Chapter 492 Abnormality

Java Island.

Diting Company Headquarters Building.

Global Geological Activity Monitoring Center.

There are geological survey stations densely distributed in Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America, and Africa, as well as geological survey airships that regularly fly fixedly on the high seas around the world, and magnetic field monitoring satellites in low-Earth orbit, forming a complete set of geological monitoring systems.

This global geological monitoring center processes more than 36.7 million terabytes of data every day and issues hundreds of earthquake warnings every day.

After all, most of the regional subsidiaries of Homo sapiens are located in earthquake zones, so the work of Diting Company is very busy.

Hideki Ikeda, who is in charge of the monitoring center, had just drank a cup of coffee produced locally in Java when Olympus, the leader of the Pan-Pacific team, knocked on the office door and walked in.

"Olympus, what's going on?"

"Vice President Ikeda, just now the Magnetic Field Satellite No. 25 detected some abnormal magnetic field activities when it passed the California coast in the Northeast Pacific." Olympus quickly explained.

Ikeda Hideki narrowed his eyes: "Some? I'm afraid it's very obvious magnetic field activity, right?"

Olympus nodded: "You'd better go to the Geological Hazard Analysis Office in person!"

"OK, I'll be there right away." Ikeda Hideki picked up his tablet and followed Olympus to the geological hazard analysis office on the fifth floor.

More than two hundred analysts are busy analyzing various data. Their main work is mainly to study plate activities and geological disasters based on the data that has been collected and the earthquake data that has occurred.

Especially those areas where major earthquakes are likely to occur are their focus.

Hideki Ikeda went directly to the team responsible for analyzing pan-Pacific geohazards.

"How's it going?"

An analyst had a solemn expression: "It's not good, Vice President, look here..."

On a holographic geological structure map, an obvious fault zone is marked, and then part of the area is surrounded by red dots. The red dots are hot spots of abnormal magnetic field activity.

Ikeda Hideki recognized this fault zone at a glance: "Cascadia fault zone?"

He swept his fingers, zoomed in on the stratigraphic structure, and examined it carefully for more than ten minutes, his face becoming more and more solemn.

"The length of the magnetic field anomaly area is 140 kilometers and the width is 28.3 to 29.7 kilometers. The sedimentary rock in the rock layer is shale type. The rock on the side near the California coast is metamorphic rock. The iron content is about 11 to 13%. This is not good. , very bad..."

The analyst on the side added: "The supercomputer has simulated the stratigraphic stress model in this area and found that the possibility of fault collapse in this stratum is currently as high as 83%."

"When is the possible outbreak time?"

"It is still being monitored, and it is estimated that within 20 to 50 days..." Before the analyst could finish his words, another piece of data that had just been detected popped up on his power screen.

He looked at it, raised his head and said, "This is the data from three minutes ago. The magnetic field activity in the Cascadia Fault Zone has increased again at that location."

Ikeda Hideki thought for a moment and then ordered: "Deploy one of our monitoring airships on the west coast of North America to focus on monitoring that area."

"OK." Olympus nodded.

"The analysis team will work hard to determine the time, intensity and scope of the impact as soon as possible."

"yes."

Although this location is on the west coast of North America, it does not mean that it will not affect the Homo sapiens company.

That year, a magnitude 9.5 earthquake occurred in the Republic of Santiago in South America. It caused serious damage locally and also set off a tsunami that spread throughout the Pacific. Thousands of miles away, the highest wave measured on the coast of Japan reached 3.35 meters.

The Western Pacific Branch of Homo Sapiens Company operates many islands in the central Pacific Ocean.

Some islands formed by coral reefs have an average altitude of less than ten meters. If they encounter a tsunami of more than ten meters, it will be a disaster.

This is no joke.

He quickly ran to the general manager's office.

General Manager Kapil Bose has been grinding his teeth with Osman recently. The other party has always wanted to purchase earthquake prediction services, but is unwilling to open the market and is unwilling to listen to the company setting up a local geological survey station. Therefore, both parties have been grinding their teeth.

For Diting Company, it doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, but a full-power geological survey station must be established.

Kapil Bose, who was very patient, was simply unmoved when faced with the Ottoman Republic's conditions for adding money.

At this time he was looking at the map.

On the map, there are Titing Company's global geological survey stations throughout Africa.

On the South American side, the Redwood Federation and several other small shrimps also chose to compromise. Anyway, they are now barefoot and are not afraid of wearing shoes, and they are accustomed to accept the bullying of the Homo sapiens company.

On the other hand, the Republic of Santiago, the Republic of Pampas, the Inca Country, and the South American Equatoria Country, which had a friendly relationship with the Free Association, persisted in various internal complaints and refused to cooperate with the Homo sapiens company.

Kapil Bose rubbed his temples helplessly.

"General Manager Bose, are you free?"

Seeing Hideki Ikeda at the door, Kapil Bose nodded: "Come in and sit down."

Ikeda Hideki went straight to the point: "The monitoring satellite just detected an abnormality in the Cascadia Fault Zone in North America."

As the person in charge of Diting Company, Kapil Bose naturally gained a lot of basic geological knowledge, and he was very clear about the Cascadia Fault Zone.

"What happened to this fault zone?"

"In that part of the fault zone close to California, it is very likely that a rock formation fault will occur in the near future."

Hearing the news, Kapil Bose's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily: "California? If I remember correctly, there was also an earthquake of around magnitude 9 in this place in 1700, right?"

Ikeda Hideki nodded cautiously: "Yes, and this fault zone will have a major earthquake every 500 years on average. 325 years have passed since 1700, and the fault zone has become active again. Expect."

Kapil Bose asked: "What is the estimated magnitude of the earthquake? What is the approximate period?"

"It's probably around level 9.1 to 9.3, and it will take about 20 to 50 days."

After learning these data, Kapil Bose fell into deep thought.

Ikeda Hideki reminded: "We need to prepare the Western Pacific Branch and the Luzon Branch to prevent tsunamis as soon as possible."

Kapil Bose also reacted: "Is this so? Then inform the Internal Affairs Department and let them prepare."

"no problem."

After Ikeda Hideki left in a hurry.

Only Kapil Bose was left in the office, and he was thinking about how to maximize his profits.

Although America has not purchased the forecasting service, it does not mean that the company cannot profit from it.

However, he has some ideas that must be discussed with the company's management. After all, many things cannot be decided by him alone.

Two days later.

The management of Homo sapiens completed the discussion, and Li Qingye also agreed to Kapil Bose's proposal and asked Wu Wei, the head of the external business unit, to personally take charge of the matter.

At the same time, Diting Company also conducted a comprehensive analysis of the fault zone in the past two days and came up with relatively accurate data.