Earthquakes are on the rise in Southern California

[Cumslut]

Small ones are fine what if the San Andreas or any of the larger faults move and we have a big one say 7.0 and greater.



"Monday’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Los Angeles area is part of a broader trend of increased seismic activity in Southern California that is likely to continue, according to the region’s leading seismologist.

“2024 has had more earthquakes than any year we’ve seen since 1988,” Dr. Lucy Jones, a geophysicist and researcher at Caltech, said in an interview Tuesday on KTLA 5 Morning News.

Since 1932, Southern California has averaged 10 to 12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater per year. However, Jones noted that the past 20 years have seen an average of just five such quakes annually.
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With more than three months left in 2024, the region has already experienced 13 quakes measuring 4.0 or greater.

“So, this is an active year, much like we used to see,” Jones said. “It does seem like we should expect this to continue at a higher rate.”"


https://ktla.com/news/california/seismo ... alifornia/

[TheButcher]

Think of all the people who will own beach front properties

[tacnet]

Hate to worry you but there's a much bigger fault line out there called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. It is capable of producing 9.0+ magnitude earthquakes and tsunamis that could reach 30 m (98 ft)

The San Andreas is a lightweight compared with the Cascadia and one could trigger the other

https://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/11/us/c ... index.html

[jag]

Not good news for people living in California

[snooper]

The end times are here. Wars, earthquakes, fires and riots.....................

[brt22]

We live on a maze of fault lines so once in a while we get some movement big deal.

[urbanlegend]

The end times are here. Wars, earthquakes, fires and riots.....................

Nothing is going to end the world but a nuclear war.

[Webby]

Hurricanes and tornados are way worse.

[ispdn]

Hurricanes and tornados are way worse.

However they know when they are heading to your area and you have time to evacuate with earthquakes they just happen you have no warning.

[HeelMike]

So what changes just another headline carry on with living

[PornPete]

We have some of the best designed buildings to reduce major collapse in the event of an earthquake

[wetnwild]

They make me very nervous no matter the size I keep expecting a bigger one to follow.

[GRXlinks]

I'm so used to them it don't bother me any more

[TightAss]

Can Dems blame this on Trump too?

[GlennfromLA]

Welcome to Los Angeles where the homeless, illegals and earthquakes are part of life.