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In the case of a huge earthquake, fiber-optic telecommunication lines could be severed by the violent dislocation of the fault.
Cellphone towers in areas that experience heavy shaking could collapse or be damaged, experts say.
January 17, 2014, 10:25 a.m.
Cellphone towers in areas that experience heavy shaking could collapse or be damaged, experts say.
Even if the towers are not damaged, a surge in phone usage after a major quake is sure to bring interruptions.
The relatively modest magnitude 5.5 Chino Hills quake in 2008 caused major problems with cellphone and land-line communications. Some cellphone companies reported up to an 800% increase in calls, far more than they had expected in a true disaster. Even phones in some police agencies near the epicenter were knocked off-line.
The same thing happened after the 2011 Washington, D.C.-area quake. Several companies said many customers struggled to make phone calls but could still send and receive text messages.
Big L.A. earthquake could cripple Internet, cellphone service - latimes.com:
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