San Jose resident Robert Bimbi and his wife were kids growing up in Morgan Hill in 1984 when the massive magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit, which destroyed the wife's family home. Tuesday's quake was a reminder to stay grounded and make sure to always be prepared, Bimbi says.
Bimbi continued, "We were kids back then and we were watching the glass blow out of buildings across Monterey Road. We had to wait for our parents to come pick us up. It was a big thing back then. Now, we're grandparents."
Tuesday's jolt occurred in the same spot as the Morgan Hill quake. It's the largest on the Calaveras Fault since 2007's shake, which was centered in Alum Rock. "So, this is an active fault," Ross Stein with the U.S. Geological Survey said. "This is a fault that could rupture in a very large earthquake. And this is one we need to worry about.", which is already underway. The large reservoir was drained in late 2020 to prepare for a decade of work.
Adding, "We've done an analysis that says that you would need a 6.9 earthquake on one of the faults or a 7.2 on the other fault - under the new configuration - to really do anything to the new retrofitted dam."Aftershocks as strong as 4.0 possible following 5.1 San Jose earthquake, Dr. Lucy Jones says"A smaller earthquake like this 5.1, it's still a concern. We do send our team out to go check, just to make sure everything is okay. And it is," Hakes told ABC7 News.
He continued, "It's a probability thing. They say we're overdue. You can't predict when it's gonna happen, so we want to be ready when it does."
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