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Yo_Mama

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14. Somewhere in between "Very" and "Remotely"

Reply to darkangel218 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 12:41 PM

Oct 2015

Earthquakes are triggered by a long slow series of small changes in the earth's crust, and the balance of our lifetimes is too short a time to make to make an accurate statement.

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I had a discussion with a colleague today, about the likelihood of a major earthquake in California [View all] darkangel218 Oct 2015 OP

Define "our" lifetime. n/t Wilms Oct 2015 #1

Well, lets say, within the next 40 years darkangel218 Oct 2015 #2

The math cannot render that level of precision rjsquirrel Oct 2015 #5

Very true darkangel218 Oct 2015 #8

Currently the USGS gives a 7% chance of an 8.0 or larger in CA in next 30 years. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #9

Thank you ou for the links darkangel218 Oct 2015 #11

I thought it was interesting they reduced the chances of the mid-level earthquakes mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #16

I'm 64. I lived in Southern California from 1965-88. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #3

I agree with you. darkangel218 Oct 2015 #7

Cali IS a major earthquake! Scuba Oct 2015 #4

Hehehehehehe!! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #6

Where in California? SheilaT Oct 2015 #10

Anywhere/everywhere. darkangel218 Oct 2015 #12

See answer 9 above. SheilaT Oct 2015 #13

Apparently that report I linked indicates chances are higher in northern CA mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #17

Somewhere in between "Very" and "Remotely" Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #14

Not much time left in my lifetime. Downwinder Oct 2015 #15

I live 15 miles from the San Andreas fault. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2015 #18