CervantesX t1_j9myolu wrote
Reply to comment by notunek in Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China by Papppi-56
It's not the pressure you would worry about, it's the movement.
Two plates pressing together and going off mostly just affects the area of pressure. The local release is strong but the overall effect is just local.
Two plates slipping, that can be the start of a plate sliding, and that affects every border of it. I think that there are Keystone areas that are the main spots "holding" various plates in place (relatively). One of them letting go can set off a long series of related movement as more spots break from the increased stress.
The worst case would probably be a cataclysmic rising lava prominence getting released between two plates, pushing them apart.
Anyways, hope your emergency kit is stocked. Don't forget to worry about Yellowstone too.
notunek t1_j9n0hpi wrote
Emergency kit stocked, plus water and food for a month. I can walk to the ocean and dig sandcrabs for bait and catch enough fish to eat. That's if there isn't a Tsunami. I live in a Tsunami zone, too.
Kale t1_j9t3wnw wrote
I thought we shouldn't worry about Yellowstone? Since there's no real way to prepare or prevent being affected other than leaving planet earth?
CervantesX t1_j9tq2re wrote
Not everyone who prepares properly for Yellowstone will die, but everyone who doesn't prepare will.
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