Parkfield: Biggest Little Town in Seismology

Parkfield California is not a town that you’re going to stumble upon while headed somewhere else. With a population of just 18 (circa 2018), it doesn’t even appear on many maps. It was not in the database of my Garmin mobil navigator. But if you’re a science nerd who’s into earthquakes and seismology, chances are pretty good you’ve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkfield,_California" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">heard of it</a>. I had read about Parkfield for years, and was eagerly anticipating a chance to visit. In his excellent book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crack-Edge-World-California-Earthquake/dp/0060572000" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">A Crack in the Edge of the World</a>, Simon Winchester spends a good deal of time discussing Parkfield and its place in earthquake history. <a href="https://darksky2500.medium.com/parkfield-72365cec1fd0">Click Here</a>