OT. Earthquake
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Just checked it out......We have had 8 quakes over the last 2 days, 3.0 or greater near here. We have a swarm.
Hope you and yours are safe MontereyLion.
Hopefully these "too shall pass," without any destruction or injuries.
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You're too far north. Of course if we have one in the 5s you will probably feel it.
Good plan ML.
Guessing you have a supply of water and non-perishables for times like these too.
Good luck!
So Cal is more likely to get hit with the next Big One. Most Californians have no plan at all.
We are better prepared than most.
Turns out it was 2 quakes, a minute apart. First was 4.2. Second was 4.0. They were about 8-10 miles apart, on the San Andreas.
Stay safe out west. Hopefully they'll be minor and cause no damage.
Long before Hollister became known as a clothing brand, Hollister was called (informally) the "Earthquake capital of California". Anyhow, that's what I learned when I lived in Monterey many years ago now. For whatever reason, Hollister seems to be the epicenter for lots of quakes, most too small to be felt.
For those not familiar with the Monterey Bay area, Hollister is sort of on "...the way to San Jose". (Okay, you'd have to zig a bit from highway 101 to get there, but you get the drift.)
For those not familiar with the Monterey Bay area, Hollister is sort of on "...the way to San Jose". (Okay, you'd have to zig a bit from highway 101 to get there, but you get the drift.)
Hope you are safe.
The other day I read, with great interest, your update on your son. It was so incredibly uplifting to hear that he is doing so well these days...small steps.
I guess the San Andres Fault, in and around Hollister, has almost a talc, or something like that, that allows the San Andres not to lock up there. So there are many small quakes over the years, not one big one. Big quakes, like the one in San Francisco in 1906, were very destructive down and passed Monterey. Here is a picture near the Salinas River in 1906. That's 120 miles from San Francisco.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sal...hVU2WMKHcusB5wQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=x5RQbj9iAC2ptM:
Had three more 3.0s or better last night and than the swarm has fallen off. Glad to see it move on.
I saw somewhere today or yesterday where there is new information that suggests tidal activity effects seismic activity along the SAF. Cannot recall where I saw that.
This discussion makes me just a bit nervous. Die, thread.
Most of you will probably get a laugh out of that, but most of you don't live out here.
Most of you will probably get a laugh out of that, but most of you don't live out here.
I saw that yesterday too. Makes sense. Having lived out here since the mid 70s I have experinced many earthquakes. Loma Prieta topped them all...so far.
