Is there really going to be a massive earthquake in California? Ive heard rumors is it going to be soon.?

Question

truth or rumor???

Answer 1

You never know.  But we should be prepared.

Answer 2

The earthquake already happened at 11:42 and it was a 5.8. You should have felt it if you live near L.A.

Answer 3

TRUE ! the one that happened today, the 5.4 earthquake is nothing to whats going to happen later on.

i say you pack some water bottles and canned food in your car juss in case the big one hits. a lot of people are packing stuff in their car to be safe.

Answer 4

I don't think so hun your pretty much fine... but who knows we could have a big one you can never tell with earth quakes because they just happen they come and go like the weather. just be careful for the next few hours or days we could have a little after shock that's all... just relax life goes on :O). you will be a little jumpy for the next few days.

Answer 5

if early-warning systems have not been developed, How can anyone know when any earthquake will occur? seismologist know the north american plate and pacific plate hold a lot of tension, which has not been released since S.F. earthquake in 1906. They believe the plates are long overdue in movement.

Answer 6

uhh havent you read the news...an earthquake DID happen today in california..i believe is was 5.8 magnitude or soemthing dont know what time

Answer 7

It is true that a much stronger quake will eventually strike that area, but there is no way to know when.  I think latest predictions are like, within the next 30 years.

Answer 8

truth its going to happen tomorrow...

Answer 9

LOS ANGELES - California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast.

New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. The odds of such an event are higher in Southern California than Northern California, 97 percent versus 93 percent.

"It basically guarantees it's going to happen," said Ned Field, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena and lead author of the report.

The 1994 Northridge earthquake under Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley was magnitude 6.7. It killed 72 people, injured more than 9,000 and caused $25 billion in damage in the metropolitan area.

The damage created by an earthquake depends greatly on where it hits. A 7.1 quake — much stronger than Northridge — hit the Mojave Desert in 1999 but caused only a few injuries and no deaths.

California is one of the world's most seismically active regions. More than 300 faults crisscross the state, which sits atop two of Earth's major tectonic plates, the Pacific and North American plates. About 10,000 quakes each year rattle Southern California alone, although most of them are too small to be felt.

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