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> From: Joseph M. Newcomer 

> The plot: Geologists have evidence (new theory, new instruments, ?) that
> a major earthquake will hit L.A. within the next (week, month, ?).  The
> story concentrates on the politics and sociology of getting t he city
> evacuated.  It is evacuated.  After k days, no earthquake.  Geologists
> look like fools; everyone unhappy.  City is un-evacuated.  Earthquake
> strikes, millions die.
>
> I thought I remembered it from Analog, but I've just done a massive search
> of the last 10 years and can't find it.  I have a friend who is a geologist
> but non-sf person to whom I would like to show it.  

Your memory is better than your search skills. The story is, I believe
(I haven't looked up the issue to check), "Fault" by James Gunn, in the
June 1975 issue of ANALOG.

[I've sent this directly to the requestor, since he asked to have it
done so, but I thought I'd post it here for anyone else who cares to
know the answer.]

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA)

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