People all over the world have spent the past month, and more, dealing with the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, but for earthquake-prone California, preparation and response can’t just stop there. Earthquake experts — including at the U.S. Geological Survey and UC Berkeley’s seismology lab — are considering, especially in recent days, one potential scenario that isn’t an out-of-bounds notion: the convergence of an earthquake with the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bay Area and across California. On March 18, Sen. Kamala Harris referenced a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that had struck that morning just out of Salt Lake City, shutting down the state’s coronavirus hotline and reportedly knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. The California Democratic said she hoped California would not need to contend with a dangerous earthquake or wildfire while it’s overloaded with the pandemic; but she voiced concerns that the government would not be ready in the event of an added disaster. Geological experts warn that the next 25 years hold a 72% chance of a massive earthquake on the 60-mile-long Hayward Fault or any of the Bay Area’s big faults, which means Californians live with the constant threat and possibility of… Read full this story
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