2014
drawing, web project
1989quake.com

“Earthquake Weather” is one of those great, nonsensical phrases that the Bay Area has used for years. The belief that weather might foreshadow seismic activity is a notion that has been around for centuries, but the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake is largely what popularized its use in Northern California.

Earthquake Weather is an illustrated collection of people’s personal stories of the quake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.

Illustration of a contributor’s memory from the 1989 Bay Area earthquake.