4.4 quake a wake-up call on LA's unknown faults

4.4 quake a wake-up call on LA's unknown faults

Los Angeles Times 1 hour ago

Written by Matt Stevens

They are not as familiar as the freeways, but Southern California's major faults - such as the San Andreas, Newport-Inglewood and San Fernando - have become familiar markers on the local landscape.

4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles areaCNN

Earthquake strongly felt across Los AngelesTVNZ

Highly Cited:Stars shaken by Los Angeles earthquakeHollywood.com

If you want to read any of these articles above please click on the word buttons there because I can't seem to quote anymore of them than this it appears.

I lived in Glendale from 1956 until 1969 while I grew up from age 8 to 21. So, I know a great deal about earthquakes and the Los Angeles County area as a result of living there this long.

First of all, this is the single biggest quake ever to hit under the Santa Monica Mountains in 80 years (think about this for a moment if you live in those mountains). What happens if a 6 or a 7 hits those mountains and parts of those mountains liquefy with all those homes build all over them?

This is not good news for the Los Angeles area in general.