Earthquake in California !?!?!?

Question

who felt it?? D:

i did =[

is it true though that a big one is coming soon within 30 years

and if so where does Los angeles stand? would it be severely damaged or would it be okay?

Answer 1

I did feel it at home. It's cool how you actually felt a real earthquake at school, not just doing one of those dumb drills. The Big One is actually coming within the next decade. Make a emergency kit and have a emergency plan. Los Angeles is right on the Pacific Plate and lies on the boundary of the San Andreas Fault. We would be severely damaged.

Answer 2

Scientists warn that with such a quake now almost statistically guaranteed, residents and state officials must focus on earthquake preparedness. Aside from stressing the importance of individual preparedness with things like earthquake kits and customized emergency supplies, special importance is being placed on building construction and ways to reduce the billions of dollars in damage that will inevitably result. More frightening is the fact that while a 6.7 has a 99.7% likelihood of occurrence, a 7.5 or greater has a 46% chance of striking in the next 30 years (WGCEP 2007 Report). These numbers are alarming. More importantly, they’re a warning. Now is the time to prepare.

Currently, predictions are vague at best. By studying historical earthquake records, monitoring the motion of the earth's crust by satellite, and measuring with strain monitors below the earth's surface, researchers can project a high probability of an earthquake in a certain area within about 30 years. But short-term earthquake forecasting just hasn't worked.

Although there are no guarantees of safety during an earthquake, identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can save lives and significantly reduce injuries and property damage.

Six Ways to Plan Ahead - www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/index.sht...

Answer 3

that, im sorry, is for nature to decide. Unfortunately, california is geographically located on top of tectonic (sp?) plates. Whenever they shift, BOOM an earthquake occurs. Check it out:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/earthquake....

Answer 4

OMJ..i was SO scared yesterdayy :/

I'm afraid we'll have a bigger one soon :[

Answer 5

okay. i think cuz they have this earth quacke proof

Answer 6

There are many fault zones, and you live in a very active one. I live near the new madrid fault, and people are always talking about the next big one, but there is no scientific methods to say when a big one will hit. You are actually fortunate that with the level of activity at your plate site, that the earth has regular releases of pressure. if you had none for a few years, then I would worry if I were you. We don't have many occurances here, and I expect the mississippi to change course but maybe in two or three hundred years.Expect severe damage if a really big quake hits, massive damage.

Answer 7

Yeah I felt it. I was home alone with my brother and I had to make sure he didn't go near mirrors. I had to call my parents but the cell phones were not working. LA would be damaged along with much of Southern California.

Answer 8

Be ready to face it.But it is not likely to affect in near future.

PROTECTION DURING EARTHQUAKES

The following are some of the important precaution to be observed to save our life during an earthquake. Even though we do not have fool proof system to fore warn earthquakes some of the changes in nature or in the behaviors of animals and birds may help to decide the situations.

Before an earthquake.

Have a battery powered radio, flash light, and first aid kids in your house ,

Make sure every one knows where they are kept ,

Lean first aid; teach how to stop electric main and gas supply ,

Don’t keep heavy objects in high shelves ,

Fasten heavy appliances to the floor, and anchor heavy furniture to the walls ,

Plan for your family for reuniting after an earthquake if anybody separated ,

Urge your school teachers to discuss earthquake safety in the class rooms, and ask them to conduct drills ,

Find out your office has an emergency plan, know your responsibility at your works during an emergency .

During an earthquake.

Stay calm if you are indoors, stay out if you are out of buildings. Many injuries occur as people enter or leave the buildings.

If you are indoors , stand against the a wall near the center of the building, or get under a sturdy table  keep some cushion on your head, Stay away from windows and outside doors, if you are in a high rise building stand against a support column.

If you are in outdoor  stay in the open place , keep away from over head electric wires. and bridges,

Don’t use open flames, if you are in a moving vehicle stop away from over bridges and stay inside the vehicle still earthquake stops.

After an earthquake.

Check yourself and nearby people for injury, provide first aid,

Check electric and gas connection,

Turn on your radio or T.V for emergency instructions, reduce the use of phone lines it may be required for conveying some important messages.

Stay out of damaged buildings,

Wear chapels and gloves to protect against shattered glass and debris.

Stay away from beaches and water front areas where Tsunami could strike, even long after the shaking has stopped.