SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Dutch man is telling Californians to be prepared.
In a video posted to YouTube and viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, Frank Hoogerbeets predicts the planets will align Thursday and at 5 p.m. MDT and an 8.8-plus-magnitude earthquake will rattle the western shore of the United States.
“I believe I know when exactly it is going to be. I hope I am wrong,” Hoogerbeets told KTXL on Wednesday, adding he has no science degree but is an enthusiast.
“It really comes together May 28, 2015,” he said in the video.
But seismologists say there is no way to predict the time and date of an earthquake. Regardless, the staff at the Sacramento Office of Emergency Services says it is ready.
“We are always prepared for an earthquake [and all other disasters],” Mary Jo Flynn said.
Flynn said the staff at OES was not aware of the viral video.
“I trust the science from the [U.S. Geological Survey] scientists we work with,” she said.
Still, what if there is a sliver of possibility that Hoogerbeets is right? Hoogerbeets claims he came within two days of predicting the Nepal earthquake, which killed nearly 8,800 people last month. An unedited Facebook post on his profile confirms he predicted an earthquake that same week.
The USGS estimated in March there is a 7 percent chance of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake occurring in the next 30 years in California.
What part will it hit? I'm good with it hitting NorCal. Sorry guys. I guess just in case I'll be hanging out outside in a wide open field and hope the earth doesn't open and swallow me.
And I am sure the fact that horrible looking movie San Andreas is opening tomorrow had nothing to do with the prediction at all.
I just read a story about a seismologist who saw the film and pointed tweeted about all of its scientific inaccuracies (faults - heh heh). I dunno why, but I found that funny.
I just read a story about a seismologist who saw the film and pointed tweeted about all of its scientific inaccuracies (faults - heh heh). I dunno why, but I found that funny.
Neil Degrasse Tyson does this and it's so awesome, I have almost forgiven him for Pluto.
What part will it hit? I'm good with it hitting NorCal. Sorry guys. I guess just in case I'll be hanging out outside in a wide open field and hope the earth doesn't open and swallow me.
Nah, man, the Warriors are in the championships. Ain't nothing falling in on itself up here until after the series.
Bummer! My son has a baseball playoff game today at 5:00pm and I'm leaving DD11 home because she has a 102 fever. I'll have to remind her of earthquake protocol.
What part will it hit? I'm good with it hitting NorCal. Sorry guys. I guess just in case I'll be hanging out outside in a wide open field and hope the earth doesn't open and swallow me.
Nah, man, the Warriors are in the championships. Ain't nothing falling in on itself up here until after the series.