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Post by Beangirl on Jul 29, 2008 20:21:21 GMT -5
Whoa! The Southland had its first significant Earthquake since 1994. It was 5.4 magnitude centered in Chino Hills,CA. I had been up for about 5 minutes at 11.30 am when it hit. Just a few pictures and nick knacks fell. Everyone is OK. My cats really hid. this was there first one. Weird? I was thinking last night we were due for one.  |
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Post by Blastgirl on Jul 29, 2008 21:04:08 GMT -5
I wonder if there was a certain feeling in the air or if it was just your intuition.
At least you're all right.
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Post by Mahnarch on Jul 30, 2008 3:24:43 GMT -5
Should I look into buying property near the Nevada border, soon? (possible 'Oceanside Property' in the future?)  Good to see you're O.K., Beanie!! |
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Post by tractakid on Jul 30, 2008 5:35:04 GMT -5
Man I'm glad the UK doesn't get major earthquakes! It is good that you are all right.
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Post by Beangirl on Jul 30, 2008 12:00:28 GMT -5
I lived through the Whittier Narrows 5.9 quake in October, 1987. I live in Whittier about 20 miles East of Los Angeles. That was devastating. Buildings destroyed, my home town changed forever. It does not have to have a large magnitude to destroy. It depends on the fault thrust. This quake was actually on the same fault line as the Whittier Quake. Those faults all join together. Chino Hills fault actually ripped apart. That's why they got the worst of it. Mrs. Blast, I did not have a premonition. I just knew we were due for one soon. My Dad had said the same thing too.
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Post by grape on Jul 30, 2008 12:41:38 GMT -5
My parents experienced the aftershocks of the 8.4 earthquake of '85
They said it was really scary.
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Post by Phil on Jul 30, 2008 13:39:46 GMT -5
I can't imagine the trauma of an earthquake. I have been in several snow storms, I have cleaned and made repairs for the aftermath of floods, hurricanes and tornadoes but I have never experienced an earthquake.
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Post by Blastgirl on Jul 30, 2008 23:01:39 GMT -5
Man I'm glad the UK doesn't get major earthquakes! It is good that you are all right. Do you get excessive wrath of Nature in the UK? |
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Post by Mahnarch on Jul 31, 2008 0:42:50 GMT -5
They get a lot of fog.....from what I hear.
Does that count?
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Phil and I are in the same boat.
I've pulled many semi's and straight trucks out of snow drifts/off ice patches/jump started them on -20 degree days/repaired (or had repaired) branch-into-box/cab-damage but, I've never been through an earthquake.
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Post by grape on Aug 10, 2008 1:06:15 GMT -5
I found out I'm living in the most dangerous time bomb location.
The city I live in is placed on top of a jelly-like ground that actually amplifies the earthquakes so the city is doomed if there was a gigantic one.
And it's right next to a dormant volcano. Which could erupt at any time causing the largest city disaster.
Scary huh?
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Post by Classicblast on Aug 10, 2008 7:49:57 GMT -5
Well..... has there been a quake or a volcano in modern history there? Almost every mountain is potentially volcanic and fault lines are everywhere. In fact they discover more of them all the time. It's not as if that's going to happen tomorrow. Granted it is possible.
The thought is scary but you just have to live daily life and take chances. You can't move because that proverbial quake might happen.
No matter where you live you deal with something.
I've seen just about everything in small doses. I have experienced mild earthquakes. I've seen several tornadoes. I've been in hurricanes too. Never to the magnitude of Katrina or Camile but yeah I've been in canes.
Obviously I've never been in the mighty kinds.
I remember watching the world series between the Giants and the A's. That would be Oakland and San Francisco and they're just a bridge away from each other. So when the quake came it was a major one the series was delayed for about a week. I'm not sure they played in the correct stadiums when they did resume.
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