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5.1 earthquake, aftershocks rattle California

Eeeeeaaaarttthhhhquuaaaake!!!!

Anyone else just feel that? I'm going to guess that was a 3.8 - 4.

Edit: Nope, that was a 4.5.
 
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Superfly said:
oK - just wondering. I've never lived through any kind of an earthquake. My natural disasters are much different, living on this side of the country. :lol:

I'd just always read that smaller ones like the ones happening over the last few days, might be a precursor to something bigger.

Thanks for the info. :)
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We recently had a couple not too far north of you in South Carolina.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
When I was there 50' to early 70s they were the norm. Maybe things have calmed down.
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Not in the last few days they haven't. One more earthquake and I'm going to need to start counting with my other hand.
 
tech30528 said:
We recently had a couple not too far north of you in South Carolina.
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I think I remember hearing about those. I remember when I lived in Huntsville, I was always worried about Memphis - pretty gnarly fault line running right under Memphis.
 
Superfly said:
Seriously??
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Yup.

I seriously suck at this, though. I'm supposed to get up and run under a doorway or something, and instead, every single time, I just sit here and think, "Hey! I think this is an earthquake!"

They revised it down to a 4.1, though, which means my original estimate was pretty good.
 
Cardinal said:
Yup.

I seriously suck at this, though. I'm supposed to get up and run under a doorway or something, and instead, every single time, I just sit here and think, "Hey! I think this is an earthquake!"

They revised it down to a 4.1, though, which means my original estimate was pretty good.
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:lol: You know, I think it's gingko biloba that helps with quick thinking. You should probably look into it LOL. You might be buried under the 2nd floor before you realize what's going on!
 
Superfly said:
:lol: You know, I think it's gingko biloba that helps with quick thinking. You should probably look into it LOL. You might be buried under the 2nd floor before you realize what's going on!
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My place is built very well, actually. I mean, I hope it is.
 
Cardinal said:
My place is built very well, actually. I mean, I hope it is.
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I hope so too. :) And I was just messing with you. It concerns me, all these smaller quakes. I was alive during the 89 quake in San Francisco. I wasn't there, but it still broke my heart.
 
justabubba said:
but all of a sudden, you get a loma prieta or a northridge
then, find a doorway for protection. QUICK!
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:laughat: Find a doorway for protection. :lamo

You do that justabubba, and don't cry out in pain when that door comes crashing on your fingers. Standing under a door way during a earthquake is a big no no.

Most injuries during an earthquake happen when one is moving and looking for something to get under during a quake.

Most quakes seem to happen in the early morning hours when most are in bed. The safest thing to do is stay in bed.

Last night quake I happen to be outside so I really didn't feel it but I sure heard it.

The one that happened almost an hour ago I sure felt it. Both were just "C" ticket earthquakes.

Those of us who been in California long enough grade our earth quakes using the old Dinsneyland ticket book system. An "A" ticket is used for the street car ride on Main Street. An "E" ticket would be the big one, like going on the Matterhorn ride. These past two earthquakes were "C" ticket.

The Northridge quake that collapsed buildings and freeway overpasses was a "D" ticket quake.

But it seems like these quakes have been following me around. In the past three months I've experienced six quakes, Three "C" ticket quakes and three "B" ticket quakes.

Well I have water, canned goods, a generator, gas, gold, and sufficient supply of ammunition to get me through six weeks of lawlessness, looting, rioting, raping, etc. that libs just call civil disobedience and blame it on Bush.
 
Cardinal said:
Oh, you know what? I was drinking. I was at a function last night and they were serving 16% alcohol wine. I didn't drink all week so my tolerance was at rock bottom, and the two glasses I had hit me like a truck. That probably explains it.
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Where were you drinking, on Skid-Row ? Were you drinking Thunderbird wine or Gallo fortified Red Mountain ?
 
APACHERAT said:
Where were you drinkin, on Skid-Row ? Were you drinking Thunderbird wine or Gallo fortified Red Mountain ?
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No, it was actually very good, believe it or not. But damn, wine doesn't need to be 16%. It's nice to be able to sip the wine throughout an evening of long, boring (but important) functions where I'm supposed to be on my best behavior. I have to be there yet again tonight, and if they're still serving that stuff then forget it, it's Tecate for me.
 
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Superfly said:
I hope so too. :) And I was just messing with you. It concerns me, all these smaller quakes. I was alive during the 89 quake in San Francisco. I wasn't there, but it still broke my heart.
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Frisco is a good place for a big one. :lol: I only hope Pelosi is there when it happens.
 
Cardinal said:
No, it was actually very good, believe it or not. But damn, wine doesn't need to be 16%. It's nice to be able to sip the wine throughout an evening of long, boring (but important) functions where I'm supposed to be on my best behavior. I have to be there yet again tonight, and if they're still serving that stuff then forget it, it's Tecate for me.
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16% is getting up there with the fortified wines cateogry.

You like Tecate ? Do you use a lime and chase it down with a shot of burbon ? :lol:
 
APACHERAT said:
16% is getting up there with the fortified wines cateogry.

You like Tecate ? Do you use a lime and chase it down with a shot of burbon ? :lol:
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Bourbon? That is not compatible with my desire to avoid getting sloshed again tonight.
 
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tecoyah said:
You do know that the San Andreas cannot do such a thing I hope.
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Don't worry though. You have some time.
Projected motion indicates that the Gulf of California will expand northward at the same time that the landmass west of the fault, including the Baja California peninsula and the California coast (including Los Angeles) slides past San Francisco, then continuing northwestward as an island mass toward the Aleutian Trench, over a period of perhaps twenty million years.
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San Andreas Fault
 
I think the 1994 Northridge quake was a 7.1. After that quake, Los Angeles imposed some very strict earthquake construction codes....and a lot of old buildings and homes had to be retro-fitted. So L.A. might be more prepared for strong earthquakes than most places in the country.
 
Superfly said:
I hope so too. :) And I was just messing with you. It concerns me, all these smaller quakes. I was alive during the 89 quake in San Francisco. I wasn't there, but it still broke my heart.
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My sister-in-law lived in the foothills just south of San Francisco; her entire house collapsed. Total loss, but fortunately the family escaped unhurt. That was a devastating quake, not so much because of the magnitude but because it was shallow and centered in a liquefaction zone, so freeways and unreinforced masonry just shattered like brittle ice.

In the years I lived in SoCalif, I can't count the number of earthquakes I felt. Most were small rollers that didn't even make the news. A few were big enough to cause major damage. When I was a kid, the Inglewood fault let go, and threw my bed from one side of a carpeted room to the other side. Scared me to death, because when my dad flung open my bedroom door I screamed, "I didn't do it, daddy, it wasn't me!!!" :lol:
 
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