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Dr. Wendy Bohon
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Earthquake geologist 🧪⚒️ | Scicomm specialist 🎙️| Formerly USGS, IRIS, NASA | she/her | Views are mine | website: https://wendybohon.com/

“A delightful blend of scientific rigor and domestic chaos.”
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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · Dec 12
Hi! I’m Wendy and I’m an earthquake geologist and science communication specialist. I post about earthquakes, geology, cats, kids and comms.

According to BlueSky I’m a “delightful blend of scientific rigor and domestic chaos” 😁. 🧪⚒️
A women wearing a hardhat and mask stands in a paleoseismic trench holding a scrapping tool. A women in nitrile gloves sits at a lab bench covered with small plastic dishes sorting mineral grains. A smiling women stands next to an orange statue of herself holding a book titled “ Quake Chasers: 15 women shaking up earthquake science” A women in a blue shirt stands behind a lecturn holding a microphone. A TV camera is in the foreground.
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Could someone please make podcast interviewing celebrities siblings?

How’s Taylor Swift’s brother doing? What’s life like as the 3rd Manning kid? What’s it like to be the not famous Hemsworth? How is life as Lady Gaga’s sister? I would definitely listen to that.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Are you traveling over the holiday weekend?

Be sure to check out some of California’s “Geo Gems” - notable geologic features in California state parks. These geologic wonders illustrate the legacy and continuing geologic evolution of California.  

www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=29631
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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M 4.3 earthquake 8 km E of Gilroy, CA

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Map of Central California, showing the location of the earthquake marked with a star and a shading of colors indicating the level of shaking
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Between November 17 (12:00 AM PST) and November 23 (11:59 PM) there were 41 earthquakes in California of magnitude 2.0 or larger.

-36 quakes between M2.0 - 2.9
-4 quakes between M3.0 - 3.9
-1 quake between M4.0 - 4.9

The largest earthquake was a M4.1 near Templeton, CA.
Infographic that shows a map of California. Red dots show the location of the earthquakes and the size of the dot indicates the magnitude. On the right hand side is a bar graph showing the number of earthquakes of each size.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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[email protected] has the right of it.
Motion to replace et al with “and the gang“ so like “Johnson and the gang 2021“
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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All my babies in one place ❤️
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November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I hit 1 million likes on TikTok today 🎉
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November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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A M5.5 earthquake killed at least ten people in Bangladesh today. What made this moderate event so deadly? And what do we know about seismic hazards in the country?

⚒️ 🧪

earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/bangladesh...
Bangladesh shaken by deadly M5.5 earthquake
A moderate magnitude earthquake near a dense, vulnerable megacity
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Look at Brody’s snow nose! 😁

November 2024 (Maryland)
November 2025 (California)
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November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Somebody got in to the burr patch again…
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November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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The most entertaining thing to me about football these days is making ridiculously comments about the teams “outfits” and watching my husband try and keep his cool. 😂
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ALT: a man is covering his face with his hand .
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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It’s true! If you feel earthquake shaking or receive an earthquake alert, dive under a desk! Or as we like to say - drop, cover, and hold on.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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M 4.4 earthquake 8 km W of Templeton, CA

Did you feel it? Report it!

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Map showing the location of the earthquake marked by a star. The different colors indicate the different levels of shaking across the area.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Yesterday I had the honor of giving a talk to the @ebtsoyp.bsky.social
network, where I discussed earthquake science with 400+ kids in 23 classrooms in 4 countries!

Video linked below - intended for kids but suitable for all quake curious audiences. 😁

www.youtube.com/live/_jbPET8...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“Since the Ridgecrest region has not experienced as many earthquakes as more mature fault zones, it’s possible “we’re watching these fault zones mature in real time,” Bryan said.” 😍

eos.org/articles/the...
The Ridgecrest Earthquake Left Enduring Damage in Earth’s Deep Crust - Eos
The shallow crust has recovered since California’s 2019 quake, but damage persists at depths greater than 10 kilometers.
eos.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Implied threat.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Between November 10 (12:00 AM PST) and November 16 (11:59 PM) there were 37 earthquakes in California of magnitude 2.0 or larger.

🔸33 earthquakes between magnitude 2.0 - 2.9
🔸4 earthquakes between magnitude 3.0 - 3.9

The largest earthquake was a magnitude 3.5 near Vallejo, CA.
Info info graphic with a map of California, showing the location of the earthquakes marked by red dots. The relative size of the dot shows the relative magnitude of the earthquake. There’s also a bar graph showing the number of earthquakes of different magnitudes.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Just the feel and smell of the Scholastic Book Fait pamphlet give me a dopamine hit big enough to get me through the day.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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They say petting a cat can help relieve stress. If you don’t have a cat to pet, you can pet Missy with me. 😻
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Fly along the San Andreas fault in Southern California in the Coachella Valley near Palm Desert and Indio. 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I was up early today for a quick interview on The Weather Channel to talk about the potential for debris flows in Southern California.

A debris flow is a fast moving mixture of water, rock, soil, and even trees and boulders. Debris flows can damage structures, bury roads, and clog streams.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I was quoted in the SF Chronicle the other day about the M3.5 quake in Vallejo.

It’s a mystery to me why anyone cares about a M3.5 in California 🤷‍♀️ but I’ll take any excuse to remind people that California is earthquake country and it’s important to be prepared!

archive.ph/2025.11.14-0...
Screenshot of a newspaper article with the title “3.5 magnitude earthquake reported near Vallejo” underneath the headline is a map showing the region with the earthquake shown as a blue dot.
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Got my biannual haircut!
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November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Good news!!

The deadline to apply for this job has been extended to November 24. 🗓️

Get your applications in soon!
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calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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M 3.6 earthquake 4 km S of Vallejo, CA

Did you feel it? Report it!

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Star represents the location of the earthquake, and the diffuse colors across the map, indicate the level of shaking in different locations
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM