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re: Hypothetical if a 7.8 earthquake hit California like it did Turkey how bad
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:39 pm to Tvilletiger
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:39 pm to Tvilletiger
Was in a 7.1 several years back and I was amazed at the lack of damage. Building codes with enforcement makes all the difference. Both the earthquake I was in and the one in Turkey were shallow meaning it was a more violent “shaking”. I saw a video of a new building in Turkey collapsing which surprised me.
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Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:40 pm to jatilen
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Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:44 pm to terriblegreen
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A 7.8 would be a good start. But if we could get an 8.5 to hit Los Angeles I would be most pleased.
A major quake would have severe repercussions on the US economy.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:54 pm to Jim Rockford
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A major quake would have severe repercussions on the US economy.
Yeah, but they got them libruls over there and MAGA wanna make them dead. MAGA hate not MAGAs.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:54 pm to Tvilletiger
Underground nuclear weapon test
This video demonstrates just how powerful earthquakes are AND how powerful nuclear weapons are. And this was just a 6.8 magnitude, so nature is able to produce earthquakes easily over 1,000x greater power than a 5Mt nuclear weapon. Scary stuff
This video demonstrates just how powerful earthquakes are AND how powerful nuclear weapons are. And this was just a 6.8 magnitude, so nature is able to produce earthquakes easily over 1,000x greater power than a 5Mt nuclear weapon. Scary stuff
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:57 pm to ccomeaux
I was thinking somewhere along the San Andreas. Let’s say between San Fran and LA
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:00 pm to eiasjsf
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I'm more curious about when the next big earthquake (8-9+) will hit the PNW.
If a big one hits the cascadia subduction zone you can kiss Portland goodbye.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:03 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
I mean it is going to happen. I wonder when. Do they have any clue?
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:11 pm to Tvilletiger
quote:They seem to happen every ~250-300 years and the last one was in 1700, so we're due for one.
I mean it is going to happen. I wonder when. Do they have any clue?
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:22 pm to LSUGent
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This video demonstrates just how powerful earthquakes are AND how powerful nuclear weapons are. And this was just a 6.8 magnitude, so nature is able to produce earthquakes easily over 1,000x greater power than a 5Mt nuclear weapon. Scary stuff
I’ve always wondered how effective they would be at creating tsunamis and what the environmental impact is of one being set off underwater.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:24 pm to foosball
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It would be great if a 17.8 hit directly on Hollywood Blvd
You would feel it in Texas. You might even feel it in Paris. It’s believed that even the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs would have clocked in at 11 or 12.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:33 pm to Tvilletiger
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Do they have any clue?
They've commissioned some studies and done some pretty extensive what ifs, kinda like Nola has for the big hurricane.
This article:
LINK
Paints a pretty grisly what if scenario of a 9.0 hitting the fault. It includes five "first person" accounts of what happens after the initial five minutes of carnage. It's like zombie apocalypse type stuff but IRL. Or, as another poster said, it's basically a dry Katrina but much much worse for that region of the country. If you have time it's a pretty fun read if you are into that sort of thing.
I encourage anyone to read it if they really want an idea of what would happen in that scenario.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:34 pm to terriblegreen
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But if we could get an 8.5 to hit Los Angeles I would be most pleased.
Why? What did LA do to you?
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:40 pm to Nawlens Gator
New Madrid quake was so powerful it was felt all along the east coast
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:49 pm to Tvilletiger
n October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
It would take YEARS to restore it from a 7.8.
1989 SFO Earthquake
It would take YEARS to restore it from a 7.8.
1989 SFO Earthquake
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:54 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
There was a 7.9 in AK in 2002, moved water in S. La. Ripped the ground for over 200 miles along the fault.
I was over 100 miles away in Wasilla at a restaurant, and you couldn't stand up.
I was over 100 miles away in Wasilla at a restaurant, and you couldn't stand up.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 4:39 pm to F1y0n7h3W4LL
Having lived through the 94 Northridge earthquake, I can't imagine what a 7.8 would feel like.
LA is built outwards, not upwards. We don't have many bridges or tunnels. As someone earlier mentioned, lots of single family dwellings that would make it through ok. I'd venture to guess SF would be more fricked by a 7.8 than los Angeles.
LA is built outwards, not upwards. We don't have many bridges or tunnels. As someone earlier mentioned, lots of single family dwellings that would make it through ok. I'd venture to guess SF would be more fricked by a 7.8 than los Angeles.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 5:41 pm to 632627
I was there in Torrance Ca. and was amazed at the lack of damage from what it felt like when that big jolt hit that measured 6.7. I`m sure you remember that scary sht. I relive it every time I hear the word earthquake.
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Posted on 2/7/23 at 5:49 pm to Tvilletiger
Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 5:51 pm to Smeg
imagine wishing the death of almost 40 million fellow americans all because they tend to vote differently
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