Posted on 03/29/2014 10:29:25 PM PDT by Kartographer
But a 7.5 quake on the Puente Hills fault could cause the fault to slip for an entire 20 seconds and the shaking could last far longer. The Puente Hills fault could be especially hazardous over a larger area because of its shape. Other local faults, like the Newport-Inglewood and Hollywood, are a collection of vertical cracks, with the most intense shaking occurring near where the fault reaches the surface. The Puente Hills is a horizontal fault, with intense shaking likely to be felt over a much larger area, roughly 25 by 15 miles. According to estimates by the USGS and Southern California Earthquake Center, a massive quake on the Puente Hills fault could kill from 3,000 to 18,000 people and cause up to $250 billion in damage. Under this worst-case scenario, people in as many as three-quarters of a million households would be left homeless. One reason for the dire forecast is that both downtown L.A. and Hollywood are packed with old, vulnerable buildings, including those made of concrete, Jones said.
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It has a low degree of angle. It has about 20 to 30 degrees from horizontal. Much flatter or more “horizontal” than the 45-90 degree faults we usually hear about. Here is an article with a cut away diagram.
http://www.scec.org/research/030404dolan.html
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Now, that is funny. I hadn’t thought of it like that.
“hysterically runs to the cameras”
Isn’t that the reason that journalist go into journalism?
“Look at me look at me”! They all annoy me.
Maybe (the CA) Department of Oil, Gas & Geothermal's (DOGGR) Geologist should have done his/her homework...
This is turning out to be sooooo pathetic. Perfect fit for another 'crisis'. Most people aren't aware of all the corruption in the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; CA politicians probably salivate over all the local, dinner-table conversations, relishing a nice, fat infusion of cash, continuing budget-busting practices with careless disregard for residents/civilians (oh, I know, but...pardon the metaphor, that record got broken a long, long time ago).
Having just returned, it looks like the fault's quieting down. Good thing or bad, who knows.
But the big question is, when will the first Lib step forward to take credit for 'reducing the danger to LA', albeit through bureaucratic negligence?
Or
Are CA bureaucrats and politicians 'white-knuckling' over whether it's going to quiet down and the whole thing 'just go away quietly'???
“I’m standing out here by the fault and I can feel it coming in!!! Look out, Diz. Whoa, mama. Hold........”(dead air)
If you think about it, the most dangerous part of any drilling of anything anywhere, is human error. Now, as soon as we find perfect humans to run all that machinery, drilling will be safer. And, as soon as we find perfect humans to drive cars, many lives will be saved. As soon as we find perfect humans (Cruz is a good substitute), then we will have perfect government.
A good leader is a great start, but I don't share your optimism for 'perfect government'...what we have is what the Founders were trying to prevent. Prescience still requires assent, and our government abhors and ignores the restrictions at every turn, rather than acceding to the Constitution. (rant over)
“A good leader is a great start, but I don’t share your optimism for ‘perfect government’...what we have is what the Founders were trying to prevent. Prescience still requires assent, and our government abhors and ignores the restrictions at every turn, rather than acceding to the Constitution.”
“Perfect government” would be one that adheres to the constitution. That would happen if we had “perfect” people.
Heh. Agreed. I think that’s what I wrote.
One of my mantras:
“The human race is the only species to have bypassed natural selection.”
bttt
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