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CheeseMakingMom t1_j9egq83 wrote

Considering the most well-known fault line, the San Andreas Fault, doesn’t run parallel to the state line, not likely. Indeed, the majority of the north-south fault lines are west of the San Joaquin valley and into the Bay Area and coast.

So while the chances of losing part of California to the Pacific are not zero, it’s even less likely the state will split from Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Mexico along the state lines and international border.

(I live about 25 miles west of the San Andreas Fault, where it’s closest to me.)

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jennyjuice9799 OP t1_j9mrx8z wrote

so i should have asked what are the odds of a chunk of cali falling into the sea? thx!

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CheeseMakingMom t1_j9msb84 wrote

Still unlikely.

The landmass isn’t simply floating on the water, waiting to be split and separated to float off into the sunset.

Cute question though. We were asking that in elementary school in the early 1970s.

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