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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program on which he was working. "I will be finished tomorrow," the programmer
promptly replied.
"I think you are being unrealistic," said the manager. "Truthfully,
how long will it take?"
The programmer thought for a moment. "I have some features that I wish
to add. This will take at least two weeks," he finally said.
"Even that is too much to expect," insisted the manager, "I will be
satisfied if you simply tell me when the program is complete."
The programmer agreed to this.
Several years later, the manager retired. On the way to his
retirement lunch, he discovered the programmer asleep at his terminal.
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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.