Latest Quakes Have East Bay Residents Pleading 'That's Enough' On Social Media
CONCORD (CBS SF) - It's been an unsettling week for East Bay residents who live fear of a major quake.
Since Sunday, the area has been hit by a swarm of small quakes, many of them strong enough to feel.
On Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 at 2:13 p.m. That quake was later downgraded to a 3.6 by the USGS. It was centered a mile south of Concord, along the Concord fault.
"A four's just sort of a nice little warning that you're dealing with something that has the potential to be bigger," USGS Seismologist Dr. David Schwartz said.
As of Tuesday, another 8 smaller quakes, up to magnitude 3.0, had hit the area following the larger earthquake.
On Wednesday, three more quakes - ranging from 2.6 to 3.5 - hit within 30 minutes of each other. That sent scores of people who felt the shaking to social media asking Mother Nature to cut it out.
I haven't felt any of this morning's #ConcordCA earthquakes. I'm not complaining. http://t.co/ybNVh69mSu @cctimes.com
— Rick Hurd (@3rdERH) May 6, 2015
So... who else felt that earthquake near Concord? ????
— Teena Florido (@teenuh_beenuh) May 6, 2015
All my concord peeps be careful! Another 3.6 earthquake this morning!! ????
— Erik Lozano ⚾️ (@Don_Antonio_21) May 6, 2015
Well I definitely felt THAT earthquake. The Concord fault is VERY awake as of late. 3.2 and felt like the epicenter was directly under me.
— K (@kwoohare) May 6, 2015
Not liking the earthquake swarm on the Concord fault; pattern reminding me of swarm right before Northridge quake in 1994.
— Sherri C (@Maxicat) May 6, 2015
Okay, Concord fault. You can just chill out now. I don't need an earthquake alarm clock.
— Deanna Bolio (@MsDee4) May 6, 2015
If only your Twitter followers had the power to stop the rumbling.
The USGS estimates there's a 3 to 4 percent probability of a magnitude-6.7 or higher earthquake striking on the Concord of lower Green Valley Fault in the next 30 years compared with 6.4 percent for the San Andreas and 14.3 percent for the Hayward Fault.
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