Posted on 05/30/2015 6:46:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Researchers say that several long faults could cause magnitude 8.0 quakes and tsunamis within 90 miles (145km) of the coast.
'We're dealing with continental collision,' said geologist Mark Legg of Legg Geophysical in Huntington Beach, California, regarding the cause of the offshore danger.
'That's fundamental. That's why we have this mess of a complicated logjam.'
The logjam Legg referred to is composed of blocks of the Earth's crust caught in the ongoing tectonic battle between the North American tectonic plate and the Pacific plate. The blocks are wedged together all the way from the San Andreas Fault on the east, to the edge of the continental shelf on the west, from 90 to 125 miles (150 to 200km) offshore.
These chunks of crust get squeezed and rotated as the Pacific plate slides northwest, away from California, relative to the North American plate.
The mostly underwater part of this region is called the California Continental Borderland, and includes the Channel Islands.
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Yes, and unless the military can scan and prevent entry by reading a nuclear signature by satelite we are screwed.
As far as terrorists with nukes; all it takes is money to buy one and there are many nuclear nations that would sell them one destined for the USA.
So that's the Mother Nature we've been told all these years not to fool with.
It all makes sense now.
We have a couple of college interns that would like to feel a small quake before go back to school.
and did the kid gets swallowed whole a few minutes later?
Excellent point. I wonder how much the studio is paying under the table for this kind of "news."
Perfect timing with the movie San Andreas.
It will take their mind off the fact that 1 in 10 mexican nationals live there.
Tzar bomba was poorly acoustically coupled to the earth. Most of the energy went into the atmosphere.
Above ground level is the preferred way to use a nuke for maximum destructive effect. Using one to make an earthquake do the damage is intriguing.
All the way to the gates of Yosemite.
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