Just a note on the earthquake drought in southern California 32.5N - 35N. I still don't believe there has been a Ml>=3 event in this area since April 4, - that is about 44 days. This drought is approaching the longest recorded since modern seismological techniques were introduced into the cataloging in 1932. The longest was 47 days in 1946 - but this is the second longest. Only 3 more days to a new record.

Is it about time to stop looking at the Bay area and start a new contest for southern California?

Why don't we revisit Chris' in Suburbia's contest
and challenge anyone to the best prediction for the region of Ml>=3 to occur in the So. California area south of 35N and north of 32.5N
125-114W. I think this is likely to occur within the next week, so let's start the contest today and run it through the PDT end of day on May 27, 2002.
Good luck and may be best predictor.

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