Two of the most dangerous fault lines in the U.S. may be CONNECTED in California

UK Daily Mail ^ | 12:50 EST, 4 January 2016 | Updated: 21:40 EST, 4 January 2016 | Wills Robinson

[mumblypeg]

“Ever hear of soil liquefaction?”

That was cited as a factor in the collapse of the Oakland freeway in the ‘89
Loma Prieta quake.

[bmwcyle]

Alaska in the 1960’s.

[Riley]

That was cited as a factor in the collapse of the Oakland freeway in the ‘89 Loma Prieta quake.

I drove over that on the lower deck in a delivery truck about an hour before it happened.

[ridesthemiles]

NOT true.

Tornado in Sacramento area within the last month.

[CyberAnt]

However, there is no warning for an earthquake .. none whatsoever.

But .. Tornado’s are tracked by the Weather people .. and you can usually have enough warning to get out safely.

A lot of people don’t take it seriously, and they are killed and their whole house is destroyed.

[CyberAnt]

Well, neither of the faults they’ve been talking about are close enough to the ocean to be a factor.

The fault from Mexico which runs through the southern part of CA, could be the one that might trigger a major movement of earth. The last one we had from that fault was a 7.1 (several years ago), and it scared me so bad, I ran out of my apt and into the parking lot where there were no trees to fall on me. However, I neglected to take my car keys .. so if my apt had slid down the hill, I would not have been able to use my car. I have now changed that possibility.

[JohnnyP]

Just felt one here in SoCal. Lasted about two seconds.

[CyberAnt]

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Geographic coordinates: 33.961N, 116.884W
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 1 km
Universal Time (UTC): 6 Jan 2016 14:42:35
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Jan 2016 06:42:35
Local standard time in your area: 6 Jan 2016 14:42:35

Location with respect to nearby cities:
3 km (1 mi) N of Banning, California
9 km (5 mi) ENE of Beaumont, California
16 km (9 mi) ESE of Yucaipa, California
20 km (12 mi) NNE of San Jacinto, California
449 km (278 mi) W of Phoenix, Arizona

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : ci 37510616

This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci37510616
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

CISN Southern California Management Center
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.cisn.org/scmc.html