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Here is a link that shows that U.S. earthquakes are on the decline and not on the rise as many have posted.
Originally posted by kro32
reply to post by NOrrTH
earthquake.usgs.gov...
Can “Mega Quakes” really happen?
THEORETICALLY, YES. REALISTICALLY, NO. The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which it occurs -- the longer the fault, the larger the earthquake. The San Andreas Fault is only 800 miles long. To generate an earthquake of 10.5 magnitude would require the rupture of a fault that is many times the length of the San Andreas Fault. No fault long enough to generate a magnitude 10.5 earthquake is known to exist. The largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles long. The magnitude scale is open-ended, meaning that science has not put a limit on how strong an earthquake could be, and scientists can’t rule out a “Mega Quake” because they’ve only been measuring earthquakes for 100 years, a blink of an eye in geologic time. However, scientists agree that “Mega Quakes” of magnitude 10 or more are implausible.
Originally posted by kro32
reply to post by Disconnected Sociopath
History channel is entertainment and if you don't know that i'm surprised. As far as fossils at mountaintops that is not due to violent mega earthquakes but slow uplift of land. I live at almost 8000 ft. and this area used to be tropical. It did not happen overnight.
I would be happy to list some beginning geology books for you if your really interested in this stuff..It's quite fascinating.
2) Even if this is legit data (which it's not) it really don't matter if EQ's are on the decline in the US, what is more important is that the EQ activity in the entire world and no matter how much data you throw may way only a fool would believe that seismic activity worldwide is normal or declining. It's quite the opposite unfortunately.
Originally posted by anumohi
California will be like that beach in Australia that one moment it was there and the next minute it will be gone, kinda liker Atlantis, just got gobbled up by a giant sink hole
I hear the tidal wave off that bad boy will crash the Rockies. You surfers better build you some heavy long boards to last out the ride of your lives
This is no joke or fearmongering,
of California that could unleash a monster earthquake at any time.