X-Message-Number: 2660 From: Ralph Merkle <> Subject: CRYONICS Earthquakes in California Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 11:18:42 PST Wall Street Journal, page B1, March 22 1994: Beneath Los Angeles, More Earthquakes Are Lurking .... The Northridge quake is the latest and most damaging of six substantial, midsized temblors in Southern California over the past six years. Scientists say these, along with several earlier quakes dating to 1971, represent a burst of seismic activity after decades of quiet. "We're seeing a pronounced increase in the seismic energy release throughout Southern California," says Dr. Shedlock. Some scientists predict that the increased activity is a prelude to a really big earthquake along the huge San Andreas Fault. The San Francisco quake of 1906, they say, followed two decades of midsized events in the region. ...... "What concerns us is that so many of these earthquakes in the last 10 years or so are occurring near an area of the San Andreas that hasn't had a major earthquake since 1857," say Thomas Henyey, executive director of the Southern California Earthquake Center. The worry is that while smaller faults are releasing energy, the San Andreas is storing it up -- to be released in a huge jolt when the stress gets too great. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2660