tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post5309717257997373503..comments2024-01-17T09:25:20.535-08:00Comments on Little Hollywood: Former Sundberg Property About 900 feet from Suspected Olympia Fault LineJanine Gateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675857294721458218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-42255904643511836052017-02-08T14:24:05.865-08:002017-02-08T14:24:05.865-08:00Tim, I respect your work and opinions, having atte...Tim, I respect your work and opinions, having attended graduate school with a former colleague, Joe Dragovich who also did excellent work! It has been thought that Butler Cove, with its steep north facing shoreline might be such a fault, producing that type of shoreline landform more recently than the last glaciation. Another clue, exists just uphill from the cove at the bottom (the creek crossing) of French Road. If you look upstream, up the two steep canyons drained by that stream there is an exposure of basalt bedrock rarely found in an area dominated by glacial deposits. It could be that fairly recent seismic activity exposed the basaltic bedrock at this locale. Other evidence of recent seismic activity can be found at Tumwater Falls which has had little time pass to wear down that surface since it was recently created. Chris StearnsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310124704019321251.post-35052740252300640102016-08-23T10:45:30.776-07:002016-08-23T10:45:30.776-07:00Hi Janine,
The reason I made the comment about Ol...Hi Janine,<br /><br />The reason I made the comment about Olympia structure or Olympia fault is that it is not known whether it is a fault at all, much less one that could be called an “earthquake fault”. Not all faults on a geologic map are active, i.e., capable of generating earthquakes. The Olympia structure is a matter of research but it is at least premature to call it an earthquake fault, and it may not be appropriate at all, hence the weasel words. At this point, it is best to be much more circumspect.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Tim Walsh<br /> <br />Timothy J. Walsh<br />Assistant State Geologist<br />L.E.G. 355<br />Department of Natural Resources<br />Division of Geology and Earth Resources<br />"Washington Geological Survey"<br />P.O. Box 47007<br />Olympia WA 98504-7007<br />(360)902-1432; (360)791-3130 (cell)Tim Walshnoreply@blogger.com