How does a seismologist size up San Andreas?

《末日崩塌》的地震规模如何?

We are very close to the San Andreas Fault.

非常距离 圣安德烈亚斯断层 非常近， 这也意味着接近地面处有岩浆存在。

The 1906 earthquake was caused by a movement on the San Andreas Fault.

1906年的地震是由圣安德烈亚斯断层的移动造成的。

When the San Andreas Fault shifts just a few feet it can cause a quake.

圣安地列斯断层的位移只要达到几英尺就可能导致地震。

Millions of years ago, when the San Andreas Fault tore apart the land, this lake was born.

几百万年前，当圣安地列斯断层撕裂大地的时候，这个湖就诞生了。

But the San Andreas Fault isn't deep or long enough to generate that big of a quake.

但《末日崩塌》的问题在于这样规模的大地震不够深或不够长。

The Hayward Fault that runs through the stadium is part of the much larger San Andreas Fault system.

穿过体育场的海沃德断层只是更大的圣安地列斯断层系统的一部分。

Scientists say a quake of magnitude eight or higher could strike along the San Andreas Fault in coming years.

科学家说未来几年沿圣安地列斯断层可能发生8级或以上的地震。

San Francisco and Los Angeles sit on two separate tectonic plates, either side of the San Andreas Fault.

旧金山和洛杉矶坐落在两个独立的板块上，分别位于圣安地列斯断层的两侧。

The San Andreas Fault can cause massive temblors like the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 which may have killed thousands.

圣安地列斯断层会引发大规模地震，比如一九零六年的旧金山地震，那次地震可能造成数千人死亡。

Seismologists say there is a remote connection between the system of faults that caused this week's earthquakes and the San Andreas.

地震学家表示，引发本周地震的断层带与圣安地列斯断层之间只存在微弱的联系。

Dr. Heaton said it would be " pretty far-fetched" that an earthquake on the San Andreas would be triggered along this route.

希顿博士说，里奇克雷斯特的地震沿着这条关系线引发圣安地列斯地震这种猜测“颇为牵强。”

The Golden Gate Strait was home to 96-kilometer-per-hour winds, swirling tides, an endless blanket of fog, and the earthquake-prone San Andreas fault.

金门海峡所在地有每小时 96 公里的大风、漩涡潮汐、无尽的雾层，还是易发生地震的圣安德烈亚斯断层的所在地。

The San Andreas Fault in California is perhaps the world's most famous strike-slip fault, with scientists warning that a catastrophic quake is long overdue.

加利福尼亚州的圣安德烈亚斯断层可能是世界上最著名的走滑断层，科学家警告说，一场灾难性的地震早就该发生了。

The biggest fault here is called the San Andreas fault.

这里最大的断层叫做圣安德烈亚斯断层。

California has spent years preparing for " The Big One" — the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault.

加利福尼亚花了数年时间为“大地震”做准备，这场不可避免的地震无疑会促使著名的圣安德烈亚斯断层中的各种灾害爆发出来。

The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas (it's been called the most dangerous fault in America) , but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

卡斯卡迪亚地震带的规模足以与圣安德烈亚斯断层相抗衡 (圣安德烈亚斯断层被称为美国最危险的断层)，但它的知名度远低于位于加州的圣安德烈亚斯断层。

Arba says, for example, that a quake on the San Andreas Fault near California's border with Mexico would give Los Angeles 60 seconds of warning before the ground began to shake there.

阿尔巴说，加入加州与墨西哥边境附近的圣安德烈亚斯断层发生地震，预警系统可在地面震动前提前60秒向洛杉矶发出预警。

The city of Los Angeles is about 50 kilometers from the San Andreas Fault. Many smaller fault lines can be found throughout the Los Angeles area.

洛杉矶市距离圣安德烈亚斯断层约 50 公里。在整个洛杉矶地区都可以找到许多较小的断层线。

At the scale of millennia, this allows us to make predictions about when highly active faults, like the San Andreas, are overdue for a massive earthquake.

以千年为单位，我们可以预测断层活跃高发期，例如，圣安德烈亚斯的大地震已经迟到很久了。