Remember Nature bats last....another Humboldt quake

[robdogbucky]

USGS: Magnitude-6.0 quake off Northern Calif coast

Thursday, February 4, 2010

(02-04) 13:11 PST Petrolia, Calif. (AP) --

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake has struck off the coast of Northern California's Humboldt County, but officials say there are no immediate reports of major damage or injury.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the temblor hit at 12:20 p.m. about 35 miles northwest of the community of Petrolia and nearly 50 miles west of Eureka. The shaking was felt up to the Oregon border and as far south as Sonoma County.

County spokesman Phil Smith-Hanes says he felt a rolling sensation, but the movement didn't feel as severe as the magnitude-6.5 quake that struck the same area Jan. 9. That quake left more than $40 million of damage in the area and caused one major injury.

Eureka Fire Chief Eric Smith says crews are checking on structures damaged in the previous earthquake.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/04/national/a125722S61.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0ebapmq8D





Holding on to my centavos for dear life


robdogbucky

[Blackhatjack]

1. Just a matter of time before earthquakes hit major population centers...

Has always been that way, and will be in the future.

Even so, does not diminish our thoughts and prayers for those affected.

[Warpy]

2. No kidding, and there is nowhere on the planet that is safe 100%

It's only the nature of the disaster that is different.

It's just too bad provincial, myopic idiots like Jindal don't get that part.