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So, we aren't only overdue but a quake seems imminent? The upper bound of time between quakes was very slim. This is a stupid and selfish question, but what do
by ejcx 10y ago
So, we aren't only overdue but a quake seems imminent? The upper bound of time between quakes was very slim.
This is a stupid and selfish question, but what does a quake on the San Andres fault mean for San Francisco? My knowledge of all of this is based on 4th grade science.
- celticninja 10y agoBad news. Whilst building codes may be better than in the past, due to population density the risks of a high number of deaths is significant.
- abalos 10y agoI would imagine a very significant portion if the Marina district just turning into rubble unfortunately. I'm hoping this doesn't happen until buildings have a chance to improve even more.
- cloudjacker 10y agoNo chance for improvement. New buildings follow better building codes, such as the tall ones that may sway like Japanese skyscrapers, old buildings have no mandate to improve, and San Francisco was mostly built after the 1906 earthquake, with many of the walkups that litter the view being in the 1920s - 1940s. From my understanding, any hope you might have is neglecting a reality that an overdue earthquake will cause devastation largely reserved for the third world.
- cloudjacker 10y agoSan Francisco can't even mandate building codes on sidewalks, which involves the most marginalized and disenfranchised inhabitants, you really think they could come to a conclusion that involves landlords?
- peterbraden 10y agoThis is fear mongering. The tectonic structure of the SA fault means that the upper bound for magnitude is limited, and building codes are really good. Up in Portland and Seattle, the risk for high numbers of causalties is far greater due to the subduction fault rather than the transverse fault.
- eric_h 10y agoPerhaps, but I have to say the view of San Francisco from Alcatraz makes it look like one good shake could send the whole thing tumbling into the bay. I'm not a seismologist, but the city really doesn't look like it should be built the way it is in an area prone to earthquakes.
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- ghaff 10y agoNote that this article is specifically about the south end of the San Andreas near LA.