-05 at 03:55 PM.
Hmmmm
No shit. They get earth quakes from there and there have been recorded instances of massive quakes in the last 150 years.
It's been that way since San Francisco had it's 7.8 magnitude earth quake. People are always waiting for the next big one.
Why the bay looks so odd is you're seeing a fault line of the San Andreas fault, that's a crack in the Earth that the water filled in. We make fun of them saying after the next big earthquake we'll have the ocean front property.
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"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
-- Capt. Copeland
Not denying the dangers unique to California now.
But there is also a portion of panic attached right now, due to the recent earthquakes along the ring of fire zone.
"The pen is mightier than the sword.. and considerably easier to write with."
Be more concerned about the Super Volcano under YellowStone. Experts have been waiting for San Andreas to go for a very long time.
People are always predicting the next "big one" in California. At some point someone will be right, but I'm not holding my breath.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
1) Load the amount of weight I would deadlift onto the bench
2) Unrack
3) Crank out 15 reps
4) Be ashamed of constantly skipping leg day
People have been predicting the 'big one' in California for as long as I can remember. Nothing new in that department.
I'm not sure what you are talking about. Building codes here in California are constantly updated and earthquake retrofitting has been an ongoing process since the early 80's.
Yup. Maybe we should start fracking around the San Andreas Fault. Induce some seismicity and release some of the tension along the fault so that you get several "small ones" instead of one "big one."
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NorCal at least, is pretty well built for earthquakes. Lots of wooden housing and buildings that are designed to flex with the waves. I know SoCal had a lot more concrete which caused problems during the Northridge quake, but I imagine they've improved over time too.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!