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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

if you felt that lil thump of an aftershock (3.0) about half an hour ago don’t forget to fill out the form! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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Andrew Alden @geology.bsky.social · 17d

Earthquake is our uncle

What name shall we give Earthquake?

I think about earthquakes nearly every day, in one aspect or another. Every now and then I toy with the pre-scientific ideas about them. Before science, before literacy itself, every culture stored…

oaklandgeology.com

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

useful to contemplate while you are struggling through Monday morning emails all bleary-eyed from the fault-related sleep displacement

Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 17d

HayWired scenario depicts a scientifically plausible M 7 scenario earthquake on the Hayward Fault. USGS, CGS, Berkeley, EERI, CA-SSC and many other partners collaborated on a series of reports and a short video. Be prepared! Links to diverse products may be found here: www.usgs.gov/programs/sci...

HayWired Scenario

The HayWired scenario depicts a scientifically realistic earthquake sequence, and its cascading impacts, that all starts with a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward Fault. The scenario emphasizes con...

www.usgs.gov

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

the Hayward usually gives us more gentle reminders, the kind where it feels more like an elbow-nudge to the building. this time we got a (literal) wake-up call!

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

the Hayward fault

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 17d

The USGS has issued an aftershock report for the next week.
🔹There is a 27% chance of M3+ aftershocks
🔹There is a 4% chance of M4+ aftershocks.
🔹There is a 2% chance that this earthquake becomes a foreshock to a larger earthquake.

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Bar graph showing the aftershock forecast for the magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Berkeley California. There’s a 27% chance of a magnitude 3+ aftershock in the next week. And a very small chance of a magnitude 4+

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

if cell service isn't down, there will be posting

E’L’A’I’N’E Turingpussy ☸️⚧️🧿🕸️ @aesthetic.northsky.social · 17d

This has been a test of the emergency late night earthquake shitpost system. If this had been an actual emergency, you would not be shitposting about it on bluesky (or would you?)

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lydia (limited halloween ed.) @lydz.bsky.social · 17d

earthquake happens -> determine you're not going to die -> immediately post about earthquake

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

yes

Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

mine immediately came and sat on me

tabby perched on top of a pajama clad lower body reclining in bed

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

tfw the fault does some unusually effective advertising for the upcoming CRMP Earthquake Brace + Bolt program application deadline

City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 18d

💪Strengthen your home's resiliency to earthquake.

Apply to enter a randomized lottery and potentially qualify for a home retrofit grant of up to $3,000.

If you are a low-income homeowner, you may qualify for $7,000 on top of the $3,000.

Deadline is October 1! Apply:

Apply to help make your house safer from earthquakes | City of Berkeley

Apply by Oct. 1 to enter a randomized lottery and potentially qualify for a home retrofit grant of up to $3,000 – or $10,000 for lower income households. Owners of older, wood-framed homes in Berkeley can apply online to qualify for grants to strengthen their homes’ resiliency to major earthquakes.Owners of these homes – wood-framed, pre-1980 homes with a raised foundation or crawl space under the home – would receive up to $3,000 for this work. Households making less than $89,040 per year can receive $7,000 more.Rental property owners of homes with four units or less can also qualify. These owners, who do not need to live in one of the units to qualify, can apply to retrofit up to five qualifying rental properties.

berkeleyca.gov

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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 17d

It looks like the magnitude has been revised to a M4.4. Still a widely felt earthquake. This is pretty normal for magnitudes to be adjusted slightly in the hour after the earthquake.

A USGS “Did you feel it?” Earthquake shaking intensity map for this morning’s M4.4 earthquake in Berkeley showing reports of shaking across the bay area.

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

🫡 for getting up to skeet about it anyway

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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 17d

Good morning to @andrewalden.bsky.social

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

did you feel that one in Sacramento?

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

yeah I was holding my breath to see if it was going to keep going because those first moments really felt like we might be getting it

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

we sure did (trying to fill this out on my phone with a disgruntled tabby perched atop me)

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 17d

my entire feed is just Bay Area people who got woken up and I think that’s beautiful

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

since that clearly woke a lot of you up too, please tell the USGS about it here earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 17d

damn apparently the Hayward fault wanted me to get an early start to the Monday workday

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Bluesky USGS Quakebot @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social · 17d

🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT

This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

M4.8 - 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake located 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California was detected at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT. This information is subject to change. Please visit the USGS event page for up-to-date details.

earthquake.usgs.gov

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Davey Alba @davey.bsky.social · 21d

The new docs on hurricanes Helene and Milton reveal unreported details, including the doxxing of at least 7 senior FEMA staffers. The records also highlight how misinformation remains a major threat to the agency amid recent cuts to its staff and funding

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chaos Inside FEMA as Death Threats Distract From Hurricane Response

Internal documents show how online conspiracies and personal attacks disrupted FEMA during back-to-back hurricanes last year.

www.bloomberg.com

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 23d

the population-based version going around that makes you pick between MENA, South Asia, and various chunks of China and SE Asia is way harder

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 23d

the thing about having lived in the UK for 4 years & TR for 3 is that I already know I can live (a diminished life, yes) without decent Mexican food. whereas the combo of SE Med, Anatolia, the Levant, and South, Central & Southeast Asia covers most of the rest of my range for cooking AND eating out.

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Elizabeth @kitabet.bsky.social · 23d

cruel to cut off Karadeniz from the rest of Anatolia here but D still wins

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