because there are no major fault lines they feel they're safe. But there are huge fault lines 60 miles away.
2006-08-03 08:59:34 · 2 answers · asked by robert r 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
There was an estimated 6.6 earthquake centered around Vacaville in 1892.
2006-08-03 09:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by oracleguru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A violent shock near Fort Tejon in January 1857 threw down buildings and large trees at the Fort. It was also severe in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento. This earthquake has been compared to that of April 1906; both caused extensive displacement along the San Andreas Fault. One source notes, "The magnitude of the two events cannot have differed greatly."
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states.php?regionID=5®ion=California
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/earthquake_engineering/
http://www.earthquakecountry.info/10.5/MajorMovieMisconceptions/
2006-08-03 09:10:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sancira 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋