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Massive, state-long quake possible, says CalTech

By tvgnus   Follow   Thu, 10 Jan 2013, 9:37am   287 views   5 comments
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http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=22639

San Andreas Fault could rupture over its full length •  Supposedly stable segments can behave differently when an earthquake rupture penetrates into them A massive earthquake could rip along the entire 810-mile length of the San Andreas Fault, hitting both the Los Angeles Basin and the San Francisco Bay area simultaneously, according to new research from scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

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1. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

   1   9:42am Thu 10 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Such rupture would be the rapture.

2. Ceffer Follow Befriend 6 threads 648 comments Pleasanton, CA

   2   10:36am Thu 10 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   The Earth would chew CA up and spit it out like a tobacco wad. Can't swallow, the liberals and traipsing whackoids would give it indigestion. The lava beds would provide excellent grilling for cannibal anarchy.

3. donjumpsuit Follow Befriend 10 threads 411 comments

   3   11:01am Thu 10 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Now we can debate if it would impact house prices.

4. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 249 threads 4,739 comments

   4   11:41am Thu 10 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Man makes apocalyptic plans and God just laughs. I love it when we don't DIE, I get a lot of mileage out of that.

5. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,137 comments Baltimore, MD

   5   12:23pm Thu 10 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Would make for lots of cheap waterfront properties available.