Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF • Hacker News Board

Re: Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF

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Post by kstrauser » Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 3:44 PM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #48

nonrepeating wrote: post #29

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I’m always amused by Americans (and I am one) who think our weather is so great, when we actually have the worst overall weather on Earth.

Some parts of the US have some of the nicest weather in the world. Say, Santa Barbara or San Diego.

San Francisco has a reputation for being cold. It’s just that we have the air conditioning running all the time. It’s basically sunny, low of 55°, high of 72°, year round. Twice a year it’ll get cold. A week a year it’ll get hot.

It’s the best weather anywhere to show off your nice jacket.

Re: Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF

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Post by kstrauser » Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 3:47 PM UTC

nonrepeating wrote: post #30

kstrauser wrote: post #27

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It got my attention in Alameda.

Fellow Alamedan here, same. I was surprised it was across the Bay.

Yeah, I figured it was in Hayward or maybe Berkeley.

Re: Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF

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Post by kstrauser » Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 3:49 PM UTC

mrexroad wrote: post #36

shasheene wrote: post #6

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...

Covering doesn’t do too much (in the moment) to stop a building coming down, but it def helps stop heavy objects from concussing or worse. For those in the Bay Area, Cal academy of sciences has a nifty simulator exhibit. For everyone else, just watch a few YouTube videos of how violently and abruptly everything not bolted down becomes a projectile. It’s been so long since we’ve had strong seismic activity in the Bay…

Don’t forget the quicksand, which could be a real thing in this case.

Re: Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF

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Post by saagarjha » Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 9:24 PM UTC

kstrauser wrote: post #61

saagarjha wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some parts of the US have some of the nicest weather in the world. Say, Santa Barbara or San Diego.

San Francisco has a reputation for being cold. It’s just that we have the air conditioning running all the time. It’s basically sunny, low of 55°, high of 72°, year round. Twice a year it’ll get cold. A week a year it’ll get hot. It’s the best weather anywhere to show off your nice jacket.

SF is foggy or cloudy like half the days of the year