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person like you to say, that we are on the verge of a much bigger shake? well, of course it could be. you can t discount that but the standard statistic that we quote for an earthquake like that there is 5% chance of something bigger coming within a week or so. now, that earthquake fault, the pent at that hills fault that that fault eventually occurred on has been only known for a few years. we do know it was the source of 1987 whittier narrows earthquake. that runs from brea and la habra, toward downtown l.a. and probably one of the most damaging or dangerous fault west know about in the l.a. area. bill: how come? because it runs right under downtown. there is very little surface expression and we know very little about frequency on of earthquakes on that fault. bill: 5% chance of indicator, five to 10%, that s it? within a week.