Big cracks on the ground of Los Angeles, is America’s most beautiful city sinking?

Los Angeles city of California, America. It is known for its casinos and high-fi luxury life. Many Hollywood stars have their homes here. At present, this city is facing a big problem. The ground is sinking in some areas of this city. Big cracks are appearing.

See the video of the cracks and land collapse below

Due to these cracks and land subsidence, Southern California Gas Company has cut off gas supply to 54 houses in Rancho Palos Verdes area. Because the ground here is slipping. Due to land slippage, gas pipeline can break. Houses can catch fire. The maximum number of cracks and land subsidence has been seen in Rancho Palos Verdes area. Electricity connection has also been cut off in dozens of houses here.

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Cracks have been seen in many areas of the city in the videos taken from drones. Now the question is whether a big earthquake is going to hit Los Angeles. Scientists are keeping an eye on the earthquake. This is not the first time that such cracks and land subsidence have occurred in America. Earlier, such incidents were seen in Arizona, Utah and California last year as well.

Why is Los Angeles in danger?

Usually these cracks are seen in the valleys beneath the mountains. These pose the greatest threat to houses, roads, canals and dams. Actually, Los Angeles is situated in a basin. That is, it has mountains on two sides. Apart from that, the Pacific Ocean is on one side. There are many fault lines in this basin, which is a part of the San Andreas Fault Line.

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San Andreas Fault is the main reason

The San Andreas fault is about 1200 kilometers long. It is the boundary between the Pacific tectonic and North American plates. Because of this, many fault lines have formed. Which are its branches. Los Angeles is situated on one of these branches. The Gulf of California is also connected to this fault line. 56 kilometers of this fault line falls in Los Angeles. If a big earthquake occurs here, the devastation will be huge.

How much area will be destroyed?

If an earthquake occurs on the San Andreas Fault and the fault ruptures, it will affect Los Angeles, Ventura County, Orange County, San Diego County, Ensenada, Tijuana, Baja California, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Yuma and Arizona.