(US "Jiangsu" quoted California Geological Survey website screenshot)
China Overseas Chinese Network, March 28, According to the US "Jiangsu", the California Geological Survey recently released a map where people can enter their addresses to see if their homes are in the earthquake zone, whether there is a risk of land liquefaction and landslides. According to this map, in the San Gabriel valley where Chinese people gather, some areas of South Pashadina, San Marino and Yacadia are all in the earthquake zone, and the safety risk is very high if the earthquake occurs.
All earthquake experts believe that Southern California The probability of a major earthquake of magnitude 6 or above in the future is more than 90%. Although the public knows this risk, Southern California has a vast territory, and it is probably unknown how much earthquake safety risks are in their homes and offices. The latest map released by the California Geological Survey recently can help people find earthquake safety risks at their own locations. Through this map, people only need to enter their address to see whether their house is in the earthquake zone, whether there is a risk of land liquefaction and landslides.
According to the map, you can see that some cities in the San Gabriel Valley area where Chinese people gather are on the high-risk earthquake fault zone, which is marked with yellow on the map. This earthquake fault zone is distributed from South Pashadena to the northeast along Huntington Dr. Some areas of several cities such as South Pashadena, San Marino, and Yakedia are on this earthquake fault zone, including San Marino High School, Yakedia Botanical Garden, Foothill Middle School, etc., are also on the fault zone.
According to the map, many areas of Los Angeles County and Orange County are in the land liquefied area, among which Orange County is particularly serious. The map is marked with green. The Irvine area where Chinese people gather is in the liquefied area. According to the explanation of the Geological Bureau, the land will liquefy during the earthquake and cause ground sinking. This area that easily causes land liquefaction is usually located in a land that is composed of relatively loose sand or has a lot of groundwater.
Many of the houses built on the mountain are on steep hillsides, and these houses also have the risk of landslides. According to the map, the mountainous areas such as Hagang, Diamond Bar where Chinese people gather are at risk of landslide, and are marked with light blue. (Xia Jia)
