shake rattle and roll California 6.5 quake

Post #131,894 by boxley 12/22/03 3:29:05 PM Reply	shake rattle and roll California 6.5 quake [link\|http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Quakes/nc40148755.htm\|http://earthquake.us...es/nc40148755.htm] central not coastal thank goodness. No elevated highways coming down. 6.5 is significant thanx, bill stick a spork in it. questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #131,900 by admin 12/22/03 5:09:03 PM Reply	Er, no, it was on the coast. On a series of previously unknown faults that lies parallel to the San Andreas. About 120 miles from San Jose. The big question is, where did the strain shift to? Map of the quakes, with nearby faults: [link\|http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/FaultMaps/121-36.htm\|http://quake.usgs.go...ltMaps/121-36.htm] Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #131,915 by deSitter 12/22/03 6:38:09 PM Reply	Nit I think this would still be considered a "San Andreas system" event, although there is another fault system in the are ("Hosgri"). The USGS tectonic information is unclear. -drl
Post #131,908 by slugbug 12/22/03 5:48:01 PM Reply	felt it here... ....and spoke to some folks in smel-LA who also felt it. Quake was centered near Cambria. Lots of aftershocks if you refresh the USGS pages periodically.
Post #131,913 by deSitter 12/22/03 6:25:41 PM Reply	Incredible Luck Clearly a significant release of energy from San Andreas slip-faulting, in the absolute middle of somewhere (i.e. halfway from LA to the Bay area - that part of the coast is still practically a wilderness and very difficult to access from inland). About the best possible quake you guys could suffer! (Interesting note: These San Andreas quakes seem to be evenly spaced in time and space and usually around R6.5 in strength. You guys are due.) -drl
Post #131,916 by deSitter 12/22/03 6:48:27 PM Reply	SF Chronicle - 3 dead [link\|http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/22/national1719EST0641.DTL\|http://www.sfgate.co...al1719EST0641.DTL] A roof was knocked onto parked cars with people in'em. Shows how capricious is fate. One day you're in your car Christmas shopping and God throws a roof on you. -drl

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