Oct 31, 2007
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5.6 quake 5 miles north-northeast of Alum Rock - (near San Jose, CA) and 7 miles east of Milpitas. From my maps, this looks like the bottom end of the Hayward Fault before it fragments into several smaller faults near the Evergreen area, though I won't rule out the Calaveras Fault which also passes nearby.
So far looks like friends and family are OK. Believe this is the largest quake to hit the bay area since at least the early 90's and perhaps since Loma Prieta (Oct. 89).
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of the alphabet do not leap up out of books and dance around with
royal-blue chickens.
-- Fran Lebowitz, "Social Studies"
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I was present for Loma Prieta (1989) and the 3 7+ events in 24 hours, Humboldt County (1992). There haven't been any big shakers since then here in the Bay Area. I have long been aware that many folks have moved into the area since 1989, and comments on local news shows in the hours following last night's tremor bear out that feeling....lots of people saying "This was my first quake...."
Everyone talks about having food, water and cash on hand for 3 days, assuming that's how long it will take for help to arrive. Following my FEMA post-Katrina experience, I gotta disgree.....keep a week, at the very least.