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Massive CA earthquake chances increase; are you prepared?
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Mar 11, 2015
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Massive CA earthquake chances increase; are you prepared?
A new report from the USGS shows the chances that California will experience a magnitude-8.0 earthquake in the next 30 years has increased to 7 percent.
The 14 and 5 freeway connector saw damage in two places during the Northridge Earthquake on Jan. 17, 1994.
The 14 and 5 freeway connector saw damage in two places during the Northridge Earthquake on Jan. 17, 1994.
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David Weber
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The 14 and 5 freeway connector saw damage in two places during the Northridge Earthquake on Jan. 17, 1994.
The 14 and 5 freeway connector saw damage in two places during the Northridge Earthquake on Jan. 17, 1994.
(
David Weber
)

A new report from the USGS shows the chances that California will experience a magnitude-8.0 earthquake in the next 30 years has increased to 7 percent.

A new report out from the US Geological Survey shows the chances that California will experience a magnitude-8.0 earthquake in the next 30 years has increased to 7 percent.

Ned Field, lead author of the report, tells more about the study, and Lisa Harris, community ambassador for the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region explains how to talk to your family about preparing for an earthquake.