Parkfield, California

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Parkfield, San Andreas Fault Zone

The town is located exactly on top of portion of the fault zone. The Pacific plate is on the left and the North American plate is on the right. Those standing and ultimately buried west of the fault will eventually find themselves in the vicinity of Canada.

earthquake.usgs.gov/research/parkfield/index.php

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkfield,_California

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Coordinates: 35°53'52"N 120°25'58"W

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kencummings

If you actually want to feel a real Earthquake literally on-demand move to Anderson Springs, lake County, Northern California. Richter ones on a daily basis.

16 years ago | reply | hide comment

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Parkfield Elementary School 0.1 km
USGS Earthquake Monitoring Station 0.1 km
Work Family Ranch 11 km
Dawson Mine 17 km
Blind Faith Vineyard II (Castoro Cellars) 20 km
Vista Grande Vineyards 20 km
Twin Fawns Vineyard 21 km
Solana Farms 21 km
Hogs Heaven (Castoro Cellars) 21 km
San Andreas Fault Zone (approx) 55 km

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Parkfield Elementary School USGS Earthquake Monitoring Station Work Family Ranch Dawson Mine Blind Faith Vineyard II (Castoro Cellars) Vista Grande Vineyards Twin Fawns Vineyard Solana Farms Hogs Heaven (Castoro Cellars) San Andreas Fault Zone (approx)