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Basically i would really appreciate some input on the seemingly inevitable LAX Cataclism. During Stewart's lecture i kept trying to visualise his words and have been ever since. The picture isn't pretty. The way he described the entire LAX region was pretty much thinking of a land that is fractured to a point where it is standing on nothing, with no support underneath whatsoever, like a a city sitting on stilts about to crumble at the first jolt into the ocean, pretty much.
What is everybody's take on this?
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The process of attrition has eaten away at the basalt rock foundations underneath LA and across California.The salt water from the Pacific Ocean literally scours away the basalt rock and then hollows it out, with a honeycomb effect that has left California literally being supported on basalt pillars.This means that if the San Andreas Fault Line and New Madrid Fault Line both fracture then California will then literally collapse into the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles sits right on top of the San Andreas Fault Line and therefore most of it could sink below the level of the Pacific Ocean and disappear. From what i remember San Francisco will stay above ocean level but will be virtually flattened. Major earthquake damage would effect California, New Mexico, North Baja in Mexico, Seattle, Washington State, Nevada and Oregon.
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How is the Madrid fault line connected to all this as far as i know it is located all across the Mississippi valley? I'm not questioning you btw
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The New Madrid Fault Line is powerful and therefore if it was to rupture near or alongside the San Andreas Fault Line then the chain reaction of smaller fault lines opening up would be catastrophic for many parts of America.Here is a link that gives the expanse the New Madrid Fault Line covers:http://www.scchealth.org/docs/ems/docs/prepare/newMadrid.htmlSlippages and collapses of massive areas of land is the main problem in more coastal and esturine areas of North America due to flooding, tsunamis and tidal waves.
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Thanks for that link, i just read it a bit ago.
So you see the entire place just falling off into the ocean then....your explanation about the basalt pillars made sense.
I can't even imagine what that's gonna be like - don't think i want to either
I'm a bit worried about it cause LAX has always been my entry point from Oceania....wouldn't wanna be caught in the middle of it :shock:
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I cant wait to see Hollywood disapper.
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Just read the link - looks like the probability of disaster on this fault line is far away, however, forecasts of a major quake on the west coast have been around for many years, and I think it is quite a worry for residents there as to how great a possibility it is. This fault line seems to cross many States. Guess I just can't joke about it because I don't live there. Thanks Avatar for your geological explanations on this area. Stewart's forecasts seem quite scary, as I've only experienced an earthquake once (fairly minor), but have seen so many on TV. Perhaps the Californian members here could tell us their feelings, and if earthquake monitoring is constantly in their news now.
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Well, quickly before I go hop on a plane, I am in the SF bay area and I am very concerned about the forecasts. I have only felt maybe 3 quakes in the 5-6 years I have been here, but one of those was very scary even though no damage was done.
We are planning on leaving the bay area as soon as my stepdaughter graduates from high school next year. Until then my fiingers are crossed. My husband is a geologist and doesn't seem too concerned, but wants to leave the area for financial reasons.
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You are as others say fortunate, Haven. I cannot move out of state because I am financially depended on my parents. Even if I start getting a job now (which would be completely ridiculous) to save up I would still have to pay the government back money I owed from tuition. I'm just laying down the facts.
I have warned them before and then my parents have finally heard of a possible earthquake of 6.0 to 7.0 on the R scale officially announced from the Chinese radio network station. But my parents said it's nothing to fear. If it will, just let it happen. They think the entire thing is pathetic. They don't want to move because they have worked their entire life to buy this house. Even if we do get out of this state, we have very little relatives living outside of California who we don't even know too well. It is not a big matter to me that I move because I personally don't have much friends if any real friends, but it is for my parents. My parents also do not bother to learn english squat. They would mail me copies of letters that they receive in the mail so I can translate them. And they don't even bother with computers. Even worse, they don't have a car. (I don't have a car either. Because of my parents, the insurance rates are going to kill me!) Can you imagine how hard it is for them to get a job somewhere else or even to relocate? Their salary is lower than you can imagine because my mom is working in the asian rip off sewing industries and my dad was laid off and hasn't been able to find a permanent job at so many Chinese restaurant. Btw, they are not very healthy, over 55 years old, and apparently got me at a late age.
It seems like the only way to get my parents moving is if I'd won the LOTTERY and we relocate somewhere else. I can ask my Oversoul all I want and it won't happen. Stewart and Janet can win the lottery if they try. (It's just a joke guys).
I'm just giving people a different perspective because most of you have been settled in the previous generations. Even so, I know many parents who even learned English and gotten a car. All of my uncles is an example.
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