California Earthquake Fault Activity Map #googlemaps

California Geological Survey has just released the California State Earthquake Fault Activity Map. The release coincides with California State Geological Survey's 150th Anniversary.

The Earthquake Fault Activity Map is color coded and shows which faults were active recently. The faults colored red indicate recent activity and the less active faults are color coded as purple. (via Silicon Valley Mercury News)

Southern California Earthquake Tweets #earthquake #googlemaps

Southern California (BAJA, California, Mexico) got hit by a powerful 6.9 earthquake this evening. This just happened moments ago so the damage if any is not known but one can guage the situation on the ground by looking at tweets from the region. I have quickly put together this Google Maps Mashup which looks at tweets from Southern California (related to earthquake). The tweets are within 750 miles radius from Los Angeles. The map moves on to the next tweet after 5 seconds.

California (Eureka) Earthquake Tweets #earthquake #googlemaps

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the shore of Northern California, leaving a lot of folks without power. Here is a Google Maps Mashup which I put together which shows tweets from around Northern California related to the Earthquake.

Christopher Lloyd's Home destroyed in California Fire

Google Earth view of Terrain surrounding Christopher Lloyd's House:
Christopher Lloyd's home located at 1050 Coyote Rd., Santa Barbara, CA, was destroyed by wild fires. The 70-year-old actor, who played Doc Brown in Back To The Future, was filming in Vancouver when the fire reached his property and destroyed it. (via Zillow)

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Academy Awards for Tastiest Tap Water goes to...

Los Angeles, California and Clearbrook, British Columbia. Both top the list for the World's Tastiest Tap Water at the 18th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards.

The Top 5 places for the "Best Muncipal Water" are:

1st Prize

Los Angeles, CA	Clearbrook, British Columbia

2nd Prize

Desert Hot Springs, CA	Montrose, British Columbia

3rd, 4th and 5th Prize

Rutland, VT	Independence, MO	Montplier, OH

Wildfires in Malibu, California

CNN is reporting that wildfires in Southern California has

shut down the Malibu section of the Pacific Coast Highway and damaged or destroyed at least 23 buildings, including a church, across 1,200 acres, officials reported.

Flames consumed Malibu's landmark Castle Kashan, a fortress-like hilltop home with turrets and arched windows.

Chunks of brick fell from the exterior of the burning building overlooking the coast. The house was not directly in the fire's path, but the powerful winds carried embers to the building. Castle Kashan is the home of Lilly Lawrence, a Malibu philanthropist.

Google Earth View of Castle Kashan: (Click here for Google Maps View)

A $3 Million+ Silicon Valley Housing and Condo Mashup

Do you have $3 Million+ to spare? If you do then head over to LuxurySiliconValley to look for your expensive dream home. (via ProgrammableWeb)