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The Big One

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“Scientists have been warning for years that Los Angeles is living on borrowed time. The southernmost section of the San Andreas fault, which hugs a valley just east of the city, undergoes a major shift every 150 years or so. But the last serious quake was in 1680, about 100 years before Los Angeles was founded. So the city is about 178 years overdue for the 'Big One.’”

—Gabriel Kahn, “Crying Wolf About the 'Big One' Hasn't Worked, So Let's Party,” The Wall Street Journal, 11 Nov 08.

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Beyond eAlmanac
Wikipedia article on Megathrust Earthquakes.
The National Earthquake Center of the United States Geological Survey's official Web site.
The University of Washington's online exhibit about earthquakes entitled "The Big One."

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