Why the Mexico City Earthquake Shook Up Disaster Predictions (scientificamerican.com) 19 points by smokielad 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] jomendoz 8y ago ↗ The opening paragraph is wrong. It has been 32 years since the greatest earthquake in Mexico, 1985.
[–] latrasis 8y ago ↗ Just curious, what's the possibility of a man-made/induced earthquake in this region? [–] zghst 8y ago ↗ On this scale, unless some new technology has been invented, it would be near impossible to do so. I used to be able to calculate these back in college, but my geology is a bit rusty. [–] [dead] addHocker 8y ago ↗ Lets not forget that man-made smaller earth quakes shake loose bigger earthquakes - basically a chain reaction.I sometimes wonder if it would not be wiser to milk fault lines this way, basically preventing the buildup of lethal stresses..
[–] zghst 8y ago ↗ On this scale, unless some new technology has been invented, it would be near impossible to do so. I used to be able to calculate these back in college, but my geology is a bit rusty. [–] [dead] addHocker 8y ago ↗ Lets not forget that man-made smaller earth quakes shake loose bigger earthquakes - basically a chain reaction.I sometimes wonder if it would not be wiser to milk fault lines this way, basically preventing the buildup of lethal stresses..
[–] [dead] addHocker 8y ago ↗ Lets not forget that man-made smaller earth quakes shake loose bigger earthquakes - basically a chain reaction.I sometimes wonder if it would not be wiser to milk fault lines this way, basically preventing the buildup of lethal stresses..
[–] ringaroundthetx 8y ago ↗ so basically, a big one could still happen there and the clock isn't reset
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 27.4 ms ] threadI sometimes wonder if it would not be wiser to milk fault lines this way, basically preventing the buildup of lethal stresses..