Rattled San Ramon residents attend town hall over quakes

The Brief

  • Residents pack town hall over recent swarms of quakes in San Ramon
  • Expert tells crowd surge doesn’t predict when the “Big One” will occur
  • Preparation is key, first responders say

SAN RAMON, Calif. Hundreds of San Ramon residents attended a town hall Friday to talk about recent swarms of earthquakes that have rattled the region.

They heard from first responders and a seismologist who admitted there’s no such thing as forecasting quakes.

Not possible to predict quake activity

What they’re saying:

“So we can’t tell you that there’s going to be another big earthquake – and we also can’t tell you that there’s not going to be another big earthquake,” Dr. Angie Lux of the Berkeley Seismology Lab said. “We do know that this has been a very energetic swarm.”

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS