Answer:
140 years is average duration of an earthquake.
Explanation:
- The Hayward fault is a geologic fault that is capable of massive destruction and is 119 km long fault western base of hills of San Francisco and is parallel to the San Andreas fault. The occurrence of an earthquake of 6.8 magnitudes in 1868 was biggest earthquake in California history.
- Recently various geologists have taken time interval of the past five large earthquakes and based on the past earthquakes data the interval of 140 years it will take to the formation of a large earthquake.
Actually, California is one of the most geologically complex area in the world. Which contribute to its vast amount of water reserve.
This make California a desirable environment for a lot of plants and animals which makes California as one of the best wildlife reserves in the world
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