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Subject Scientists say Lake Tahoe overdue for 7.0 magnitude Earthquake and Mega Tsunami!!!

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Do you realize how small lake tahoe is compared to the pacific off of japan? And how "much" water would be displaced? Yeah ok... it'd be a wave. but it's not as though it would suddenly swallow up the west coast with a mega wall of water four states wide... ffs... and being from cali... ALL faults are overdue for some crazy quake... matter of fact is we can't pinpoint when and where and how big yet and yet we as humans want to control everything so we just say oh no it is overdue even though the earth decides when it is due and not due...
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I'm sorry it's not doomy enough for you. I'm sure those who live in the Lake Tahoe area would disagree.
Come on, so what if it wouldn't effect the west coast, it would effect a lot of people in the area. A 7.0 EQ is not child's play you know.
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ok maybe my real "problem" if you want to call it is the overly hyped/hysterical subject line you put of "Mega Tsunami"... thats kinda like saying the waves in your bathtub are breakers in a giant ocean... its just what the news does to us every day... HYPE HYPE HYPE something that exists yet only has a small chance of happening or isn't nearly as huge as made out to be
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Original Message Scientists say Lake Tahoe area overdue for another earthquake

Not only that, fault could also produce huge tsunami as it has in the past, research shows

A tsunami-producing fault in Lake Tahoe is overdue for another earthquake, scientists said here Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

The West Tahoe Fault is capable of producing a magnitude-7.3 earthquake and tsunamis up to 30 feet (10 meters) high in the clear blue lake, where million-dollar homes line the shore, researchers said.

Earthquakes strike every 3,000 to 4,000 years on the fault, and the most recent shaker was 4,500 years ago, indicating the fault is overdue for another earthquake

Tsunami risk
Because the fault crosses the lake, scientists worry a future earthquake will cause a tsunami in Lake Tahoe. The monster waves could form in two ways: by the fault displacing ground under the lake, similar to Japan's Tohoku tsunami, or by causing landslides that displace the water. A combination of both could also create an even bigger wave.

Layers of sediment preserved in and around Lake Tahoe record evidence of past tsunamis, said Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory in Reno.

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