5 Earthquake Time Bombs Which Could Devastate America

3: Los Angeles’ Coming Super Quake

The second most populous city in the U.S isn’t a stranger to quakes, but it still isn’t ready for a truly devastating one.

The Los Angeles area has a 99 percent change of a magnitude 6.7 or higher earthquakes occurring in the next 30 years according to the USGS. Asimilar earthquake in 1994 killed 57 people and caused up to $40 billion in damage.

Additionally, there is a 7 percent chance of a much larger magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurring in the next 30 years. The USGS states that such a quake could kill 1,800 dead, injure another 50,000 and cause $200 billion in damages.