bpnjensen wrote:
On Mar 1, 10:15 am, wrote:
Jackson city council to continue debating possible pit bull ban.http://www.WLBT.com

The Month of April, 2010 isn't here yet.It is March the One, 2010 today,
right now.
I Always gets my Facts Straight.
cuhulin

I think I just felt another earthquake!

The 1857 Ft. Tejon Earthquake: In Brief


Many people think that the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the largest
earthquake to strike California in historical times, but that
distinction actually belongs to the shaker that rocked southern and
central California on January 9, 1857, uprooting trees in the San
Bernardino Mountains and causing the Kern River to flow backwards for a
time. Because of the small population in the state in 1857 (perhaps
350,000 people), there were only two fatalities, one near Fort Tejon,
where many buildings were destroyed.

The earthquake was strongly felt from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The
rupture on the surface of the earth can still be traced to this day,
extending from near Parkfield, California, to near San Bernardino,
California, over a distance of roughly 225 miles. Strong shaking from
the earthquake was said to last from 1 to 3 minutes.

The earthquake occurred along the San Andreas fault, the major fault in
California. The latest estimate of the size of this earthquake is
magnitude 7.9. An earthquake of this size will certainly recur along the
San Andreas fault, with devastating results given California's
population today. The average recurrence interval for this earthquake
has been estimated at 140 years ± 40 years. Since it is already 144
years since the last earthquake, the next one may not be too far in the
future.

Despite the size of the earthquake, it occurred far enough away that
only minor damage occurred in Santa Barbara, although the earthquake was
strongly felt in that city.

http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/sb_eqs/1857/1857.html