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by NZ_Matt
4078 days ago
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Agreed. Earthquakes are extremly unpredictable, the best we have is the USGS models and even then they provide very little information. In Christchurch, New Zealand the M6.3 aftershock in February 2011 was far more destructive than the initial M7.2 event that occured 5 months earlier. This was because the epicenter of the February aftershock was significantly closer to the city and populated areas. Looking at the Nepal aftershock sequence map [1] it is a concern that many of the aftershocks are located closer to the populated areas. I really hope that Nepal has had the worst of it but it would be a mistake to rule out the possibility of another major event. [1] http://www.latimes.com/visuals/graphics/la-fg-g-nepal-map-qu... |
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