Quake Prep

Original | 12-30-04 (updated 3/22/2005) | Forest Glen Durland

[forest]

I just want to know two things. If a large earthquake hits California, who is authorized to declare it, "the big one". And how many deaths are required for a disaster to be of "biblical proportions"? Thanks.

It is expected to be much larger than anything since 06, maybe bigger. The public leaders will declare many things for you.

I don't recall mentioning the Bible.

[forest]

Bump

[forest]

Re: #34

It was an innocent mistake. Silicone is made from silica in Silicon Valley. Hope I got that one straight.

[Plutarch]

It was an innocent mistake.

Yeah, but I did enjoy looking for the photograph of the silicone.

[blowfish]

The preparation advice looks good.
The geological descriptions are a bunch of drivel.

[forest]

Neglected was the possibility of broken gas and electric lines. Locate the cut off to them now, before an emergency.

If you use natural gas and have structural damage to your house, turn OFF the valve outside your house. Then check for pipe damage. Gas is deadly poisonous and highly inflammable.

If you have structural damage to your house, turn OFF the main switch to electric power to your house. Then check for wire damage. If you are properly protected with breakers or fuses, you are probably safe. But don’t take chances of shock or fire.

[forest]

I disagree. To most it is good to know.

[forest]

Thanks to Webmaster and host Jim Robinson, the original post has been updated, complete with additional footnote documentation. Hope it helps folks.

[forest]

Minor correction: Two sentences in the paragraph on El Nino should read as follows:

"When that area of the ocean by Chile heats, the warm currents move north to California. If that warm water generates warm, moist air that rises up and over the mountains, California could experience torrential rains after a giant earthquake."

[forest]

I found additional documentation for one quake rattling the rest of the world.

17. <http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050520/D8A6JNBG1.html> and Science: <http://www.sciencemag.org>. Sumatra Quake Shook Earth's Total Surface

[Joya]

Here’s a link I heard about just today,

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http://www.thereadystore.com/

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here’s one I have known about for a while,

http://www.standeyo.com/