My understanding is that this is going to happen in 2008
2007-07-21 19:22:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
No. There is a 100% chance of an earthquake. How large is actually the question. These predictions are based on historical averages. The one in four is for a certain size.
I am curious what eco-friendly actions we could take to prevent an earthquake. Except for the pumping of oil and building large dams near fault lines I am not aware of any human activity that can affect earthquakes.
Funny how ignorant people can promote such preposterous ideas and have people believe them.
2007-07-21 19:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Charles C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what year it will happen but the Pacific North West is overdue for an earthquake from the Cascadia fault region, which lies just off the Coast of Washing and British Columbia. An earthquake there in 1700 was so huge, records showed a tsunami in Japan recorded there the same day.
Must have been 8+ on the Richter.
Portland, Seattle and Vancouver are definitely at risk.
2007-07-24 22:23:15 · answer #2 · answered by mr_spazz_2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's what one understands from the weather statisticians: but the ecology people predict the earthquake sooner, if we don't do a lot of eco friendly acts quickly enough to repair some damage already done!
2007-07-22 02:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you specify a time scale and a magnitude the occurance of a quake in that area is a certainty.
On a fault line micro quakes are a daily occurance.
2007-07-24 00:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋