I am planning to work in California in the next few months. But a friend told me that the area is prone to earthquakes.
2007-02-23 21:02:44 · 3 answers · asked by nice_scent08 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Scientists have studied this for years and come up with nothing very useful. They are nastier than tornadoes and hurricanes because they come with no warning, day or night, wherever you happen to be. So, if you live in California, you have a "be prepared" attitude. Store some food in your house. First aid kits. Know different ways to get home from work. Just assume that it will happen at the worst time and prepare for it. There are large parts of California that have no particular history of quakes. The entire central valley from Redding to Bakersfield is pretty good. SF Bay Area is a problem, as is LA and everything along that line. Look up some USGS sites and see where the faults are. After that, you just get fatalistic about it and go on about life. Just make sure that you and all your family is ready. Next big one is predicted to be the Hayward fault that runs along the Eastern edge of the San Francisco. Large population there, it will be a giant mess when it happens. Chinese have reported that observations of domestic animals can be a predictor, but we have never done anything about that here.
2007-02-23 21:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by ZORCH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
another earthquake, there are aftershocks sometimes stronger than the first. or if you have your own seismic monitor buried deep in the ground. i wouldn't worry.
2007-02-24 05:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the big crack moving up the wall as the floor shakes
2007-02-24 05:09:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋