Altruistic_Price7572 t1_j9n0rxw wrote
Reply to comment by GlutenFree_Paper in Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China by Papppi-56
I think I read on you tube some awful scenario that the entire bloody thing could go from California all the way up to Alaska. Don’t think it can loop down to Japan, but 2020 and it’s not getting more gooder.
That would suck, a lot.
riverrocks452 t1_j9p7n4d wrote
That would be literally unprecedented in what we know of geologic events. It would require a quarter of the circumference of the Pacific plate to rupture all at once, with the rest of the plate behaving nearly completely rigidly: simultaneously weirdly weak at the edge and stupid strong everywhere else. Considering that the plates aren't that different between the edges and centers (including intraplate faults and weak zones), this is profoundly unlikely.
I'm not saying it could never, ever happen- but it's far more likely that a Hollywood movie featuring the above disaster as a plot and a cast of D-list actors will sweep the Oscars. Don't lose sleep over this.
G_Wash1776 t1_j9ojmxn wrote
The rim of fire loves to set shit off all at once.
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