In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
Apr
15th
Author: Taz |
Files under Natural Disasters, Predictions
Scientists predict there is a 99.7% chance that California will be struck by a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger in the next 30 years. The last time a quake this size rattled California was the 1994 Northridge disaster, which measured 6.7 on the Richter scale, killed 72 people, injured more than 9,000 and caused $25 billion in damage.
“It basically guarantees it’s going to happen,” said Ned Field, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena and lead author of the report.
California sits in one of the most seismically active regions in the world. More than 300 faults crisscross the state, and about 10,000 quakes each year rattle Southern California alone, although most of them are too small to be felt.
