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6.2 magnitude quake shakes Northern California

11 points by LinuxBender 5y ago

LinuxBender 5y ago
Here is a real time view of the after-shocks [1] [1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
- cardiffspaceman 5y ago
  You'll have to scroll down or change the sort (or both) as newer or larger quakes come in at the top of the left panel.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  And the primary: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73666231/executive https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73666231...
dredmorbius 5y ago
Offshore near the Oregon border, closest to Eureka and Fortuna at the Mendocino Triple Junction, where three plates (Pacific, North American, Gordo) meet, and a zone of high seismic activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Triple_Junction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Triple_Junction The epicenter is about 40 km (25 mi) offshore. The area is not heavily inhabited, though some earlier earthquakes have caused strong damage either from direct seismic activity or tsunami.
Mister_X 5y ago
Ah, thankfully this temblor was no big deal here in Fort Bragg on the Mendocino coast. Especially as compared to the Loma Prieta quake, I was in Mountian View for that one, it was an E-Ticket ride! At first I thought this quake was a big gust of wind shaking my little 100 year old house, but after 2 long seconds of shaking I jumped up to grab my Go Bag, but before I could get to it the shaking had stopped. The local email listserv lit up with reports from Albion to Westport, no real damage reported, just a couple things falling off shelves. Haven't seen reports from Eureka/Arcata yet, but I'd bet there's some damage up there, even though this was an realy short duration quake. We're all waiting for the Big One here on the Mendo coast, the 1906 SF quake destroyed half of our business district by fire.
egberts1 5y ago
Early Earthquake Warning System? That sounds like a very useful app to have on your phone. https://www.shakealert.org/ https://www.shakealert.org/

11 points by LinuxBender 5y ago

Here is a real time view of the after-shocks [1] [1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

cardiffspaceman 5y ago
You'll have to scroll down or change the sort (or both) as newer or larger quakes come in at the top of the left panel.
dredmorbius 5y ago
And the primary: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73666231/executive https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73666231...

dredmorbius 5y ago

Offshore near the Oregon border, closest to Eureka and Fortuna at the Mendocino Triple Junction, where three plates (Pacific, North American, Gordo) meet, and a zone of high seismic activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Triple_Junction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Triple_Junction The epicenter is about 40 km (25 mi) offshore. The area is not heavily inhabited, though some earlier earthquakes have caused strong damage either from direct seismic activity or tsunami.

Mister_X 5y ago

Ah, thankfully this temblor was no big deal here in Fort Bragg on the Mendocino coast. Especially as compared to the Loma Prieta quake, I was in Mountian View for that one, it was an E-Ticket ride! At first I thought this quake was a big gust of wind shaking my little 100 year old house, but after 2 long seconds of shaking I jumped up to grab my Go Bag, but before I could get to it the shaking had stopped. The local email listserv lit up with reports from Albion to Westport, no real damage reported, just a couple things falling off shelves. Haven't seen reports from Eureka/Arcata yet, but I'd bet there's some damage up there, even though this was an realy short duration quake. We're all waiting for the Big One here on the Mendo coast, the 1906 SF quake destroyed half of our business district by fire.

egberts1 5y ago

Early Earthquake Warning System? That sounds like a very useful app to have on your phone. https://www.shakealert.org/ https://www.shakealert.org/