Monday, March 15, 2004

A light earthquake occurred at 10:38:32 PM (PST) on Monday, March 15, 2004. The magnitude 4.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA. The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles). Update: After review by seismologist, the quake was given a magnitude of 4.3 I didn't feel this one. Though interestingly, I was on the phone with SBC tech support in San Ramon (maybe 30 miles north of me) and they felt it. From their description of the shaking, I figured it was to the north (that would explain why I didn't feel it). I was surprised to find that the quake was to the south of me. This shows how what you are sitting on can make a big difference in the shaking intensity. 11:12:51 PM     Comment []

San Jose, CA - Topix.net. News on San Jose, CA from Topix.net [San Jose, CA - Topix.net] I found this site from a San Jose Mercury News story this morning. The Mercury News story pointed out how tough it will be for Topix.net to break into the local news market that is dominated by the Mercury News and local television. The story failed to mention, however, that Topix.net provides an RSS feed for your local news. This feature alone is an improvement over the Mercury News. Now, I don't have to scan multiple pages and sections to find local news. It will be interesting to see how Topix.net does with breaking news. I have found most of the local news sources make it difficult to find breaking news stories. If I can get these stories in hourly updates, it will be a tremendous source of news for me. 9:33:40 AM     Comment []