08-28-2014, 05:00 AM
This is a good time to be reminded about our propensity for earthquakes. Here is a good article for information purposes:
http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/08/odds-ar...f07224cd53
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Based on historical data, experts say there is a high probability of a far more destructive earthquake rocking Hawaii — probably the Big Island — within the next decade.
“If you want to flip a coin and not prepare for the next 10 years, you’ve got a 50-50 chance of being right,” said Wes Thelen, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
“It’s certainly coming,” he said. “There’s no doubt about it.”
Pinpointing when and where, though, is a lot harder. There’s no way (yet) to forecast an earthquake beyond best guesses based on statistical evidence.
Scientists can, however, say with a great deal of confidence that the Big Island is by far the most likely place in Hawaii for the next major earthquake to hit.
Personally, earthquakes scare the hell out of me much more than the lava, and other natural disasters because we never get any warning.
Heart goes to the throat in less than a New York second.
JMO.
http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/08/odds-ar...f07224cd53
(*Snipped - More at link)
Based on historical data, experts say there is a high probability of a far more destructive earthquake rocking Hawaii — probably the Big Island — within the next decade.
“If you want to flip a coin and not prepare for the next 10 years, you’ve got a 50-50 chance of being right,” said Wes Thelen, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
“It’s certainly coming,” he said. “There’s no doubt about it.”
Pinpointing when and where, though, is a lot harder. There’s no way (yet) to forecast an earthquake beyond best guesses based on statistical evidence.
Scientists can, however, say with a great deal of confidence that the Big Island is by far the most likely place in Hawaii for the next major earthquake to hit.
Personally, earthquakes scare the hell out of me much more than the lava, and other natural disasters because we never get any warning.
Heart goes to the throat in less than a New York second.
JMO.