Its all San Andreas' Fault! She made me do it! *laughs* Okay, well I still do not like California that much but I do respect its awesome geology. I noticed some amazing things as I was driving back down through California last week. First of all, I had no idea that there was an entire volcanic range about 18 miles east of Santa Rosa. I just learned that on my trip. And what I found out about it, you would not believe. But I am going to make you wait a bit before I tell you. I think first I should explain a little bit about California's geologic history.

Of course, I am currently in California and this is entirely appropriate.Thanks, Julie. If I am not to stay here, at least my next of kin will be affected. I worry that nothing in California is real. They have grown beyond sustainable growth. I will be happy not to live here!

Personally, I worry if something is real on earth. The fast rhythm of life makes shadows and changes the real colors. We must follow this rhythm in order we have the same view of the reality with the people, which are surrounding us. I wonder where I can find the correct place for me� But I am afraid that I would feel extraterrestrial between the people there� Solution: Self-adjustment (even if it takes some time). John

WOAH! What I am about to tell you is bizarre, ironic, scary, freaky, and I don't know what else to call it. I want to find some actual proof to make sure this is true, but I think its possible that it is true cause I know there is some truth to it. What am I rambling on about? Okay...I'll tell you. I am talking about a particular fault...one of the most dangerous faults in California that runs under major cities with very large populations. No, I am not talking about the infamous San Andreas Fault which everyone believes is the most dangerous fault in CA. Sure its a big fault the San Andreas but its not the most dangerous. The fault I am talking about if the Newport Ingullwood Fault Zone. I will talk about why the Newport Ingullwood Fault Zone is so dangerous later. But here's the ironic and scary thing. I knew a long time ago that it runs underneath my college, but I didn't know EXACTLY where under my school it went through. I knew it was near the geology department ironically enough, but I did not know that I have been sitting on top of it for two semesters!! I took an Oceanography Lab class last semester and I decided I would sit at a lab tabel near the front with a nice view of the tropical fish tank and the white board. I sat at that table in that same chair for that whole semester. Now I am taking Island Ecology this semester and in that same room. I decided to sit in the same nice spot again. There was even new fish to look at this time. I didn't know at all until today when my professor was giving us a lecture on plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, etc and he pointed out a crack that went underneath my chair and lab table. I had no idea that I have been sitting on the Newport Ingullwood Fault for nearly 2 semesters. There I am taking exams, listening to lectures, taking notes, and me of all people sitting on one of the most dangerous faults in California?! I don't know if I believe this or not which is why I want to research it to see where EXACTLY underneath my college does the Newport Ingullwood go. So for now maybe I will sit somewhere else, but I suppose it really doesn't matter cause it is underneath our school and that is FACT! Where is is EXACTLY is the question. The moral to this is...Always look where you sit. *laugh*

Is there a map reference you can point to Julie. When was the last time that fault had activity? What are the odds here?

John did a danger assessment for the Los Angeles area a year or more ago and there are faults all over the place. We discussed his findings and decided not to post them. John???

http://www.scecdc.scec.org/newping.html That gives a little information on the Newport Ingullwood Fault. But...My professor passed out an article from the L.A. Times that was taken on March 11th 1933 after a 6.4 magnitude earthquke on the Newport Ingullwood Fault. http://www.scecdc.scec.org/longbeac.html The website above gives you a few pictures of the destruction of the quake. I will see if I can scan in the article I got. The picture on it is amazing. It shows the the devastation on all of Long Beach Blvd. There was no building left standing! Some of the eyewitness reports of the quake were quite bizarre. One woman ran out of her brick house into the middle of the street. As the earthquake was occuring, she could see the whole street look like it was rolling like ocean waves and she began to get sea sick. Another newspaper article descibes this. I will see what I can find and post it when I get a chance.

I keep having nightmares that I am back in Hawaii and being swallowed either by earthquake cracks or lava flows. I must have been more worried than I thought!