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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:33 AM Original message |
We just had a 3.1 earthquake! Helluva way to wake up... Scary. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Nothing like wakin and shakin |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. There's a part of me that always wonders if it's a precursor to |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Hey NSMA! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. thanks |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The West Coast looks beautiful. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 11:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. For as often as it happens, which isn't often |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. That would be scary! |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I've been through at least three major earthquakes in my life. |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. I was there for Loma Prieta and Northridge |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
49. I was visiting LA during the Northridge quake, with a 2 mos. old baby. |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. I was less than 10 miles from the epicenter in 94 |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I've been through all of the above as well |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yeah, I was living in Santa Cruz during the Loma Prieta quake |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Oops I goofed...I meant LANDERS then Big Bear |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I don't know where either of those are. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Landers is 50 miles north of Palm Springs |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Wow, that's unusual. |
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emmajane67 (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. Scary. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Jesus, 8.6!! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That's a long quake |
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emmajane67 (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The funny bit was, |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That IS funny. |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten to California ... |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. thanks, Joan! |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. No, I couldn't go back to sleep after that. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. It was a very minor quake, as these things go. |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. He's in San Francisco. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. Probably going to have some more |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Yup, it's great to see the sun again! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. that's a tiny quake |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Yup, you're right. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. read the thread |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I was there in 89 |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. I wouldn't even wake up for a 3.1. That's nothing! |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yup, me too. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. 3.1? Scary? Pfft, you must be a newb ;) |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yep..trucks rumbling by make a bigger shake-shake |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Yeah, after the Loma Prieta quake, which was only about 6 miles |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Hey buddy, I went through Loma Prieta IN A TREE |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Well then you know what I'm talking about, don't you? Not fun. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I agree that we need to be "shaken up" sometimes |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. We did? |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. It felt much stronger than a 3.1, skygazer |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. I wonder if it felt stronger because of the soaked earth |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. You raise an excellent question, Gormy Cussy. Hmmm... |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
38. 3.1? |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Yeah, I know. It sounds harmless and it was, but it felt MUCH stronger. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
41. Wait until you feel one right on the fault line |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Yeah, this one was epicentered like, 3 miles from my house!! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. 3.1? Truck drive by? |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. We were just a couple miles from the epicenter, so maybe that's why |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The rain could've saturated the earth enough |
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