DeniseM
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Waiting for aftershocks...
This is an interesting map - for some reason, we got a pretty good jolt in Modesto - the colors indicate the intensity. Not sure why. We are 70 or so miles away, on the other side of a mountain range, but we really felt it here, although we don't have a major fault line.
Intensity is much more related to local geology than it is to proximity to the actual earthquake location. During the 1986 Loma Prieta quake, for example, the most intense shaking occurred in waterfront areas in Oakland and San Francisco, not in the south Bay close to the epicenter. During the 1904 San Francisco quake, Stockton had much more intense shaking than did areas of San Francisco such as Twin Peaks and Potrero.
Composition is also a factor. The homes in (on) Potrero (Hill), where we are, are built on rock. We felt some motion but it was very, very minimal. Let's just say I could not see anything move except for the leaf on our plant. Not a peep from our animals, either.
Composition is also a factor. The homes in (on) Potrero (Hill), where we are, are built on rock. We felt some motion but it was very, very minimal. Let's just say I could not see anything move except for the leaf on our plant. Not a peep from our animals, either.
Areas on the west side of Modesto, where there is shallow groundwater, should have had the most intense shaking in the Modesto area.
fires...earthquake....what's next?
I will be in the Bay area in 2 weeks...Hmmm.
If we get any rain, it will be mudslides!
fires...earthquake....what's next?
I will be in the Bay area in 2 weeks...Hmmm.
fires...earthquake....what's next?
I will be in the Bay area in 2 weeks...Hmmm.