M6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-04 · 2 clips beside the simulated shaking · Full event report
Recorded
Interior restaurant
Via ABC Television Stations · clip page
Simulated
Ridgecrest
18 km from the epicentre · Simulated (SCEC BBP simulation, one realization)
Starts the clip where our reviewer marked the shaking and the animation as the first waves reach its site. The alignment is approximate.
What our reviewer saw
MMI VI- Heavy furniture moves
- Building trembles
- Surprised, but no general alarm
One camera's reading is good to about one level.
ShakeMap at the camera
MMI VI
USGS's estimate at Ridgecrest, CA, from instruments and reports.
Simulated
MMI VII · PGA 0.31 g
Simulated for Ridgecrest, the town the clip was filmed in.
epicentre simulated site camera, to about 2 km
Simulations can differ from what was filmed by a level or more. Here is why.