From:	pb3209@****.utah.edu (Jamison Cooper-Leavitt)
Subject:	The new SR4 map
Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:05:56 -0600

It is actually impossible for a Strike/Slip fault earthquake to cause
any land to fall into the ocean. The big one hitting is so much
Hollywood junk, that Hollywood itself should be thrown into the ocean.
The most that would happen if the 'Big one' hit is about 7-8 meters of
lateral displacement. A river bed, or roadway might be offset by a few
meters that is all, not half of the LA coast line falling into the
ocean. That is absurd.


pentaj2@********.edu wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Graht <graht1@*****.com>
>Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:36 am
>Subject: Re: The new SR4 map
>
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>>On 8/17/05, pentaj2@********.edu <pentaj2@********.edu> wrote:
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>>>Looking at the map of North America on shadowrunrpg.com, I can only
>>>ask one, massive question:
>>>
>>>...What The Hell happened to California? There's no fault line
>>>
>>>
>where
>
>
>>>that island was created...
>>>
>>>
>>Not that we know of ;)
>>
>>Seriously, there was an earthquake in LA a few years ago that stunned
>>geologists because the epicenter was located in a spot they thought
>>was empty of faultlines. Course, with the quake data they were able
>>to identify several major faults at and around the epicenter. If it
>>doesn't move, they don't know about it until it moves.
>>
>>So.. we all know that pressure is building along the San Andreas
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>>
>fault
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>>(the big one). Its entirely plausible that the pressure could build
>>to the point that a new fault could be created if the San Andreas
>>doesn't slip (the energy has to go somewhere).
>>
>>
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>Yes, but THAT much?
>
>How big an earthquake would be necessary to sink the area from LA down
>through Baja and create the island seen?
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