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That’s a pretty small earthquake for California. You’ll feel a 5.x but it doesn’t get much more than a passing blurb in the local news when it happens. Everything there is built for earthquakes, the damage doesn’t start until you get to the 6.x range.
I was lying down and felt it. Wasn't enough to get me up though as these small ones aren't uncommon. I suppose I should earthquake proof my apartment though, you know those twist tie things that come with some furniture that are meant to be anchored into the wall? I've never used 'em. At some point with a big one I'll have some shelving and what not fall over. But I've been over a decade here and I haven't needed the…
Those are usually to prevent furniture falling on to children if they were to climb it, etc.
The entirety of SoMa and Mission Bay are liquefaction zones [1], expected to face major damage during the next major earthquake. I wonder if "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" really is good advice for liquefaction zones for a very big earthquake. [1] https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/b70a766a60ad4c0688babdd4749...
That’s a pretty small earthquake for California. You’ll feel a 5.x but it doesn’t get much more than a passing blurb in the local news when it happens. Everything there is built for earthquakes, the damage doesn’t start until you get to the 6.x range.
It was so close to SF that it was much more apparent than other earthquakes. For me, this was the most noticeable earthquake in SF this year.
The entirety of SoMa and Mission Bay are liquefaction zones [1], expected to face major damage during the next major earthquake. I wonder if "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" really is good advice for liquefaction zones for a very big earthquake. [1] https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/b70a766a60ad4c0688babdd4749...
It's not like the death of the sun or heat death of universe where it's a billion years outside of your lifetime, it's going to happen in your lifetime.
The "oh well what can you do" response leads me to believe we aren't going to do a damn thing about runaway climate change.
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What's the alternative? Drop cover and hold on at least avoids injury from attempting to move on an unexpectedly moving surface. When the ground stops moving, then you have a chance at purposeful motion.
One alternative might be “run as fast as you fucking can towards Potrero Hill” if you are close enough to be able to make progress towards it.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the alternative? Drop cover and hold on at least avoids injury from attempting to move on an unexpectedly moving surface. When the ground stops moving, then you have a chance at purposeful motion.
One alternative might be “run as fast as you fucking can towards Potrero Hill” if you are close enough to be able to make progress towards it.
When the earth moves 2m each way every second there’s no way you can stay on your feet. Maybe you could crawl?
3.7 barely qualifies as an earthquake though.
It punched above its weight because the epicenter was closer to San Francisco than usual.
The entirety of SoMa and Mission Bay are liquefaction zones [1], expected to face major damage during the next major earthquake. I wonder if "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" really is good advice for liquefaction zones for a very big earthquake. [1] https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/b70a766a60ad4c0688babdd4749...
I really do not understand how creatures like humans who can understand and plan for things build cities in flood zones, wildfire zones, earthquake zones, below sealevel, etc. It's not like the death of the sun or heat death of universe where it's a billion years outside of your lifetime, it's going to happen in your lifetime. The "oh well what can you do" response leads me to believe we aren't going to do a damn thi…
Person is good at planning for abstract problems, because person controls their income, expenses, and priorities.
People are terrible at planning for abstract problems because it's collective resources and collective solutions requiring agreement from multiple parties who, inherently, have different and often conflicting priorities.
In other words, until the planet crashes and kills a vast, vast majority of us, we are going to carry on like we always have. It's depressing.