Thursday, January 13, 2011

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BREAKS OUT IN A RASH OF "SMALL" EARTHQUAKES TODAY. IS THIS A SIGN OF SOMETHING?

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AS OF 12:24 p.m.: Map of the location of 85 earthquakes in Central California within the last several hours!
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
January 13, 2011
12:22 p.m.

Central California:

Oh oh.  Be prepared today, just in case..

A large part of Central California and the southern part of the San Francisco bay area have been rattled by as many as 85 small to moderate earthquakes today, ranging in the 3.0 to 4.5 area.  Three fault lines, the Vergeles, the Calaveras, amd the daddy of them all, the San Andreas Fault in the area of San Juan Bautista seem to be the most active this morning, and now going into the afternoon.

Our "peeps" at the U.S. Geological Survey (Hey Dr. Kate and Dr. Lucy!) are reporting that the strongest in the series of quakes was felt as far away as San Francisco as well as surrounding cities such as Salinas, San Jose, Gilroy and Monterey.

Hummmm.  Are you prepared for the "big one?"

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude4.5
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 08:51:03 UTC
  • Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 12:51:03 AM at epicenter
Location36.771°N, 121.496°W
Depth8.1 km (5.0 miles)
RegionCENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
ParametersNph=105, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Event IDnc71508850
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