Sentences with phrase «chance of a major earthquake»

For instance, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey figure a 63 percent chance of a major earthquake rocking the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 30 years.

The organization has recently been in the spotlight as a result of an ongoing trial in L'Aquila, in which seven scientists and engineers who served on Italy's «Great Risks Commission» — including longtime INGV President Enzo Boschi — face charges of manslaughter for allegedly downplaying the chances of a major earthquake before the lethal tremor that struck the city in April 2009.

For example, there is a common misconception that having many smaller earthquakes can somehow «relieve» a major fault such as the San Andreas, and reduce the chance of a major earthquake.

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With a time line of 41 events the science team at OSU has now calculated that the California — Oregon end of Cascadia's fault has a 37 percent chance of producing a major earthquake in the next 50 years.

He says that the chance of another powerful tremor occurring in the area close to the epicenter of a major earthquake gets «up to the order of some percent» over the following week, but notes that the size of the area in question is difficult to define accurately.

While chances are good that any earthquakes experienced by South Carolina residents will be mild, experts warn of the potential for a major quake that will bring expensive destruction throughout the state.