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proob4
Would'nt a 9.3 earthquake be a whole earth shaking event? Is a 9.3 even possible?
proob4
Would'nt a 9.3 earthquake be a whole earth shaking event? Is a 9.3 even possible?
There are two types of tectonic plate boundaries along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada. The San Andreas fault forms a plate boundary where the plates scrape along each other (a transform boundary) from the Imperial Valley in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north. North of Cape Mendocino, the oceanic plate is subducted or pushed under the continental plate along a plate boundary running parallel to and off the Northern California coast all the way to Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Although big earthquakes can occur along each of these plate boundaries, even if both of these boundaries ruptured at once – so unlikely as to almost be impossible -- it wouldn't be enough to produce a magnitude 10.5 earthquake.
Based on information gathered from the world's largest earthquakes, it would take a rupture 6,000 miles long along a subduction boundary to produce a magnitude 10.5 earthquake. That would be a rupture from the North Pole to the Equator, and that type and size boundary doesn't exist.
Though very large earthquakes can still occur in California – a fact that should not be ignored -- an earthquake of the magnitude presented in the miniseries is impossible. The potential for a magnitude 10.5 earthquake should be categorized as pure science fiction.
not anyone who claims visions from God really gets them.
FlyersFan
Who would feel a 9.3 in California??
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The five pointer on the East Cost a few years back was felt all the way up into Canada and down to Georgia. It originated in Virginia. But the East Coast has different kinds of rock formation underground than the West Coast. So I don't know if you can judge by that. Our rock base shakes easier and carries the earthquake farther than the West Coast rock base.
Earthquake Info for California - based on a 10.5
There are two types of tectonic plate boundaries along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada. The San Andreas fault forms a plate boundary where the plates scrape along each other (a transform boundary) from the Imperial Valley in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north. North of Cape Mendocino, the oceanic plate is subducted or pushed under the continental plate along a plate boundary running parallel to and off the Northern California coast all the way to Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Although big earthquakes can occur along each of these plate boundaries, even if both of these boundaries ruptured at once – so unlikely as to almost be impossible -- it wouldn't be enough to produce a magnitude 10.5 earthquake.
Based on information gathered from the world's largest earthquakes, it would take a rupture 6,000 miles long along a subduction boundary to produce a magnitude 10.5 earthquake. That would be a rupture from the North Pole to the Equator, and that type and size boundary doesn't exist.
Though very large earthquakes can still occur in California – a fact that should not be ignored -- an earthquake of the magnitude presented in the miniseries is impossible. The potential for a magnitude 10.5 earthquake should be categorized as pure science fiction.
If it would take a 6,000 mile rupture to make a 10.5 ... I'm thinking it would take a very large rupture for a 9.3 as well ... and it doesn't seem likely (unless we get hit by an asteroid or something) and if that happens, a 9.3 in California will be the least of the worlds problems.
redtic
not anyone who claims visions from God really gets them.
Had to fix that.
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