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An image shows the earthquake swarms of 2001, 2009 and 2016 in the Salton Sea. According to the Southern California Seismic Network, more than 35 small earthquakes were recorded Monday in the area over a short period. (Caltech/Egill Hauksson)
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WHAT IS THE 'BIG ONE'? The 'Big One' is a hypothetical earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater that is expected to happen along the San Andreas fault. Such a quake is expected to produce devastation to human civilization within about 50-100 miles of the quake zone, especially in urban areas like Palm Springs, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Contingency plans have a wost case of upward of 14,000 people dead in the worst-case scenarios, 30,000 injured, thousands left homeless and the region's economy setback for years, if not decades. |
California is on high alert after a series of 'mini quakes' this week raised fears a 'megaquake' on the San Andreas fault could be coming.
A series of more than 35 temblors struck a rural area of Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico border in what seismologists call a 'swarm' of quakes.
The swarm dramatically increases the likelihood of a much more major quake in Southern California, at least temporarily, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
For the seven-day period following Tuesday, the chances of a magnitude-7 or greater earthquake being triggered on the southern San Andreas fault are as high as 1 in 100 and as low as 1 in 3,000.
'This is close enough to be in that worry zone,' seismologist Lucy Jones told the LA Times of the location of the earthquake swarm.
'It's a part of California that the seismologists all watch.'
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