"The "Big One" that has been forecast for the San Andreas fault could end up being bigger than earthquake experts previously thought....
Read more …"The "Big One" that has been forecast for the San Andreas fault could end up being bigger than earthquake experts previously thought.
Recent research showing that a section of the fault is long overdue for a major earthquake has some scientists saying the southern portion of the fault is capable of a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that could run 340 miles from Monterey County to the Salton Sea.
That's significantly stronger and longer than the southern San Andreas' last major rupture, in 1857. Such a temblor would cause much more damage because with a larger stretch of the fault rupturing, a larger area would be exposed to the quake and the shaking would last longer."
Excerpt from an article by Rong-Gong Lin II, for the La Times. Read the whole article below
