From: slider@anashram.com

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has been rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake just two
days after Thursday’s powerful 6.4 magnitude quake hit the region - but
does that mean the ‘big one’ is on the way? One USGS seismologist has issued a chilling warning that worse could follow.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1149910/california-earthquake-today-7-1-ridgecrest-usgs-big-one-pacific-ring-of-fire

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 4.19am BST (8.20pm local time on
Friday) approximately 10.6 miles northeast of Ridgecrest at a depth of
10.5 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Its
force was eight times more powerful than Thursday’s 6.4 magnitude
earthquake near the town, which had at that point been the largest
earthquake to hit Southern California, USA, in two decades. Authorities
say they only have reports of minor injuries so far but the damage caused
was more “significant” this time around. Ridgecrest Mayor Peggy Breeden said: "We've got fires, we've got gas leaks, we've got injuries, we've got people without power, we're dealing with it as best we can."

Is the 'Big One' on the way?

Southern California has been overdue the so-called “Big One” for several years and nerves are now rattled as to whether a potentially devastating
quake is imminent.

The US state sits on the notorious Ring of Fire belt, an area of rife
seismic activity responsible for 90 percent of the world's earthquakes.

USGS seismologist Dr Lucy Jones said more quakes were certain in the
coming days - and there is a chance a mammoth one could happen.

She told a press conference: "Every earthquake makes another earthquake
more likely.”

The expert tweeted there was a "1 in 10" possibility of another
7-magnitude earthquake hitting within the next week.

Earlier she had predicted a “1 in 20 chance” today’s earthquake will be followed by something bigger.

Dr Jones tweeted: “This is the same sequence. You know we say we 1 in 20 chance that an earthquake will be followed by something bigger? This is
that 1 in 20 time.

“Like any quake, today's M7.1 has a 1 in 20 of being followed by something even bigger. Smaller quakes - M5s are likely and a M6 is quite possible.”

Today's quake was felt as far north as Sacramento, as far east as Las
Vegas and as far south as Mexico.

A rockslide closed State Route 178 in Kern River Canyon, where photos from witnesses also showed that a stretch of the road had sunk.

In Los Angeles, buildings shook for as long as 30 seconds rattling nervous residents.

Daniel Earle, 52, of Playa del Rey, felt the quake while watching a
baseball game in the LA Dodger Stadium.

He said: ”Everyone was jumping over us to leave. People were freaking out.

There was a concession guy, and he actually was really cool because he was really calm. He's like, 'Relax. Tranquilo. Relax. Tranquilo,' and people
were looking around.

"My wife was holding us, like squeezing. I'm surprised my arm is still
here. She was squeezing into it so hard."

### - looks like ya's might just have dodged a bullet there eh?

2 largish quakes in a week surely easing the tension along that fault
some...

always wanted to know what one felt like though, preferably from a
safe/open spot lol

happy 4th july folks, so how'd like them fireworks eh?

(7.1 was quite big, you'd never hear the end of it if one that size
happened here lol)

you might even get another one? if there is let's just hope it's smaller
and not larger huh...

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From: slider@atashram.com

SEATTLE was hit by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in the early hours of the
morning local time, less than a week after a 7.1 rocked southern
California. Now more than 242 quakes registering magnitude one or higher
have hit the state.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1152730/seattle-earthquakes-today-california-big-one-ring-of-fire-latest-seismology-USGS

Since the magnitude 4.6 quake this morning, a staggering 242 earthquakes registering a magnitude of one or higher have struck across California and Washington according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Of
these 10 were magnitude 2.5 or higher, with a magnitude 4.9 striking 8km
east northeast of Ridgecrest at 1.11pm UTC (2.11pm BST). This comes less
than a week after a huge magnitude 7.1 quake rocked near eastern
California’s Searles Valley on July 5.

The 4.6 magnitude quake which hit Seattle, Washington did so at 2.51am
local time (10.51am BST) and was immediately followed by a magnitude 3.5
quake two minutes later.

The first struck at Three Lakes, Washington, and the second 4km west of
the city of Monroe.

There were no reports of damage or injuries following these quakes, and a tsunami was not expected according to the US National Tsunami Warning
Centre.

One woman tweeted "we just had an earthquake here in Seattle. Our bed was shaking and hitting the wall," adding it "felt so strong."

The West Seattle Blog reported the quake "isn't huge but certainly the strongest in the region in quite some time," pointing out that it was the
first quake "of at least 4 magnitude since February 2017."

Despite no damage or tsunami risk, residents in the area are on edge
following two huge quakes which struck less than a week ago.

These quakes were followed by thousands of aftershocks, and residents fear
more are on the way.

The 7.1 quake which struck on July 5 was felt from Sacramento down the
west coast into Mexico - and was the most powerful earthquake to hit
California for two decades.

After the California quake, seismologists have warned Washington state
should prepare for a big tremor as well.

Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington, warned "something similar could happen in
Seattle."

He told Komo News: “Let's say one on the coast.

"A big one on the Cascadia fault will be felt strongly in Seattle and will
be amplified.

"Our fault that we worry about the most for the really big one for the
Pacific Northwest is this offshore fault called the Cascadia Fault or
Cascade Subjection Zone.

"That's the one that could give us the magnitude 9. The big tsunami."

Both California and Washington State lie on the explosive ring of fire, a horseshoe-shaped area in the Pacific Ocean.

This area stretches 25,000-miles long and is home to around 90 percent of
the world’s earthquakes and more than 75 percent of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes.

### - so you guys are still getting grumbles eh? but at least 4.9 was a
lot lower...

i get the image of like a pane of glass cracking, after the initial blow
to a corner of it the cracks slowly creeping/radiating out in all
directions

takes a while to all settle down again and even-out i suppose, but
something fairly major shifted releasing who-knows how much tension that
must have built up along that fault...

might be a good thing!

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