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In response to "I heard a radio interview of a seismologist....same subject matter. Good info = land lines, electronics stores, and disabled emergency vehicles for " by CrankYanker

And a sunami wave is never higher than the water is deep at that point - and west coast faults wouldn't generate them anyway.

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Jun 7 '15, 17:55

And the earth doesn't rip open - if it did we wouldn't have a quake :)

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Not that I know anything about seismology, but (spoils) - Roger More Jun 7, 18:12 1
- They're created by a quake occurring directly underneath an area of the ocean, and move away from that point. Inland quakes wouldn't create them. -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 18:28

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