Virtual Mega-quake Shows Earthquake Could Inflict Major Damage On Pacific Northwest US

Science Daily ^ | 2-28-2008 | University of California - San Diego.

[Grimmy]

I was raised on a rather steady diet of world’s gonna end type earthquakism.

I remember once, in elementary school, kids showing up in bathing suits and the kids at the high school down the street had surf boards tied to the roof of their cars.

I think it was Jean Dixon? that predicted the west coast was going to break off and sink, or some such.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Time for me to think about moving....

[Domandred]

Anything over 9.0 is Hand of God in my book and it just don’t matter what kinda building technology you have.

[glaseatr]

DUH!!!!

[arthurus]

We have to turn the economy over to the Experts to be able to combat human-caused earthquakery.

[ElkGroveDan]

Virtual Mega-quake Shows Earthquake Could Inflict Major Damage On Pacific Northwest US

[DB]

Once the ground ruptures, all bets are off...

A 9 is definite rupture time...

[pollywog]

Time for me to think about moving....

Nah Ernest! Stay put!If you go east, those tornados will only blow you right back here! ..and frozen from them bad winters , at that!

[willgolfforfood]

Why bother? Seems like you have the opportunity for plenty of movement if you stay right there!

[SampleMan]

Hmmm. Is there any populated place in the world that would not suffer major damage from a 9.0 quake? I think not.

And what’s up with Antarctica? I never hear about quakes there. A big quake in Antarctica could conceivably send tsunamis all across the Pacific, Indian, or South Atlantic oceans.

[red devil 40]

blame Bush, then global warming,
then the Jooooos

[Grunthor]

Virtual Mega-quake Shows Earthquake Could Inflict Major Damage On Pacific Northwest US

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That is NOT cool. I am IN the PNW. had enough shaking back in...what was it, ‘02?

[Bender2]

I feel very sorry for anyone living on the Left Coast. It may be beautiful and enchanting, but it is literally a land tilting on a very, very jagged edge. When, I repeat when, the big one hits, it is going to impact all of us, left, right and center.

However, most of those from the center and to the right will pick themselves up and shoulder their load, working hardily to get things cleaned up and back to normal and beyond.

Those on the left will of course have both hands and feet out screaming with ever tearful eyes demanding they get everything they want pronto while finding some way to blame it all on anyone and everyone not a flaming Liberal!

If you doubt this, just recall Katrina and the aftermath still echoing calls of Republican racism and evil.

My parents taught me to have compassion for all, yet the past fifty years of watching the Liberal Democrats and their cohorts' wicked wicked ways have hardened my heart. I hate to be that way, but I am.

I'll be the first to give away the shirt off my back to anyone in trouble, but damned if I will allow the Libs to tear it off my back while blaming me for an act of nature!

[Parmy]

It used to be that the nutcases dressed in sheets standing on street corners with cardboard signs threatening the end of the world. Now it is every so-called scientist with his/her hand out for public tax money is calling for the end of the world.

We, on the Pacific coast, have been living with this threat for years.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Snow and tornado's...how could I forget?

[RainMan]

Evergreen State PING (rattle) PING (rattle) PING (rattle) PING (roll)

[PzLdr]

Throw in Berkeley, evacuate all the conservatives, and I think I can live with it.

[RainMan]

It was 2001, 7 years ago today, around 11:30 in the AM. Timely huh.

[Dog Gone]

Depending on how far the earthquake is from a city, early warning systems could give from a few seconds to a few tens of seconds to implement measures, such as automatically stopping trains and elevators.

I'd rather have the elevator continue on to a floor to let me off, but thanks anyway.