California residents brace for 'big one' after twin quakes; experts say chances low

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After a pair of earthquakes in Southern California, residents are bracing for the worst.

By Monday afternoon, the SOS Survival Store in Van Nuys was sold out of earthquake emergency kits, and business owner Jeff Edelstein was adding customers to a two-week wait list for a basic package containing a three-day supply of non-perishable food and water, flashlights and a first-aid essentials to endure the aftermath of major temblor.

The twin holiday weekend earthquakes sent a double jolt reportedly felt from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area, but earthquake experts said it's highly unlikely the spike in seismic activity is an omen of the"big one," the natural catastrophe for which Californians have long been bracing. In contrast, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge shaker in 1994 killed more than 50 people and caused in excess of $40 billion in damage. The Northridge quake occurred on a previously unknown fault 9 miles underground.

The Ridgecrest quakes happened in the Airport Lake Fault zone, which runs roughly 50 miles through the Mojave desert and is about 180 miles from the San Andreas fault, Kaven said. The quakes occurred on perpendicular fissures in the zone, including one that had not been previously charted. During a packed town hall meeting in Ridgecrest on Sunday afternoon, Capt. Anthony Romero of the Kern County Fire Department told those in attendance that while Thursday's quake"opened up the eyes of this community," Friday's quake"terrified the community."

 

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Only religious and ignorant people think something like the big one is possible, utterly pathetic, stop watching movies

Finally something new for them to whine about.

7.5 by Thursday if you watch the real expert.

7 IS BIG

Karma

Brace for something worse than living in Southern California?

Maybe California will break off and fall into the ocean

Why don’t SCIENCE prevent it which seems to play God in this age?

You can blame Donald Trump on rolling back protections for Climate Change.

Pretty sure the government they elected is far worse than a earthquake.

With all due respect, I don't see how you can brace for something like that?

Yeah. No, we're not. You may be, but we're fine. Trust me, ya'll blowin this way out of proportion.

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