California 6.4 Earthquake

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catsknowme said:
Thank you! We are on the north end of the Eastern California Shear Zone, along the Owens Valley Fault line. The big 7.1 quake was actually 1 of 3 quakes (3 epicenters @ Searles Valley, Little Lake and Coso Volcanic) that began within a minute or two of each other so up here there was rolling that subsided then a rumble and shaking then a jolt and shaking that made the trees sway- it lasted a very long time.
Thankfully, our building codes are much more stringent than in So Cal.
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Glad you're okay!

Hmm. How much stricter are your building codes?
 
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catsknowme said:
Thank you! We are on the north end of the Eastern California Shear Zone, along the Owens Valley Fault line. The big 7.1 quake was actually 1 of 3 quakes (3 epicenters @ Searles Valley, Little Lake and Coso Volcanic) that began within a minute or two of each other so up here there was rolling that subsided then a rumble and shaking then a jolt and shaking that made the trees sway- it lasted a very long time.
Thankfully, our building codes are much more stringent than in So Cal.
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Do tell us more!
 
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JamesCalifornia said:
➡ News coverage of the 1971 Sylmar quake ...
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And deja vu all over again in January 1994.

I read about this one, in school in the "Weekly Reader" (remember that?), saw reports on TV and saw articles about it, including in National Geographic. "Oh, son" dad said, "we don't get earthquakes around here!" (Ohio did, in 1985, but that's another story.)

Some of the same roads that failed in 1971 would also collapse in 1994, as I recall. A police officer or sheriff's deputy on his way to work on a motorcycle died then, too, when the bridge collapsed under him.
 
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Our counties are in Seismic Zone 4 so we are required to have braced water heaters, reinforced foundations with walls attached to the sill plates and flexible hoses on our propane appliances. Additionally, we are designated Exposure C so buildings must be designed to withstand 70mph sustained winds. Snow loads for vary from 40# per square ft to 100# per square. ft., depending upon elevation.
 
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Ridgecrest had a 4.5 quake today which was followed by a 3.6 nearby. The Coso Volcanic area is also rather lively lately, as well, with several 3+ quakes today and innumerable microquakes. Screenshot_20190716-233324_Chrome.jpg Screenshot_20190716-233346_Chrome.jpg
 
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doomsdave said:
And deja vu all over again in January 1994.

I read about this one, in school in the "Weekly Reader" (remember that?), saw reports on TV and saw articles about it, including in National Geographic. "Oh, son" dad said, "we don't get earthquakes around here!" (Ohio did, in 1985, but that's another story.)

Some of the same roads that failed in 1971 would also collapse in 1994, as I recall. A police officer or sheriff's deputy on his way to work on a motorcycle died then, too, when the bridge collapsed under him.
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I remember the Weekly Reader. I didn't know it was still around. I used to love it's smell. I remember also getting it in the summer time as well as during the school year.
 
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