ANOTHER earthquake in Califonia

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Jun 17, 2005 | 04:58 AM

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the nerds always have to ruin the fun with their "smart talk"

Jun 17, 2005 | 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by onyx

the nerds always have to ruin the fun with their "smart talk"

Tell me about it ... Golden just shot down all my hopes.

Jun 17, 2005 | 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenVelvet

The San Andreas fault (which runs from the V of baja Cali to the SF Bay) is a subducted strike slip fault so so California is not spreading apart but rather sliding up. We joke about LA becoming a island but that really isn't likely. LA is just making a move north. And faster then you would think!

Also the RHCP song Californication is about is about ****.

Anything else you would like to know?

Oh ok. And ya i know what the song is about... but the music video, its like a cartoon/video game setting and they are running through California as it breaks up by earthquakes at the end, thats what i was talking about.

But thats cool, we wont be one less state anytime soon.

How fast is it moving north? Is it measured each year or day to day?

Jun 17, 2005 | 01:25 PM

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How fast is it moving north? Is it measured each year or day to day?

Plates move faster then you would think!

The San Andreas fault is the one the effects Cali alot and moves at a rate of about 2" per year.

Jun 17, 2005 | 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenVelvet

Plates move faster then you would think!

The San Andreas fault is the one the effects Cali alot and moves at a rate of about 2" per year.

Any future models? How will the world look in another 225 Million years?

Jun 17, 2005 | 09:50 PM

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Plates move faster then you would think!

yeah the coolest thing in that class that I have learned were how mountains formed, many of the moutains we see today are still growing. For example I think Mt. Everest is still growing taller at some rate.