Earthquake Disaster: Preparing for the Really Big One
Topics: Earthquake, Big One, Cascadia Rising
Earthquake Disaster: Anticipating “The Big One”
Recent analysis has raised the probability forecast for a major 8.0 or greater magnitude earthquake striking California within the next three decades. Further, related forecasts predict a 99.9 percent probability of a 5.0 magnitude LA-area earthquake striking within the next three years2. The “Big One” is usually assorted with the large San Andreas Fault that runs most of the length of the state. That fault has produced earthquakes of this magnitude in the past and the probably is that it could trigger another giant quake again in the future
Topics: Earthquake, Big One