Re: Japanese papers reveal huge quake

"Gerard Fryer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > "Skywise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> [... snippage ...]
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> > > I have the impression that if the whole thing went most
> > > of Western North America would know it. Almost makes the
> > > San Andreas sound like a ride in the park.
>
> >
> > Except, of course, no one has done an assessment of the potential for
the
> > San Andreas to go all at once, or what would be the effects of such
> > movements.  Of course, current theory says it won't go all at once.  But
who
> > really knows?  No one has yet gotten a single quake in California
correct.
>
> Since there is no measureable strain accumulating along the creeping
> section of the San Andreas, the chance of the whole thing going appears
> negligible. The largest known events, Fort Tejon (1857) and San
> Francisco (1906) are probably pretty close to the largest events
> possible.

I know this.  I was just trying to prove a point.  Having said that, I stand
by my statement that no one has gotten a California quake correct.