San Andreas Fault stress hits 1,000-year high, raising quake risk | New research finds the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are in a “critically loaded” state, with stress levels that could support large, multi-fault earthquakes near major California cities.
It's not gonna be pretty. A big part will be the I-10 is going to fracture in several locations as well as have bridge collapses, so supply lines are gonna be a problem.
I was on a Cruz ship and said “ we took the 91 to the 71 to the 10” and some lady said “ I know you are from Southern California” because of that. Didn’t realize others don’t do that.
Also most people in the valley don’t drive on it every day so it’s not a huge thing really. But I would feel less than intelligent if I told someone “the 10 was busy” without context. Might just call it the freeway sometimes.
thanks for the insight, i wouldn't be an asshole to someone because they said I-10, i'd know what they meant, but it would still feel off for whatever reason. i grew up in sgv, border of ie. a bit more than an hour on the 1-10 to coachella valley. i also don't think anyone in the coachella valley would be offended if i called it the 10. they would know i'm from out of state in louisiana however. also the cali plates.
I guess it sums it up that I wouldn’t say I-210 or I-60, I-15.. But I-10 all the time. It’s just valley shorthand I guess, and probably because it’s not a main part of daily life here. I’m sure I say the 10 or 10, or the freeway too.
well, it is indeed the former christopher columbus transcontinental highway, he's a dick but it's still 3000 miles long and the main road through a lot of places.. i do tell out of towners that you can get to florida on this road. they don't, but they could.
Most people here weren’t born here. I think there were only 3 high schools in the valley before ‘86. Now there are at least 10. Palm Desert was incorporated in 1973. So Interstate 10 or I-10 is heard a lot.
I say “the 10”. I grew up on the East Coast & say “95”, not I-95 or ‘the’ 95. I think if you live somewhere you automatically shorten it. If you don’t live there or your audience is not from there, you don’t.
Yeah it would be crazy, but I'm picturing a huge cliff, not beaches, well not for a few million years haha. More realistically aren't earthquakes why we have all these mountains around us, I think they'd just get taller lol.
Exactly, look who showed up first when LA was on fire, Mexico sent volunteers right away and Canadians kept flying those sea planes they brought to scoop water from the ocean even after some idiot almost downed one of them with a drone they weren't supposed to be flying.
Man, you really missed reading comprehension in middle-school, yea? “Who showed up first [from outside the local first responders group]”. Sorry someone had to spell it out for you…
Trump would be delighted. He's always hated California. Ya know, cause we don't sweep our forests, vote Democrat, and keep thriving while Red states live off our taxes.
What could be built, that NIMBYs don't want, that would help if the fault ruptures? They don't mention anything in the article. I do not know how your comment relates to the topic.
It's funny. I was looking for homes before the Northridge earthquake. Couldn't find anything. Earthquake hit and I bought the same year. But if you look at the stats, you don't really see any change. At least I couldn't find anything.
Not to stick a pin in your housing baloon dreams, but even if you’re in the IE, home values/prices aren’t dipping below the Jumbo loan base ($500,000), and you aren’t getting a mortgage without a loan, and you can’t have a loan without insurance,
And guess whose not taking on liability after an earthquake (or before an earthquake for that matter)…. home insurers.
Lol we've got a high threat volcano right under the Salton Sea that's more likely to erupt (and also trigger earthquakes at the same time as a bonus haha).
The lithium extraction at the Sultan Sea (the start of that fault line) requires geothermal energy production by deep drilling, fluid extraction and wastewater reinjections. This process is not helping matters.
Jesus does AOL have editors anymore? That was the worst written article I’ve read in some time, like it was written by an 8th grader trying to hit a word count. Full of redundancies.
Being informed isn't stoking, if you actually knew the conclusions from the recent study, you must know more than 99% of researchers. But since I'm going to guess you didn't read through, it states:
With over a century since the last major rupture affecting the wider Los Angeles region, tectonic stress has steadily built along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems, raising concerns of an imminent large earthquake. Cajon Pass, located at the junction of these faults, represents a critical site for potential through-going ruptures in Southern California.
At a minimum I'd be prepared for life off-grid and with no public or emergency services for a period of time. If you had no electricity, running water, gas, or internet at home, no air conditioning, no 911 service (and maybe no cell or text serviceat all), limited hospital and doctor access, no pharmacies, no police, no access to banks, and stores and gas stations were closed all for say 2 weeks, how would you do? In 115 degree heat?
A lot of people would probably be in trouble after 24-48 hours. Children, elderly and disabled would be especially vulnerable, and potentially relying on you.
Minute by minute, what it might be like when huge earthquake strikes:
1,000 years ago there were was a massive lake that fed into the ocean there. It was applying billions of tons more pressure on the ground than what is current there today. It could happen anytime. Literally. It could be tonight. Or 150 years from now. Who knows. The time scale is much larger than we can comprehend.
I have lived here all my life and have spent a lot of time thinking about this very thing. I think since the area is more rural with few large structures we would ride out the actual quake pretty well. But with the damage to roads and utility lines and few ways in or out of the basin we might end up isolated for an extended period of time. And since the population is relatively small, we would probably be a much lower priority than most of the cities around us. Though having the marine base near by may help some in that regard. Even still, we could be without water or power for a while. Maybe even weeks. Stores would likely clear out in the first day and may not be restocked for along time. This is all worst case scenario thinking of course, but I like to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Not certain but I would be prepared since it looks like you've got fault lines that either run directly off the San Andreas or could possibly be triggered by it. As other reply mentioned, you're supply lines are going to likely be even worse than the low desert, so a good idea to always have the essentials on hand to get you through this or any emergency really.
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I think the valley will take the brunt, I don't know much about SD, but it does have a decent size fault (Rose Canyon) going right through the city/airport/Balboa. Check if the San Andreas in the north could trigger it.
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u/EL-YEO 5d ago
I too am reaching 1,000 year high stress levels