Tempus

I've known this for awhile but am now able to articulate that I am and always have been multi-dimensional in disciplines and time zones.  As exhausting as it can be, I revel and thrive in this broad range.

CA Shakeout: what 3 things would you do?

An earthquake has struck. It was so strong that you looked for a place to duck, cover, and hold-on. It lasted 20 seconds but it felt like a lifetime as you heard glass shatter, light fixtures fell from the ceiling, and heavy cases toppled over. Your office mates shout with alarm. What a mess.

The San Francisco financial district has no power so your office is plunged into darkness. Cell phones, internet, and all wireless does not function. The BART transbay tunnel is closed and the status of roads and transportation will be unknown for at least 6 hours.

What are the first 3 things you do?

Christchurch earthquakes

This is devastating and I am speechless at this moment. I'll write more when I recover.

Shakeout

usgs.gov: 20Oct2011, 2:41pm, M4.0

October 20th was the Great California Shakeout Exercise.

The main goal of the ShakeOut is to get Californians prepared for major earthquakes, so use the ShakeOut as an opportunity to learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Visit http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/seven_steps.html for tips on how to prepare, protect, and recover. Another excellent resource is http://earthquake.usgs.gov/prepare/.

usgs.gov: 20Oct2011, 8:14pm, M3.8

Prepare: Anchor, plan, cache, assess and reinforce home

Survive: drop-cover-holdon

Recover: assess-triage, communicate.

usgs.gov: 22Oct2011, 00:45, M2.5

The Hayward fault decided to participate too.