California Quake

Was there just another 6.0 quake in California?

Got a notice of another one...just checking to see if perhaps a duplicate message was sent out on the first one.

441 posted on 09/28/2004 1:13:17 PM PDT by Cheetah1

"Was there just another 6.0 quake in California?
"

Not on the map. I don't think so. There was a 4.0 near Parkfield a short time ago.

442 posted on 09/28/2004 1:15:19 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

Was there just another 6.0 quake in California?

I didn't feel one, but then I'm in Atlanta. If I ever feel a California earthquake all the way over here, then there are some big problems ...

443 posted on 09/28/2004 1:16:39 PM PDT by spodefly (A bunny-slippered operative in the Vast Right-Wing Pajama Party.)

Wow that was a big one in Parkfield, should be right on the San Andreas fault.

Now I'm glad I left Kollyfawnia!!

444 posted on 09/28/2004 1:17:54 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Jr /Dega"We should be in front of him (24). Mind what you say on TV and the camera,. Act like class")

CBS NEWS REPORTAGE...

Survivors Outnumber Victims In Major California Quake Caused By Bush

Shocking Memo From Unshakable Source: Quake Caused By Directed Energy Experiments Ordered By President...

Lawrence Livermore Lab Beams Directed Toward Coalinga Fungicide Plant Go Astray...

Kerry Denounces Errant Beams: Would Have Responded To CA Quake Almost Entirely Differently...

445 posted on 09/28/2004 1:20:22 PM PDT by O Neill (Swift Vote Republicans For Bush)

They say animals have a sense of impending earthquakes

446 posted on 09/28/2004 1:20:35 PM PDT by missyme

To: WestCoastGal

MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

1.8 2004/09/28 13:08:25 35.970N 120.462W 7.9 8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Parkfield, CA
2.1 2004/09/28 13:07:13 35.876N 120.424W 5.3 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.6 2004/09/28 13:06:46 35.874N 120.423W 4.8 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
2.7 2004/09/28 13:05:51 35.876N 120.426W 5.5 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.6 2004/09/28 13:04:26 35.927N 120.480W 5.0 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
1.1 2004/09/28 13:04:15 35.923N 120.469W 5.2 4 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
1.1 2004/09/28 13:01:46 35.905N 120.449W 4.9 2 km ( 1 mi) WNW of Parkfield, CA
2.5 2004/09/28 13:00:20 35.903N 120.448W 5.2 1 km ( 1 mi) WNW of Parkfield, CA
3.0 2004/09/28 12:59:27 35.903N 120.449W 6.2 2 km ( 1 mi) W of Parkfield, CA
1.1 2004/09/28 12:57:38 35.919N 120.472W 5.3 4 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Parkfield, CA
1.4 2004/09/28 12:54:42 35.866N 120.414W 5.6 4 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.4 2004/09/28 12:53:35 35.928N 120.472W 5.4 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
2.3 2004/09/28 12:48:22 35.861N 120.412W 5.9 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.4 2004/09/28 12:47:30 35.931N 120.478W 5.5 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
1.4 2004/09/28 12:43:00 35.780N 120.356W 8.0 15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
2.9 2004/09/28 12:40:23 35.781N 120.332W 8.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Parkfield, CA
1.2 2004/09/28 12:39:37 35.875N 120.424W 5.2 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
2.1 2004/09/28 12:33:58 35.869N 120.414W 4.7 4 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
4.0 2004/09/28 12:31:27 35.839N 120.387W 9.3 8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
2.0 2004/09/28 12:26:10 35.923N 120.474W 5.5 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
3.1 2004/09/28 12:23:39 35.830N 120.379W 6.6 9 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.4 2004/09/28 12:21:27 35.855N 120.402W 5.0 6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.3 2004/09/28 12:18:57 35.861N 120.407W 5.1 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.3 2004/09/28 12:18:04 35.849N 120.395W 5.8 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.2 2004/09/28 12:17:15 35.923N 120.469W 5.7 4 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
1.5 2004/09/28 12:16:17 35.931N 120.476W 6.4 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
2.4 2004/09/28 12:13:34 35.868N 120.414W 5.3 4 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
2.7 2004/09/28 12:13:25 35.930N 120.477W 5.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
1.9 2004/09/28 12:12:44 35.825N 120.372W 6.4 10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
1.5 2004/09/28 12:11:06 35.863N 120.406W 4.7 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
4.7 2004/09/28 10:24:15 35.806N 120.349W 6.7 13 km ( 8 mi) SE of Parkfield, CA
4.5 2004/09/28 10:23:49 35.855N 120.396W 5.1 6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
4.1 2004/09/28 10:22:18 35.840N 120.388W 5.6 8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
5.0 2004/09/28 10:19:07 35.826N 120.453W 2.5 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Parkfield, CA
6.0 2004/09/28 10:15:24 35.815N 120.374W 7.9 11 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA

Click here to see this same map with a complete list of earthquakes.

447 posted on 09/28/2004 1:21:23 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Jr /Dega"We should be in front of him (24). Mind what you say on TV and the camera,. Act like class")

"I doubt it. A few buildings of unreinforced masonry may have been evacuated, but they do that when a big truck goes by almost. Maybe this will finally get the SLO building owners to retrofit. Nah..."

You would think the December quake and damage to the same types of buildings in Paso Robles would be enough to get them to retrofit.

448 posted on 09/28/2004 1:21:43 PM PDT by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

To: Fritzy; MineralMan; Jim Robinson

The earth's crust is in constant motion. About 75-80% of all seismic activity is located on the Circum-Pacific Seismic belt, which is well-illustrated on the global map posted earlier by MineralMan.

There are three main sources of natural seismic (shaking) activity (in descending order of frequency):

(1) earthquakes
(2) volcanoes
(3) meteroite impacts

"just got a call from him - still in Fresno.. he is hitting all the hot spots"

Having lived in Bakersfield at one time, I can assure you, there ARE NO HOT SPOTS in Fresno.

449 posted on 09/28/2004 1:22:02 PM PDT by capitan_refugio

To: Strategerist; MineralMan

It is not that far fetched to suggest that movement of either the North American Plate or the Pacific Plate could result in both increased earthquake along the San Andreas and movement of magma to the surface in the Cascades. Both volcanoes and earthquakes are a result of tectonic activity.

450 posted on 09/28/2004 1:29:10 PM PDT by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

"They say animals have a sense of impending earthquakes"

Yup. And there's some evidence for it. However, they're not long-range predictors. I think it's just that they feel earth movements too small for we big old humans can feel, so they feel the earthquake before we're aware of it.

I know my cats scurry under things during earthquakes. Now that my wife and I have moved to Minnesota, they'll probably be bored. Still, I can't wait for the first snowfall...just to see how they react to snow for the first time. I'm ready for some serious laughing.

451 posted on 09/28/2004 1:32:06 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

"You would think the December quake and damage to the same types of buildings in Paso Robles would be enough to get them to retrofit."

Not really. The commercial buildings downtown are almost all owned by landlords who do not occupy them. Retrofitting these buildings is usually a multi-million dollar proposition. They won't do it until the building falls down or they're forced to do it.

Rents are already so high in downtown SLO that retrofitting would put the rents way to high for anyone to afford, so the buildings would end up empty.

It's a vicious circle. I'm glad I'm gone. I sold my paid-for house there and fled to the Midwest, where I bought more than twice the house for half the money. Nice feeling.

452 posted on 09/28/2004 1:34:34 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

Let's face it.

No one feels anything in Van Nuys.

Not true. I felt quite drowsy after lunch. Now I feel like going to use the restroom.

453 posted on 09/28/2004 1:35:50 PM PDT by Redcloak (Vikings plundered my last tag line.)

"It is not that far fetched to suggest that movement of either the North American Plate or the Pacific Plate could result in both increased earthquake along the San Andreas and movement of magma to the surface in the Cascades. Both volcanoes and earthquakes are a result of tectonic activity."

The plates are always in motion. You aren't quite getting this. There's no connection between the faults in SoCal and the Cascades, other than them being on the same continent. They're seismically not related. You can look all this stuff up on the web. I don't have time to dig it up for you.

454 posted on 09/28/2004 1:36:49 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

Earthquakes for Snow? hmmm Your Kitties will proably think they will have one humongous clean liter box!

455 posted on 09/28/2004 1:40:49 PM PDT by missyme

Here's a graphic for you: Notice that the plate off Oregon and Washington is neither the Pacific or North American plate. The Juan de Fuca plate is the remnant of a larger plate, and is being pushed UNDER the North American plate. It's not really influenced that much by the San Andreas fault system. Subduction is not taking place at this time along the California junction of the Pacific and North American plates. What happens in California has virtually no effect on anything in the Cascades, which is a volcanic zone due to the subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate.

456 posted on 09/28/2004 1:45:56 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

"Earthquakes for Snow? hmmm Your Kitties will proably think they will have one humongous clean liter box!"

We'll see what they think. I can just picture them stepping outside to use the huge outdoor cat box, then finding out that they sink right into the snow. Besides it'll be really COLD...something they've never experienced. I suspect they will spend the winter indoors.

457 posted on 09/28/2004 1:48:03 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

"Not really. The commercial buildings downtown are almost all owned by landlords who do not occupy them. Retrofitting these buildings is usually a multi-million dollar proposition. They won't do it until the building falls down or they're forced to do it.

Aren't they liable for injury or damages if something happened? That in itself should be enough and besides, I thought they made some sort of agreement where they could retrofit "piecemeal" over the course of a few years because of the fact that it is so expensive to do all at once.

"Rents are already so high in downtown SLO that retrofitting would put the rents way to high for anyone to afford, so the buildings would end up empty."

That is because they refuse to build any type of housing. Being a college town doesn't help either...

"It's a vicious circle. I'm glad I'm gone. I sold my paid-for house there and fled to the Midwest, where I bought more than twice the house for half the money. Nice feeling."

Yeah I just recently moved to the East Coast. I can't believe how cheap housing is here. You can almost sell your car in California and buy a house with the money out here. Depending on what you drive, of course.

458 posted on 09/28/2004 1:48:18 PM PDT by Orion78 (Only a slave can work with no right to the product of his effort.)

"Aren't they liable for injury or damages if something happened?"

I doubt it. I suspect that the commercial landlords have all sorts of disclosures and stuff the renters have to sign that relieves them of responsibility. The buildings all have warning signs on them, which everyone ignores, of course. Phooey on 'em.

459 posted on 09/28/2004 1:51:23 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

Yeah I just recently moved to the East Coast. I can't believe how cheap housing is here

There are good reasons for that, my friend.

460 posted on 09/28/2004 1:55:54 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)

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