And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Just about every seismometer in NorCal looks like this one, recording the 5.8 quake that went off about 60 miles offshore near Fortuna at 3am
I felt nothing as I was asleep, as I should be at that time of the morning.
In 1980 there was a 7.3 earthquake in the same area, so probably the same fault line. It was just offshore and on a weekend, so there wasn't much news coverage of it. The Wikipedia article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Eureka_earthquake. It knocked out a bridge over the main north-south Highway 101. A couple of cars sailed off where the bridge should have been, but amazingly no one was killed. I lived just north of there in Eureka at the time. We all wondered about the local nuke plant that was operating at the time, but is no longer operational. I've now been in earthquakes of 6.4 (most fatalities), 7.1, and 7.3. Even the most proud people get very humble after those things.
The next time you go to Cheeko ( local spelling ), go to the Physical Science Building. There is a seismograph in the lobby. It will actually register when the students are walking between classes. Quit impressive.
In 1980 there was a 7.3 earthquake in the same area, so probably the same fault line. It was just offshore and on a weekend, so there wasn't much news coverage of it. The Wikipedia article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Eureka_earthquake.
ReplyDeleteIt knocked out a bridge over the main north-south Highway 101. A couple of cars sailed off where the bridge should have been, but amazingly no one was killed. I lived just north of there in Eureka at the time. We all wondered about the local nuke plant that was operating at the time, but is no longer operational. I've now been in earthquakes of 6.4 (most fatalities), 7.1, and 7.3. Even the most proud people get very humble after those things.
The next time you go to Cheeko ( local spelling ), go to the Physical Science Building. There is a seismograph in the lobby. It will actually register when the students are walking between classes. Quit impressive.
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