M7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
2019-07-06 · 3 clips beside the simulated shaking · Full event report
Recorded
Light fixtures swinging in hotel
Via USA TODAY · 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 V- Doors swing strongly; pictures knocked out of place
- Building trembles
- Hanging objects swing noticeably
One camera's reading is good to about one level.
ShakeMap at the camera
The camera's location is not known well enough to read ShakeMap there.
Simulated
MMI VII · PGA 0.25 g
The camera's location is not known; this is the simulation for Ridgecrest, in the same earthquake.
epicentre simulated site camera, to about 2 km (2 of 3 clips have a known location)
Simulations can differ from what was filmed by a level or more. Here is why.