Posted on 01/17/2019 6:42:21 AM PST by BenLurkin
SoCal ping
Now be truthful. If a really big earthquake were centered in Beverly Hills or San Francisco, how bad would you really feel?
No. Not LA city proper anyway. Our infrastructure is in shambles. Our leaders are corrupt. Our population complacent...and now stoned on legal weed.
We refuse to tackle immigration — are overcrowded and highly densely housed in poor foundations on some hillside areas. This includes expensive real estate as well as shanty style apartments.
Please pray for God’s mercy.
LoL good grief am I cynical.
Oh, you’re just trying to cheer us up.
Not stirred, but shaken.
Though I may personally be prepared, the City of Los Angeles is in a complete shambles, the city is already falling apart, the next earthquake will just speed up the inevitable collapse.
I remember when the Lower Van Norman dam broke in 1971, I thought Northridge was less violent.
Serious question (don’t flame me for asking) about The Big One...
Don’t all of these smaller quakes take pressure off the various fault lines - which theoretically should prevent a really epic earthquake (worse than Northridge) from happening?
Or doesn’t it quite work that way?
I remember that. Even more, I remember the 6.9 Loma Preita quake because I was near the epicenter. It was an E-ticket ride.
Grandfather was born and raised in California. He was of the opinion that “as long as there are small quakes there won’t be a big one.”
But there are a lot of faults, and relieving pressure on one puts pressure on another. There’s nothing can be done about the movement of the tectonic plates.
One possible (some say probable) 7.8 scenario: https://youtu.be/nvltp9Nf5T4?list=PLfSGTUJx7YsZ-wAQH9XXtQZKFyQ6LBZDx
The whole concept of the Big One is that the answer is always no. Any earthquake the city survives wasn’t the Big One.
Ready?life jackets?
Are you sure that isn’t the next migrant caravan spreading out in commiefornia?
Always wondered. Did that guy survive th4e aftershock?
At the time of the Northridge earthquake, a production team was filming an episode (Hollywood Follies) of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in the desert. You can actually see the earthquake in progress, mostly a rising cloud of dust, with nobody knowing what to do other than the director, who kept yelling, “Keep filming! Keep filming!” As part of their closing credits, they included:
“Lucasfilm Ltd. would like to thank the people of Fillmore, California for their invaluable assistance during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake which occurred on the first day of shooting of HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES. Their support during the difficult time following the earthquake was truly inspirational and greatly appreciated.”
Interesting.
Fillmore is over in Ventura County.
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