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The surface wave speed (a few km/s) is slow enough that
California is considering installing an electronic alarm system on the
San Andreas fault to give Los Angeles-area schools a few seconds, or
perhaps up to a full minute, advance warning of major shaking, with
the hope that this would be enough time to evacuate classrooms.