What is happening with California earthquakes?, page 1
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Topic started on 9-7-2009 @ 06:50 PM by chiron613
Today I stumbled onto some news items that suggest that certain seismic activity in California may be the precursor of a massive earthquake. Check out this Reuters article, for example, or this one from Mercury News.

Last I heard, there wasn't any good way to predict earthquakes; but now they're claiming that one might be coming. Anyone know how this is possible? Should I be buying ocean front property in Kansas?

[Dang, I posted this into the wrong forum. Any way for me to move it?]

[edit on 7/9/2009 by chiron613]


reply posted on 12-7-2009 @ 10:34 AM by nydsdan
Mods must be sleeping in on Sunday AM.

This is interesting that they are calling for a large earthquake though, because the Earth has been relatively quiet lately. Normally I will look at the
USGS world earthquakes map which shows quakes of 4.5+ over the past two weeks. The number shown is usually between 170 and 210 depending on how active Earth is during that period. Early in the year I recall it always being around 200 or more, but the past few months it has been lower. It is at only 158 today.

I wonder if this is part of the prediction they make. If many small/medium quakes are not firing off, then maybe a large one is building? OR the Earth is settling for a bit and things will just be quiet for awhile?

I don't think there is any sure-fire way to predict quakes, so time will tell. It has been very quiet though.


reply posted on 12-7-2009 @ 09:01 PM by RussianScientists
reply to post by chiron613



Hi Chiro 613,

Earthquake precursors tell when, where, magnitude and depth well before a destructive earthquake strikes. Location and depth are extremely easy to determine. Magnitude takes a little more time in order to determine. When, is only determined hundreds or thousands of miles away hours, days to over a week in advance. Simple stuff.

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