"Ready to tremble": A massive earthquake threat to US experts claimed that the San Andreas fault is "loaded and ready" to cause a major earthquake that could kill hundreds of people. Wikimedia 11.7K602 The San Andreas Fault he has been too "quiet" since 1857, when it generated an earthquake of 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. Therefore, the director of the Seismic Center of Southern California, Thomas Jordan, warned that the flaw is "loaded and ready to shake , " published Los Angeles Times .
According to the analysis of plate tectonics, earthquakes every 100 years generate movements of about 4.8 meters. In the case of the San Andreas fault, they detailed that has accumulated voltage continuously for more than a century. Therefore, Jordan warned that state authorities should be prepared for a possible earthquake of at least 8 degrees on the scale Richter, so should strengthen their buildings, aqueducts and telecommunications networks. According to a report in 2008 by the US Geological Survey, an earthquake of 7.8 degrees in the southern part of the San Andreas fault could causing the death of 1,800 people, injured 50,000 and damage 200.000 million. That earthquake, recalled by the experts, could be extended for about two minutes and particularly affect the Coachella valley, Inland Empire and Antelope valley, but also have strong impact in Los Angeles.
simulation of an earthquake of 7.8 degrees on the Richter scale on the San Andreas fault).
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