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California Earthquake - Page 4

That's the scary thing about choosing to live in California because its naturally susceptible to massive earthquakes that kill, destroy and make life a living hell.

Earthquake California

Yes California is very susceptible to earthquakes. They have said for every ten 1.0 that leads to a 2.0 for every ten 2.0 leads to a 3.0. And so on and so on. Pretty soon if not already California is looking at a major earthquake of over 8.0. When is that going to occur is anyones guess. I hope that seismologist can figure out a better way to predict a major earthquake. IT could save many lives that way.

California Earthquake History & Civil Business Politics

Geoscientists find unexpected 'deep creep' near San Andreas, San Jacinto faults. A new analysis of thousands of very small earthquakes in the San Bernardino basin suggests that the unusual deformation of some may be due to 'deep creep' 10 km below the Earth's surface, say geoscientists. They say scientists should not use the information recorded by these small earthquakes to predict loading of the nearby San Andreas and San Jacinto faults. Source 7c.

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Second Southern California quake was 11 times stronger than the first

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake swayed buildings and cracked foundations in Southern California on Friday night, sending terrified residents sleeping on the streets a day after another temblor hit.

The latest earthquake Friday struck 11 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, according to the US Geological Survey. It was five times bigger than Thursday's 6.4 -magnitude earthquake, also centered near Ridgecrest, CNN Meteorologist Brandon Miller said.

Gas leaks caused structure fires throughout Ridgecrest, residents reported water main breaks, and the power and communications were out in some areas, Mark Ghilarducci, Director of California Governors' Office of Emergency Management, said.

The earth under the region continues to rumble with about one aftershock every minute. Ref. CNN.

Earthquake California

"Moderate to strong shaking": A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Northern California Monday, likely causing minimal damage to the sparsely populated area. Source 5w.