... that I just had with a buddy of mine whom I've known almost 20 years.  He's a designer/architect who's built several prominent feature structures in the L.A. area, and something of a geological expert.  He built a beautiful house out in the desert that has the unique feature of the San Andreas running through his backyard    -- he's on the Continental Plate side. 

Anyway, he's aware of my earthsensitivity and I was sharing our group's predictions with him.  We discussed both the SAF and Jacinto Fault, and he shared some interesting thoughts:

He believes that because the SAF's SoCal dogleg locks up the plates so that it's difficult for them to creep past each other effectively, the plate boundary in this area will shift to the Jacinto.  The Jacinto runs in a straighter line, and thus the plates would creep more effectively.  I asked him if it was really possible for plate boundaries to shift in this manner -- he says yes.  Basically, because the SAF creeping has locked up, that energy has to go somewhere, and the Jacinto is the closest fault to relieve that pressure.  My friend has observed the Jacinto's numerous shocks and aftershocks since the Easter quake and feels that essentially, the Jacinto already acts as the "new SAF" and will eventually become so in earnest.

Fascinating stuff, and it makes sense to me.  Your thoughts?

Last Edited By: EQSenCA Sep 4 10 11:19 AM. Edited 2 times.