California Earthquake Coming Soon

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 14th April, 208 | David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor

[Larry R. Johnson]

(04-14) 11:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A strong and potentially deadly earthquake is virtually certain to strike on one of California's major seismic faults with a magnitude of at least 6.7 within the next 30 years, scientists said Monday in releasing the first official forecast of statewide earthquake probabilities.

[Larry R. Johnson]

This sounds like the start of a great office pool!

[sinanju]

Well, if it hits before November we can all blame it on...

[indylindy]

Since when was a prediction for 30 years from now “coming soon”?

[Man50D]

This sounds like the start of a great office pool!

I'll bet 100,000,000,000 carbon credits on February 29, 2012.

[dragnet2]

This article only been posted 2 other times. This should be placed in breaking news!!!

[unkus]

I’d give a billion carbon credits to see San Francisco fall into the Pacific. Algore would loan them to me, I’m sure.

[Bean Counter]

[Viking2002]

Yeah. I remember when they first started saying that 'The Big One' was due within the next 25 years - they started saying it 26 years ago. I've been waiting for something Biblical to happen ever since.*YAWN*

[irishtenor]

Good grief, I could predict that, and I don’t even have fancy letters behind my name. I also predict tornados in Kansas, rain in Seattle, snow in Buffalo, and hurricanes in Florida. All within the next 30 years.

[AlphaOneAlpha]

There is a silver lining. All the illegals will probably dash south back to Mexico and stay there.

[dragnet2]

For those voodoo worshippers and prediction chasers on the east coast and places like Hacksaw Arkansas, a temblor...is when everything gets ta shanken and temblin, a rockin an a rollin, and those big ol homes started sinken in that liquifriction, an the ol ground turns to oatmeal and poof, that dern home just gets sucked under......Only to get burped up later in those aftershocks.

[umgud]

Kansas tornado coming soon............

[militant2]

“California Earthquake Coming Soon”

Not near soon enough!

Militant

[aomagrat]

Paging Captain Obvious!

[The_Republican]

Our biggest problem is Michael Moore’s fat ass.....that keeps displacing those damn teutonic plates.

[dragnet2]

Kansas tornado coming soon

Floods coming to the Midwest!!!

[skimbell]

I vaguely remember essentially the same prediction in the early 70’s...about the same time the “authorities” were warning of the coming of a new Ice Age.

[unkus]

Heavy snow next winter in the Rockies.

[TheWasteLand]

I predict that at some point, something bad is going to happen, somewhere. Am I a scientician now?

[dragnet2]

Hurricanes coming to Florida!!!

[Repeal The 17th]

If you make lots of predictions and make them often enough,
you will eventually be right on at least a few of them.

Like Nostradamus ...

[indylindy]

So do I. Geesh, they never quit trying. There may be an earthquake. There are always earthquakes, problem is they haven’t predicted an imminent one yet. LOL!

Giving ones self a 30 year window is positively briliant. /s

[Senormechanico]

I’m going out on a limb and predicting DARK tonight.
Send your dollars to....

Steve B.

[dragnet2]

This sounds like the start of a great office pool!

Hey, can ya put me down for $25. on a big ol hurricane striking the gulf or Florida in the next 4 years.

[indylindy]

ROTFL! How much do you need for getting it right?

[vetvetdoug]

Its been longer since the New Madrid Fault has done her thing. I predict that the New Madrid will shake before California’s fault does.

[UCANSEE2]

Gee , if we could just find somewhere where nothing happens.

Maybe if we could just stop the planet spinning, everything would stop.

Weather would be constant (well, given a little time)

We could turn the Earth into a dead rock like the moon, and be done with Earthquakes, tidal waves, and Storms.

[swmobuffalo]

“I’ve been waiting for something Biblical to happen ever since.”

That’s ok, we’ve been waiting for the same thing here in Missouri. It’s certainly more entertaining than dodging the unwanted email conversation over who stole the last election that I’m doing now!!

[germanicus]

“There is a silver lining. All the illegals will probably dash south back to Mexico and stay there.”

Actually, it would probably trigger the most widespread case of looting this country has ever seen.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Wow. This is one to file in the “Water Is Wet” drawer.

[EQAndyBuzz]

No one gets it. The quake is coming due to global warming. We will have to have our taxes raised so the earthquake can be avoided.

That’s pretty much the left’s logic. Sure makes sense to me.

[Chode]

[Ciexyz]

Chicken Little is clucking again.

[cubreporter]

hurry up you californians...you only have 30 years to get ready.

[ThePythonicCow]

I just moved from California to Texas a few months ago.

Let 'er rip!!

[CodeMasterPhilzar]

Sheesh, we need so-called experts to tell us there’ll be a bad quake sometime in CA’s future? Hey guys - I’d have told you that for 1/2 the grant money! ;-)

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Anyway we can speed this up? Say, like nuke the San Andreas fault to jump-start it?

I’m buying waterfront property in Nevada. Gonna build a new community whose slogan is “Surf Reno”.

Aloha!

As Red Foxx would say, “Here comes the Big One”.

Let’ throw in Portland and Seattle just to appease the earth gods.

[dragnet2]

Actually, I'm hoping for a monster Cat 5+ Hurricane to strike the Texas Gulf, blowing most of Houston into Dallas.

Let er rip!

[ThePythonicCow]

a monster Cat 5+ Hurricane

That's ok -- I'm in north Texas, over 300 miles from the nearest Gulf shore.

Let er rip!

[dragnet2]

Oh, you're in tornado country? Hey, when ya see cows and barns flying by your windows, better head to the shelter.

Let er rip!!

[dragnet2]

No offense to PythonicCows though.

[ThePythonicCow]

Oh, you're in tornado country?

Yup. Sometimes there are advantages to being able to slither on the low lying ground, like a big snake.

[dragnet2]

Uh...That should come in handy this summer.

[onedoug]

No kidding.

[waxer1]

Do you know how long they have been saying this exact thing? For at least since I was about 7 or 8 years old. I am 51 now. They repeat this all of the time.

[JSteff]

“For at least since I was about 7 or 8 years old. I am 51 now.”

Most probably forget the book from back then “The Last Days of the Late Great State of California”

CA was going to fall into the ocean before 1969.

[bannie]

I look at these about every day, and I have noticed that the locations have shifted a bit more into the valley and into Nevada.

Little ones all over are a good thing: They take the pressure off!

[bannie]

Ahhhhh...the lovin' FReepin' Community. We're always lookin' out for the other guy.

[peggybac]

Yes, the New Madrid Fault is way over due. I'm in KC and would feel a good tremble but my sister and her family live outside of St. Louis - not good. I pay practically nothing for earthquake insurance. I lived in LA during the 94’ Northridge quake. It scared the living hell out of me.

[Viking2002]

If I've been edumacated properly, the New Madrid fault isn't nearly as likely to pop it's cork soon, as is the San Andreas. So, you're stuck with your e-mail debate a little longer. LOL