California quake due at any time

May 6, 2016

The recent tweets on the the San Andreas fault is expected to go anytime, and it’s more expected now. What a great summer to go to San Diego.

— James Karchner (@J_Karchner) May 5, 2016

@riley_paige Between super volcanoes, the San Andreas fault, and no droughts is the beach front view even worth living in California?

— YeeYee! (@UnderZachAttack) April 25, 2016

California in all probality may  be hit by a massive earthquake at any time.

A leading seismologist warned a national conference Wednesday, potentially killing thousands of people and costing hundreds of billions of dollars.

The section of the San Andreas Fault in the Los Angeles area has been quiet for too long and Thomas Jordan believes it’s now a ticking time bomb that could produce an 8 magnitude ‘Big One’.

This section of the major faultline hasn’t produced a ‘big one’ since 1857 when a 7.9 quake shook nearly half the state.

Close to 1,000 roads crossed the fault line at the time of the study, along with 90 fiber optic cables, 21 railroads, 39 gas and petroleum pipelines, and 32 aqueducts.

Total losses to buildings is estimated at $33 billion, and it would cost $1 billion to repair water and sewer lines. The damaged water supply would also affect firefighting capabilities. According to the study, “the worst hit areas may not have water in the taps for six months.” California has already taken steps to prepare for earthquakes, such as the apartment retrofits and aqueduct strengtheningregulations that were passed by voters in 2015.

It’s not just the Southern California section that’s at risk. Areas further southeast down the line haven’t experienced big quakes since 1812 and the 17th century.

The Pacific plate is moving northwest at a rate of 16ft (5 meters) each century, which is causing decades of tension to build up that at some point will need to be released.RT news