X-Message-Number: 994
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 92 22:42 GMT
From: David Brandt'erichsen <>
Subject: for Cryonet

Letters-to-the-Editor, Cryonics

I am dismayed to hear that the potential move of Alcor to Arizona 
fell through, especially in the light of a recent article in the 
New York Times pointing out that Riverside is in an especially 
dangerous area for earthquake damage--much more so than L.A. 
itself.  I quote the article:

     Having examined their preliminary data, scientists now say 
     the twin earthquakes that struck on June 28...significantly 
     increased the likelihood that the south part of the San 
     Andreas will soon generate a magnitude 8 or greater 
     earthquake, popularly called the Big One....

     Lucile Jones, a leading expert on the southern San Andreas 
     at the USGS office in Pasadena, said:  "This is a wake-up 
     call.  I think we're closer than 30 years.  It could be two 
     years or five years or longer...."

     The southern end of the San Andreas fault has not ruptured 
     for more than 300 years, Jones said.  When it does, the 
     shaking will be many times stronger than the Landers 
     earthquake and could last up to 3.5 minutes.  The Landers 
     quake lasted 32 seconds.

     Such a catastrophic earthquake could devastate cities such 
     as San Bernardino, Riverside, and Palm Springs, which are 
     within 20 miles of the San Andreas Fault, said Thomas 
     Henyey, director of the Southern California Earthquake 
     Center at the University of Southern California....

Alcor needs long-term stability (in more ways than one) if it is 
to succeed.  It is unfortunate to have lost this opportunity to 
be free of the lack of stability in the ground it rests on.

Sincerely,

David Brandt-Erichsen

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