Earthquake

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Earthquakes are so weird, the way they skip around. I'm shocked at the damage in some areas, because nothing even came off our shelves here.

All depends upon the ground that the area sits on. If one is on bedrock, not too much damage. If you are on landfill or a former marsh, you will see lots of damage.

For example, in the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, the Marina District incurred such severe damage because the land was pretty loose, being a lot of landfill on/near very wet areas.

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

NA: We were definitely long due for one!

Yes, the USGS has narrowed it down to there being "major quake" (6+ I think) somewhere in California sometime in the next 30 years

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Hmm... looking at the regional quake map, there seems to be quite a lot of (minor) activity all up and down the San Andreas in the last week.

There is CONSTANTLY activity on the San Andreas. Its when it STOPS having activity, that's when one should worry.