Aztec News – A study by the US Geological Survey (USGS) said that there is a 99.9 percent chance of occurring “great earthquake” near Los Angeles in the next three years.
This work, led by geophysics Andrea Donnellan, he used data from airborne GPS and radar to measure changes in the surface of the crust caused by a tremor that occurred in La Habra (north of Los Angeles) on 28 March 2014.
The team’s results showed that even moderate earthquakes near Los Angeles, can cause ground deformation and damage to the water supply away from their epicenters.
In addition, the USGS study warns that may be the “key” to a great earthquake that hit California “dramatically”. Specifically, they believe that the likelihood that California experienced a tremor of a magnitude greater than 6 grow to a rate of 99.9 percent, and that this will occur in less than three years.
“We lucky that the seismic activity in California has been relatively low in the last century. But we know that the tectonic forces are continuously adjusted, so inevitably large earthquakes, “said the director of the Earthquake Center of Southern California and co study author Tom Jordan.
Similarly, experts also warn that increased the chances of an earthquake in California of magnitude 8 or more. It is known as the Great Earthquake, and is expected to take place over the next 30 years.
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