[ErnBatavia]

Well, being as I can see the southern end of that fault across the valley from here, I hope it's the San Francisco end that busts loose.

Northridge was my "big one", and I don't need a repeat.

[Bernard Marx]

I hope it's the San Francisco end that busts loose.

I still get chills when I remember the night the Devil had a Nightmare under Northridge. But unfortunately for us, it's the south end of the San Andreas that's historically long overdue for a huge shake.

San Andreas specialist at Caltech, Kerry Sieh, has learned that 12 great quakes have occurred on the south-central part of the fault in the past 2K years or so. The intervals average 145 years. The last was in 1857 near Tejon Pass outside L.A., when the fault shifted 30 linear feet -- further than it moved in the '06 S.F. quake.

Let's see...1857 + 145 = hmmmmmm. California's going to hell anyhow. Maybe I can sell out in time to find a nice place in Texas.

[Mike Darancette]

The San Andreas runs about 10 miles North of where I live. The danger areas seem to be on the Southern end where there a lot of activity and the section between Ft. Tejon to Parkfield which seems to be locked hard.