Los Angeles is constantly being destroyed on film, but the action flick San Andreas goes all out, making it "one of the faker movie disasters to ever hit Los Angeles" as LAObserved sees it (faker than Sharknado though?). Apparently, it's not too likely that the San Andreas fault will split open and create a tsunami, and an earthquake that destroys both LA and San Francisco AND jostles the East Coast is also pretty fantastic. But boy, is it fun to watch, especially for LA's on-call seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, who actually knows what would or wouldn't happen in a huge 'quake. She was invited to the premiere last night at Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard (right by the Hollywood fault!) and tweeted examples of the movie's exaggerations ("OMG! A chasm?") and accuracies. Here are a few of the funniest/most informative.
My first experience of a red carpet at to the premiere of San Andrea pic.twitter.com/eHcL4NdPvL
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
First big howler. San Andreas the movie pretends that California has a subduction zone. We can only have a M8.2
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
If seismologists could actually predict EQs, we'd all be much richer. Too bad that part of San Andreas isn't real...
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
First big safety message- if the shaking is bad enough to damage a dam you won't be able to run
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
Yes! Drop, cover& hold on. The right thing to do in an earthquake
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
I like that the aftershocks keep on hitting and cause more damage. That's the reality of Big EQs
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
OMG! A chasm? If the fault could open up, there'd be no friction. With no friction, there'd be no earthquake
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
Recognizing water draw down as sign of tsunami is good. However tsunami from San Andreas is impossible. Now we are in fantasy territory
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
Bottom line: don't learn seismology from #SanAndreas but maybe it will inspire people to take Community Emergency Response Training
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) May 27, 2015
· Lucy Jones watches 'San Andreas' so you don't have to [LAO]
· New Movie Asks: What if the San Andreas Fault Split Open?? [Curbed LA]
· A Complete Guide to Destroying Los Angeles on Film [Curbed LA]
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