Did you know the chances of an earthquake hitting the LA area is for sure?

2015-10-22T00:43:58-04:00

http://news.yahoo.com/chances-earthquake-hitting-l-area-soon-sure-202102595.html
This is just great. My corporate offices are in the LA area and I'll be there in December for the annual Christmas party. I sure hope there are no earthquakes when I'm there.

Chances of Earthquake Hitting L.A. Area Soon: Like, for Sure

The chance of a moderate-size earthquake striking the Los Angeles area soon is almost guaranteed, if a new study is correct. The Greater Los Angeles area has a 99.9 percent chance of having an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 or greater in the next two and a half years, thanks to several hidden faults that have built up considerable strain, according to a study published Sept. 30 in the journal Earth and Space Science. "Identifying specific fault...

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 12:44 AM

2015-10-22T00:44:50-04:00

Glad I am not stationed there! LOL

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 22 at 2015 12:53 AM

2015-10-22T00:53:30-04:00

Actually the "Big One" will likely be an ARKstorm. With most of the San Joaquin Valley, anything west of I-5 etc. flooded, it's overdue too but is something that happens ever 100-150 years. Google it and read up on it.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Oct 22 at 2015 12:58 AM

2015-10-22T00:58:21-04:00

Likewise for the Puget Sound area...

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 22 at 2015 1:35 AM

2015-10-22T01:35:52-04:00

One chance in 912 each day you are there, according to the article. Odds are you will miss it.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 7:41 AM

2015-10-22T07:41:15-04:00

well ... it is like ... I am pretty sure there will be a wild fire in CA ... just don't know when and how bad it will get....

I don't mean to "devalue" their assessment ... but it is just a game of publicity that more people pay attention, more life maybe save when it actually happen.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 8:20 AM

2015-10-22T08:20:17-04:00

I would not worry about the media's affinity for overstating a negative story. Not only that, but the Earth is prone to tectonic shifts and unless we can glue the fault lines and impede these shifts (which is impossible) then they are just sensationalizing the news. Sgt Kelli Mays

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 22 at 2015 9:41 AM

2015-10-22T09:41:17-04:00

I'm still looking forward to the new beach front property... :)

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 9:50 AM

2015-10-22T09:50:51-04:00

I was in Newport Beach during the Northridge earthquake and in Temecula during the SoCal desert quake below. From where I was during the Northridge, the motion was rolling. The 1999 quake was a violent jolt followed by rolling since the quake echoed off the eastern Sierra Nevada range.

I prefer unpredictable TX weather to SoCal quakes. At least I get a short warning before the weather gets bad. Although, the small quakes we get in Irving are unnerving when on the 6th floor, even if they are small.

Godspeed to those in SoCal when another big one hits.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1994_01_17.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/1999/ushector/

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 22 at 2015 11:45 AM

2015-10-22T11:45:55-04:00

Well the San Andreas fault line has been well studied for a long time since there is so many people, agriculture, business located near it or within impact range Sgt Kelli Mays.
One of the many things to be thankful for in this nation is the engineering and construction expertise which is so prevalent here. Our buildings and road and rail networks are very robust. If a significant earthquake hits LA while you are there consider yourself blessed that you are not in Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Nepal while an earthquake hits one of those Nations near the Himalaya Mountains in the vicinity of the Himalayan fault.

Response by CPO Richard Mascioni made Nov 20 at 2015 9:16 PM

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I work here and live here. If it happens, all we can do is hold on and wish for the best.