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Jacson6

(2,196 posts)
Sun May 10, 2026, 07:14 PM May 10

CA Is having an earthqauke swarm from the Salton sea to the N. CA Coast.

Do you have an emergency evacuation kit setup? I went through the 1989 and 1994 CA quakes and I've always been prepared.

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CA Is having an earthqauke swarm from the Salton sea to the N. CA Coast. (Original Post) Jacson6 May 10 OP
Yeah I have several kits..... Lovie777 May 10 #1
Fact of life in the woods. usonian May 10 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author IcyPeas May 10 #6
I use the QuakeWatch app on iphone. I recall it's not free but cheap. usonian May 10 #7
Thanks. I just like the pushpin visuals. IcyPeas May 10 #8
Well, that's why I spent a whole dollar on it. usonian May 10 #10
Also, check out the video i posted below. Very detailed but cool! IcyPeas May 10 #11
I wasn't paying attention to SoCal. Wow. usonian May 10 #12
We had 2 recently in Michigan. Srkdqltr May 10 #3
San Andreas Fault acting up pfitz59 May 10 #4
Or the one near Seattle. Or the one in Yellowstone? What if? Srkdqltr May 10 #5
Thanks, IcyPeas May 10 #9
Don't sweat the small stuff. hunter May 10 #13
I am concerned as climate warming may increase activity IbogaProject Monday #14

usonian

(26,582 posts)
2. Fact of life in the woods.
Sun May 10, 2026, 07:35 PM
May 10

This? North of Napa Valley.




That's a damn lot of quakes in one area.

Big picture. These are all small.

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usonian

(26,582 posts)
7. I use the QuakeWatch app on iphone. I recall it's not free but cheap.
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:29 PM
May 10

All data comes from USGS, but just plotted out, as you noted, on AppleMaps instead of Google.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quakewatch/id314600768
Apparently 99 cents. It runs on macs with an M-series CPU even if you purchase it for iphone/ipad.

I just take a screensnap, though clicking on any one event (pin) will get you the USGS page.

HTH

usonian

(26,582 posts)
10. Well, that's why I spent a whole dollar on it.
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:39 PM
May 10

I probably got it while living in the bay area.

There may be websites that do similar things, but for obvious reasons, I haven't resorted to any of them.

usonian

(26,582 posts)
12. I wasn't paying attention to SoCal. Wow.
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:46 PM
May 10


I clicked on the 4.7 and it took me to that USGS page.

Magnitude: 4.7
Location: California, 2 mi WSW of Brawley

Time: Sun, May 10, 2026 at 12:10:21 AM PDT
GMT: Sun, May 10, 2026 07:10:21 GMT

Latitude: 32° 58' 16" N (32.97133)
Longitude: 115° 33' 44" W (-115.56233)
Depth: 9.0 mi

Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=M%204.7%20-%20California%2C%202%20mi%20WSW%20of%20Brawley@32.971333,-115.562332&z=6

More Information (while available): https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41461608

Data provided by US Geological Survey.

Srkdqltr

(9,936 posts)
3. We had 2 recently in Michigan.
Sun May 10, 2026, 07:48 PM
May 10

Well one was in Michigan and one was in Ontario but not all that far apart.

hunter

(40,852 posts)
13. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:58 PM
May 10

Here's a map of 2.5 and above:

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=16.88866,-135.43945&extent=55.17887,-54.49219&listOnlyShown=true

If these small earthquake swarms meant anything more than the usual grinding of plate tectonics we'd be predicting big earthquakes by now.

Best be safe and assume the big earthquakes might happen at any time and have a few days of drinking water and food that doesn't need refrigeration on hand.

IbogaProject

(6,067 posts)
14. I am concerned as climate warming may increase activity
Mon May 11, 2026, 09:05 AM
Monday

I believe as the Earth overheats Volcanism might be our only safety hatch. The current rate of warming is unprecedented in the entire geologic history. The increase in CO2 concentrations we have accumulated over 200 years took almost a million years. The only other safety mechanism might be if the Atlantic current stalls. I feel that this warming might make earthquakes increase too.

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