Earthquake Hits In Fremont: Major One Expected Soon - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The 2:41 a.m. earthquake on the border of Fremont and Union City occurred on the Hayward Fault at a depth of 5 miles. The epicenter was at a spot just north of the intersection of Niles Canyon Road and Mission Boulevard. The quake caused some BART delays early Tuesday while work crews checked the tracks, but appears to have caused no major damage. At least 13 smaller quakes or aftershocks had been reported near the same location as of 6:42 a.m., the largest of which was a 2.7-magnitude at 2:56 a.m. While damage from the quake was minimal, scientists warn that a much larger one is expected on the Hayward Fault, which extends from San Pablo Bay in the north to Fremont in the south and passes through heavily populated areas including Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward and Fremont. The last big earthquake on the fault, estimated to have a 6.8-magnitude, occurred in 1868, according to the USGS.[/QUOTE] [url]http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/07/21/major-quake-on-hayward-fault-expected-any-day-now-fremont-earthquake/[/url]

[quote]While a 2008 report put the probability of a 6.7-magnitude or larger earthquake on the Hayward-Rodgers Creek Fault system over the next 30 years at 31 percent, Brocher said the reality is a major quake is expected on the fault “any day now.”[/quote] This has got me extremely worried, anyone in those areas stay safe please.

This and those Seattle area warnings. Say yr prayers buddies.

I'm flying into Seattle tomorrow, am I doomed?

I wonder whey kind of affect a major earthquake in Silicon Valley would have on the tech industry.

[QUOTE=OvB;48269679]I wonder whey kind of affect a major earthquake in Silicon Valley would have on the tech industry.[/QUOTE] 100% earth quake proof smart phones.

Fremont is an older area, north of Seattle and West of the University district. Its the location of the troll under the bridge and fucking packed with HIPSTERS so do with that what you will. I'm northeast in Lake City area and felt nothing, despite Fremont being maybe 15m away by car [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] I am actually off to stock up a bit on food and water my Aunt does not know what cooking at home means anyways

[QUOTE=paindoc;48269775]Fremont is an older area, north of Seattle and West of the University district. Its the location of the troll under the bridge and fucking packed with HIPSTERS so do with that what you will. I'm northeast in Lake City area and felt nothing, despite Fremont being maybe 15m away by car [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] I am actually off to stock up a bit on food and water my Aunt does not know what cooking at home means anyways[/QUOTE] This occurred in Fremont, California tho

As someone who's about to fly to California: just fuck my shit up

[QUOTE=Xieneus;48269823]This occurred in Fremont, California tho[/QUOTE] This is confusing, lmao [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] I was checking the pacific Seismic Center website and had a slow realization of what was going down. Ton of small events near us though, hahahaha [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] :goodjob: me irl

slept right through this one haha [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Aphtonites;48269825]As someone who's about to fly to California: just fuck my shit up[/QUOTE] not that bad mang they rarely happen and when they do they're p fun

Well California facepunchers stay safe its almost a contest at this point to see which city mother nature steamrolls first. Although Seattle does have the earthquakes and Rainier (at some point) to worry about, its not as populous and dense

[url]http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one[/url] Ewww, this is gonna be bad.

Damn, I live in the Bay Area...I better start putting some supplies together.

[QUOTE=OvB;48269679]I wonder whey kind of affect a major earthquake in Silicon Valley would have on the tech industry.[/QUOTE] The BIG big one is actually going to hit Seattle, not San Francisco (well, at least more directly). Cascadia fault is a bigger threat than San Andreas. Granted, the bay area is still due for a large one. Moving to the bay area in a week from an area that gets 0 earth quakes a year... woo?

Small ones is good. Big ones >6 are know to load other zones(happens a lot near Kamtchatka Bay and in Chile as they are subduction zones), small ones like this are very likely to reduce the load especially in fault zones like Hayward.

[QUOTE=thrawn2787;48270116]The BIG big one is actually going to hit Seattle, not San Francisco (well, at least more directly). Cascadia fault is a bigger threat than San Andreas. Granted, the bay area is still due for a large one. Moving to the bay area in a week from an area that gets 0 earth quakes a year... woo?[/QUOTE] I know that, but this thread is about the Bay Area.

[QUOTE=OvB;48269679]I wonder whey kind of affect a major earthquake in Silicon Valley would have on the tech industry.[/QUOTE] It's a nerds philosophy to always accept that catastrophic failure will occur. They are probably more prepared than the USGS offices in that area.

Are there evacuation plans being undertaken right now, or are people just going to chill and wait for the earth to become gelatin beneath their feet?

[QUOTE=valkery;48270621]Are there evacuation plans being undertaken right now, or are people just going to chill and wait for the earth to become gelatin beneath their feet?[/QUOTE] Why would you evacuate right now? Or at all really, can't predict something like this in a timely manner [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] Juat gotta go with the flow and hope for the best yolo

[QUOTE=Bumrang;48270749]Why would you evacuate right now? Or at all really, can't predict something like this in a timely manner [editline]22nd July 2015[/editline] Juat gotta go with the flow and hope for the best yolo[/QUOTE] I thought that would be the case. Just checking to see if it was possible to be proactive in this situation.

[QUOTE=valkery;48270794]I thought that would be the case. Just checking to see if it was possible to be proactive in this situation.[/QUOTE] tell me where would you put all the people that live on the west coast?

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;48271077]tell me where would you put all the people that live on the west coast?[/QUOTE] Not all bunched up in two or three major metropolitan areas at least. Determine where it's likely to hit the hardest and spread people out of those areas.

[QUOTE=LordCrypto;48271077]tell me where would you put all the people that live on the west coast?[/QUOTE] FEMA brunch camps

These panic articles pop up every time there's a noticeable enough earthquake. We've been getting them in Vancouver for years. "It's gonna happen!" "It might happen tomorrow!" "We're all doomed!" "Your property values are going to fall!" We're still waiting.....

I have this stupid fear of being in Seattle then the big one happens and buildings just plop over with no way out, kind of like Disaster Day of Crisis. Would love to see how Rainier will look like when it erupts.

[QUOTE=pentium;48271263]These panic articles pop up every time there's a noticeable enough earthquake. We've been getting them in Vancouver for years. "It's gonna happen!" "It might happen tomorrow!" "We're all doomed!" "Your property values are going to fall!" We're still waiting.....[/QUOTE] yeah why would anyone be worried about something that has a 1/3 chance of utterly ruining your life in the next 50 years

[QUOTE=pentium;48271263]These panic articles pop up every time there's a noticeable enough earthquake. We've been getting them in Vancouver for years. "It's gonna happen!" "It might happen tomorrow!" "We're all doomed!" "Your property values are going to fall!" We're still waiting.....[/QUOTE] I really try to pay no mind to these articles because they always make it out like the west coast is gonna fall into the Earth's core or some shit. We're fucked but we're not that fucked guys.

I really hope the massive pressure release doesn't decide to cause the New Madrid to go.

[QUOTE=OvB;48269679]I wonder whey kind of affect a major earthquake in Silicon Valley would have on the tech industry.[/QUOTE] Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. regularly run drills to test their redundancy in the case of an event like that. For example, during a drill Google's entire Mountain View campus could be physically disconnected from the rest of the company and all critical services are expected to remain up.