thirstythongs » Earthquake http://thirstythongs.wordpress.com Vietnam from the perspective of Californian Viet Kieuties Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/8176bc8a7deaf45b72008a249376a97b?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png thirstythongs » Earthquake http://thirstythongs.wordpress.com China Earthquake in Vietnam http://thirstythongs.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/china-earthquake-in-vietnam/ http://thirstythongs.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/china-earthquake-in-vietnam/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:16 +0000 thirstythong http://thirstythongs.wordpress.com/?p=18 ]]>

(credit: wikipedia)

One concrete reason I have moved away from the Bay (Area) is to dodge the inevitable Big One. 30 years, no biggie.

Which brings me to ask, how prone is/has Vietnam been to earthquakes? Can Vietnam experience a Chinese/Indian/Indonesian/Japanese/Phillipines earthquake?

Upon study of the colorful tectonic plate global map (above), Vietnam is rather insulated geographically within the boundaries of the Eurasian plate.

Focusing more on Vietnam, a professor has already beaten me to the punch – by three or so years (always happens with my ideas) – with the invention of his Earthquake Map. The verdict is, surprisingly, Hanoi is prone to the shifting of the tectonic plates.

In light of the Southwestern China earthquake, the Burma cyclone, the 2004 tsunami, begs the question: Is it a coincedence there have been many natural disasters in the Asian region as of late? More importantly, why isn’t Hubbard answering his phone calls?

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