New California study...
Reactions to tremors in Los Angeles.
For years, scientists believed the mighty San Andreas -- the 800-mile-long fault running the length of California where the Pacific and North American plates meet -- could only rupture in isolated sections, Jim Carlton reports on wsj,com.
But a recent study by federal, state and academic researchers showed that much of the fault could unzip all at one, unleashing a rare, singular catastrophe. Now, insurers have used that research to come up with a new analysis of the damage that could be caused by a statewide break of the San Andreas, Carlton wrote.
For more on a remote possibility but one that could help encourage people in California to take out earthquake insurance: https://www.morningstar.com/news/Market-watch/TDJNMW_2016112090/california-megaquake-could-be-much-more-destructive-new-study-finds.html
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