Thanks for the new living room, neighbor! In case you needed any further news about
the earth moving, residents in Berkeley, CA have found themselves embroiled in a property-line quagmire as the result of
the shifting earth. Small quakes and unstable ground have caused real property to slide as much as 20 feet in the last century, though property lines remain firmly fixed, in some cases causing bitter disputes between neighbors who find themselves with new and sometimes unwanted "improvements" relocated across into their survey area. Even in California where the earth moves
all the time,
the law still hasn't quite caught up to these trickle events.
posted by Ogre Lawless
on Dec 27, 2004 -
17 comments
CA Earthquake forecast... Apparently, the earthquake that Matt felt recently had been forecast by a group of scientists with a new predictive modelling method. That particular earthquake was just on the edge of their confidence interval, but four other recent earthquakes fell well within the predicted boundaries.
posted by SpecialK
on May 23, 2002 -
8 comments
Californians, did you feel the quake? This 5.2 quake was near the surface which, according to the San Francisco local news, allowed it to travel farther than usual. Did you feel it? If so, where? Did it create any problems? Was anyone at the Sharks game?
posted by emptyage
on May 13, 2002 -
40 comments
If you've never lived in California, you really ought to
give this site a try. We haven't had a big one in a few years, so I guess we're due for a devastating one any day now...
posted by mathowie
on Apr 10, 2000 -
2 comments
