Earthquake Tremors Felt 16 Miles from Trona, California
The site pinpointed the location about 16 miles north of Trona, along the Slate Range of mountains. The quake happened about 1:21 pm. and the shaking came twice lasting about 15 seconds or less per trremor. According to the USGS site the depth of the quake measurred 2.2 miles deep. This depth and the sandy soil accounts for the lack of noticeable cracks to the earth surface. This is the most recent occurrence of a string of earthquakes hitting this area over the past 3 months. The strongest ones centered at Olancha, California. The Olancha quake was strong enough to shake the house and send my chair scooting across the kitchen floor. So far no further movement has been noticed by me today here on the north east edge of Trona. The fault line runs along the base of Slate Range Mountains at the edge of Searles Dry Lake. None of the town is located in those mountains but instead lies on the west side of the range. There are approximately 1,500 residents living in the Trona area.
The effects of earthquake damage is only visible here with some large undulations in the roadbed that have raised up over the years on the east edge of the town. The Mojave Desert area will have earthquake activity almost continuously since the fault lines extend from the north into the area and cross the southern end of the state to the west. They are generally light tremors, since the depth of the quake can be deep in the earth. The heaviest tremors are felt when the quake is near the surface of the earth. The 2 mile depth of the quake on November 16, 2009 provided a much stronger event. The small tremors will go unnoticed most of the time. The following link to the USGS site will give a more detailed breakdown of the location and the intensity of the quake.
See earthquake events here:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
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3 Comments
Post a CommentThe quakes (*3 points or greater) did indeed move up north, then came back down to San Diego. Now they may either get more intense here, or settle out into a plethora of same* to smaller ones, here in Southern California. If this continues, then we may be dealing with a (possibly sideways) rising magma effect triggering movement everywhere along the faults, as a sort of domino game. This magma rise is most likely in the Mammoth area. I'd like to see the co2 emissions' reports from the area, and thereabouts. Way may experience a good 4 point to 5 quake here soon. Oh, my, santa's belly will be rolling like jelly!
Thanks for the info. I check now and then on the USGS site to see where the red squares are falling these days. Sixteen miles up the road was a little close, but most around here will just say, "oh yeah we feel them all the time". HUMM. I haven't lived here but 3 years and so tremors are pretty new to me.
I've been monitoring these quakes since they began recently (4-3 months ago). I did predict that there would be quakes when I compared what was going on world wide, and how I believe quakes that happen in other world regions can effect our fault zones here in California. Let's see if these quakes don't send a ripple effect up northern California momentarily; then return here, or... continue here, depending on a number of factors; such as, a weakening of the plates that may be getting weaker the more it shakes. If this happens with quakes above 3 or 4 points (Richter), then be aware they may get more intense, otherwise they will ripple someplace else, probably north, at least passed Bakersfield, then may either be diminished, or intensified, depending on a number of other factors. I will continue my monitoring as I do every night, just about. Hope all calms down; but if not, let's hope they are alleviated to another place, as more minor ones, instead of headway to the BIG ONE!