I wrote something about this yesterday.
So, I began to think about trying to develop a hypothesis or theory around this kind of thinking.
I was playing doggie soccer with our corgi this morning on our deck outside and started to think more about this and this is what I came up with so far.
1. Accidents tend to happen in Time Space anomalies (this has to be a hypothesis at present) but moving ever more quickly to a Theory in my mind because of the growing evidence as I consider it more.
2. Earthquakes are also TimeSpace anomalies too. This appears to already be a theory for me at least.
What do TimeSpace anomalies have in common with earthquakes and why do they occur with or without an earthquake?
One possible explanation is that small earthquakes are occurring all the time in California from north to south but they don't usually get so big like they do on Japan for example where 15,000 people or more can die in one earthquake. The most people that have died in one earthquake that I can remember since 1952 is around 100 people or less. However, the damage can be billions of dollars per earthquake and sometimes is. However, I don't remember many people dying since around 2000 AD. The last quake which killed many people was the Northridge quake in the 1990s I believe. But, the ones that killed the most people were in 1989 and in 1971, the Loma Prieta Earthquake and the San Fernando Valley Earthquakes.
I'm thinking that Californians tend to deal with these kinds of changes TimeSpace Anomalies caused by earthquakes better than most people on earth simply because not that many people die in the quakes we have here (especially since around 2000 AD).
So, the capacity for Change (TimeSpace) wise allows Californians to be able to take more risks in their lives successfully I believe too.
This is why many inventions regarding things like computers and the Internet have been successful here because this is a place (along the coast especially from San Diego to San Francisco and north where people tend to be the most innovative, especially now since the 1950s in Silicon Valley because of its association with Stanford University and Hewlett Packard from the 1950s and 1960s.
So, there appears to be an association between TimeSpace Earthquake anomalies, the Pacific Ocean and being innovative and inventive I'm thinking.
By the way, one of the many reasons people don't die here from earthquakes barely at all anymore is that we have very strict building codes to prevent loss of life unlike many other places on earth. I believe Japan also has very strict building codes too but their earthquakes can be so huge that whole cities are gone like in 2011 from a Tsunami. So, no building codes can prevent that.
Because of our very strict building codes that force builders to use rebar and to tie the houses to the foundations with bolts so they cannot jump off the foundation during and earthquake saves a lot of lives. Up until the 1950s many people still died a lot in earthquakes starting with the terrible 1906 quake in San Francisco that literally broke every window out of every building there and killed around 3000 people. And after the quake there were horrific fires with all the water mains broken so no water to put out those fires either then.
The worst Earthquake I have personally been through I thought it was a Nuclear Attack becaues the shaking went on so very long and I thought we all were going to die in 1971. But, after a minute or two the pictures stopped falling off the walls and the things in the house that were glass stopped breaking and my head stoped banging against the wall of my bed. I couldn't stand up so I just sat on my bed bouncing there until it was over and other than a bump on my head from the initial shake which woke me up and injured my head I was okay. However, then I had to put shoes on or I was going to cut my feet on broken glass throughout the house as everything had come off the walls like pictures etc. everywhere. So, the family had to spend several hours cleaning up the mess of broken things everywhere. Silverware and dishes and glasses in the kitchen and pots were everywhere too. It's an amazing amount of things every house has that can break in a situation like the by the way.
I you live in California you might not want to sleep under too big of a picture or mirror that might come down and harm or kill you in an earthquake by the way. Something to think about. And also think about bookcases if you are a student that might come down on top of you in an earthquake too on your bed. Also, windows tend to break during earthquakes so you might not want your bed too near a window in case the window becomes a dangerous weapon during an earthquake here in California. The same is true of mirrors near your bed in your bedroom. Because the 1971 quake hit at around 6 am in the morning when everyone was still asleep including me which is why I thought we were all dying in a nuclear attack at the time.
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List of Notable and Major California Earthquakes
CALIFORNIA'S EARTHQUAKE HISTORY
Although earlier earthquakes have been documented—such as significant movement on the southern San Andreas fault all the way back to the 1600s—the earliest reported earthquake in California was on July 28, 1769, noted by members of a Spanish expedition to chart a land route from San Diego to Monterey. Members of the expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá were camped along the Santa Ana River when they felt a strong earthquake.
Based on descriptions of the quake, it was likely a moderate or strong earthquake. Some described the shaking in expedition diaries as violent, occurring over the next several days, suggesting aftershocks. Although the magnitude and epicenter are unclear, by comparing the descriptions with more recent events, the quake may have been similar in strength to the 1933 Long Beach or 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake.
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TIMELINE OF HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA
Although most of California's quakes are small in magnitude and cause little or no damage, California experiences more than 100 per day!
Many notable shakers—moderate or major earthquakes in California—have made history and are still remembered and talked about today.
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Ridgecrest 
July 4, 2019 | M6.4
July 5, 2019 | M7.1
Borrego Springs
June 10, 2016 | M5.2
American Canyon (South Napa)
August 24, 2014 | M6.0
La Habra
March 28, 2014 | M5.1
Westwood
March 17, 2014 | M4.4
Ferndale
March 9, 2014 | M6.8
Canyondam
May 23, 2013 | M5.7
Brawley
August 26, 2012 | M5.4
El Mayor-Cucapah (Baja CA/Mexico)
April 4, 2010 | M7.2
Eureka
January 9, 2010 | M6.5
Chino Hills
July 29, 2008 | M5.4
Alum Rock
October 30, 2007 | M5.6
Parkfield
September 28, 2004 | M6.0
San Simeon
December 22, 2003 | M6.5
West Hollywood
September 9, 2001 | M4.2
Portola
August 10, 2001 | M5.5
Yountville
September 3, 2000 | M5.0
Hector Mine
October 16, 1999 | M7.1
Redding
November 26, 1998 | M5.2
San Juan Bautista
August 12, 1998 | M5.4
Coso
November 27, 1996 | M5.3
Ridgecrest
August 17, 1995 | M5.4
September 20, 1995 | M5.8
Northridge
January 17, 1994 | M6.7
Landers & Big Bear
June 28, 1992 | M7.3
June 28, 1992 | M6.5
Cape Mendocino
April 25, 1992 | M7.2
Joshua Tree
April 22, 1992 | M6.1
Sierra Madre
June 28, 1991 | M5.8
Loma Prieta (World Series)
October 17, 1989 | M6.9
Whittier Narrows
October 1, 1987 | M5.9
Chalfant Valley
July 21, 1986 | M6.5
Oceanside
July 13, 1986 | M5.4
North Palm Springs
July 8, 1986 | M5.6
Morgan Hill
April 24, 1984 | M6.2
Coalinga
May 2, 1983 | M6.7
Humboldt
November 8, 1980 | M7.0
Mammoth Lakes
May 25, 1980 | M6.0
White Wash
February 25, 1980 | M5.5
Imperial Valley
October 15, 1979 | M6.4
Coyote Lake
August 6, 1979 | M5.7
Santa Barbara
August 13, 1978 | M5.1
Oroville
August 1, 1975 | M5.7
San Fernando
February 9, 1971 | M6.5
Borrego Mountain
April 8, 1968 | M6.5
Truckee
September 12, 1966 | M5.9
Parkfield
June 27, 1966 | M6.0
Daly City
March 22, 1957 | M5.3
March 23, 1957 | M4.2
Eureka
December 21, 1954 | M6.5
San Jacinto Fault (Arroyo Salada)
March 19, 1954 | M6.4
Kern County
July 21, 1952 | M7.5
Desert Hot Springs
December 4, 1948 | M6.0
Manix
April 10, 1947 | M6.5
Fish Creek Mountains
October 21, 1942 | M6.6
Santa Barbara
June 30, 1941 | M5.5
Imperial Valley
May 18, 1940 | M6.9
Long Beach
March 10, 1933 | M6.4
Eureka
June 6, 1932 | M6.4
Lompoc
November 4, 1927 | M7.1
Santa Barbara
June 29, 1925 | M6.8
North San Jacinto Fault
July 22, 1923 | M6.3
Humboldt
January 22, 1923 | M6.9
San Jacinto
April 21, 1918 | M6.8
Imperial Valley
June 22, 1915 | M6.1
June 22, 1915 | M6.3
Elsinore
May 15, 1910 | M6.0
San Francisco
April 18, 1906 | M7.9
San Jacinto Fault Zone
December 25, 1899 | M6.5
Cajon Pass
July 22, 1899 | M5.7
Vacaville-Winters
April 19, 1892 | M6.4
Laguna Salada
February 23, 1892 | M7.0
Owens Valley
March 26, 1872 | M7.4
Hayward
October 21, 1868 | M6.8
Fort Tejon
January 9, 1857 | M7.9
Santa Barbara Channel
December 21, 1812 | M7.2
San Juan Capistrano (Wrightwood)
December 8, 1812 | M7.5
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CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE TERMINOLOGY
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