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In reply to the discussion: 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes S. California [View all]Mr.Bill
(24,596 posts)34. What's funny is in their ignorance,
they don't realize if California disappeared they would be killing each other for food in very short order.
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MSNBC says it is in the range of 6.9 to 7.1. So I don't think it's been decided. nt
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#13
Yeah, and the NYTimes is also saying 7.1. Let's hope we don't have a follow-up that's bigger. nt
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#44
I love Lucy Jones, too. Even though I live in Michigan, I'm a geophysics nerd. I recently read her
catbyte
Jul 2019
#55
The ground we stand on shaking underneath us is traumatizing. Best thing to do is to be prepared.
emmaverybo
Jul 2019
#48
Actually, we lived right on top of the SA, where it subducts in the Pacific.
Haggis for Breakfast
Jul 2019
#29
Well that sounds ... unsafe ... glad you moved ... even though SF RULES ;) (nt)
mr_lebowski
Jul 2019
#31
You and me both ... though I never lived there I been there A LOT ... grew up in East Bay
mr_lebowski
Jul 2019
#40
Yes! It sloshed the water out of our pool, unlike the 6.4. And we're 175 mi. from Ridgecrest!
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#64
MSNBC's saying 6.9 to 7.1. So maybe different sources are saying different things.
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#14
Cal Tech seismologist, "This is an earthquake sequence, we could have more large quakes"
Baclava
Jul 2019
#25
Any reports of injuries or major damage anywhere? If not, with a 7.1, that's damn lucky ...
mr_lebowski
Jul 2019
#30
People say hurricanses are bad, blizzards and such, but when I went through the Loma Prieta (1989)
turbinetree
Jul 2019
#53
USGS is reporting over 620 aftershocks (greater than magnitude 2.5) in 24-hours.
KY_EnviroGuy
Jul 2019
#67