With all the recent Mid West earthquakes?

Question

Its starting to make me feel a bit uneasy out here in Southern California. They were saying it could 'trigger' other fault lines.

The San Andreas fault is a BIG concern for us out here.

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

It is true that earthquakes can and sometimes do trigger other fault lines, but it is not as common as people think. Also, the fault lines out in the Midwest maybe on the same tectonic plate as the ones on the west coast, but they are not connected to each other. I highly doubt that even the very rare 9+ magnitude quakes that happen in the Midwest every century or two will effect the faults on the west coast. They never have in the past.

One thing people seem to forget is that it dose not matter where you live on this Earth, you will always be at risk for some kind of natural disaster. Earthquakes, floods, droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, and so on. Some places do seem calmer than others, but there is no such thing as a disaster-free area anywhere on Earth. Besides, even if nature doesn't do it, we will!

Answer 2

Gee, thanks, Rachel.  I was hoping to have one more thing to worry about before I went to bed tonight!  j/k :P

But seriously,  yeah... like you I'm a native to So Cal (born in San  Diego in 1970).  I honestly don't worry about earthquakes.  My home is relatively earthquake proof (I didn't want that tacky mirror on the ceiling anyway!) and I've got some canned food and I rotate my stored bottled water just in case.  Other than that, I choose to focus on the things I can either control or at least hope to influence.  The San Andreas fault-line is not one of those things (the d**n thing won't listen to reason!!!).

Answer 3

Better start packing your bags and move east.