At a former QTH where we lived in the Calif. Santa
Cruz Mountains, above San Jose, our soil was
analyzed -- both "silty sandstone and sandy
siltstone"!!? One appeared more brown, other
a bit more yellow.
However, it was very cracked stone. In 1989 we found
out why. Out lot was about 3/4 mile from the San Andreas
fault, but which sloped directly under our home about 3 or 4
kilometers down (USGS mearsures things in kilo'ms).
After repairing damage to home, while listening to the
on-going after shock induced landslides about us, we
sold the house and moved out here to KH6 land.
(Fellow who bought the home said a big quake would
not come again to that area for decades to come;
USGS says same magnitude, 7.1, probabliltiy
50%, tomorrow some where along the fault between
Los Gatos and about Burlingame, most probably
epicenter, up behind Redwood City!) We happily
sold to him; a cash deal!
Will never again live where I can see a lot of cracks
and funny looking folds in the rocks around the place, hi.
Of course, about a year after getting here, Iniki blew
over us; wiped out my big quad. So much for big
antennas out here. Will take another Cat 4 or so
hurricane anyday than to experience another 7+ quake!
73, Jim, KH7M
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