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re: 5 Global Disasters That Could Happen Tomorrow
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:18 am to TigerTatorTots
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:18 am to TigerTatorTots
The "Big One" is due. An earthquake on the west coast is going to happen.
A lot of misconception is that smaller earth quakes relieve stress built up, but the understanding of the Richter scale is what is important.
Basically it would take 30,000 magnitude 5's to relieve one magnitude 8. And that isn't happening.
Like the article said, the subductive plate is stuck and even though it carries a 40mm/yr avg., when it pops the big one it could move multiple meters then settle in for another couple hundred years of slight slips.
A lot of misconception is that smaller earth quakes relieve stress built up, but the understanding of the Richter scale is what is important.
Basically it would take 30,000 magnitude 5's to relieve one magnitude 8. And that isn't happening.
Like the article said, the subductive plate is stuck and even though it carries a 40mm/yr avg., when it pops the big one it could move multiple meters then settle in for another couple hundred years of slight slips.
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 11:19 am
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:25 am to Clyde Tipton
This debunks the Canary Islands volcano landslide tsunami threat
debunks Canary Islands thread to US East Coast
debunks Canary Islands thread to US East Coast
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:29 am to Clyde Tipton
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Basically it would take 30,000 magnitude 5's to relieve one magnitude 8. And that isn't happening.
That's hard to believe. Not doubting you, but that's amazing.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:02 pm to Clyde Tipton
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Like the article said, the subductive plate is stuck and even though it carries a 40mm/yr avg., when it pops the big one it could move multiple meters then settle in for another couple hundred years of slight slips.
Said horizontal move could be 30m. Wow!
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