SoCal Earthquakes

[Kimster]

I am under a table with my laptop ,water, and dehydrated food.

 

[raeann]

I've been through all 3: Blizzards, tornadoes, earthquakes, and oh yes, a hurricane. Earthquakes of that magnitude are old hat out here. It was moderate, but not as damaging as they could be. The most terrified I've ever been was a tornado! Blizzards? Meh. Hurricane? It was a long drawn out "tornado"... all hype and getting ready, although violent, but tornado was worst. HTH! lol

yep...the tornadoes are scary things, there is at least a bit of warning usually though. Earthquakes are so random, but then again there are thousands of itty bitty ones for every bad one.

 

[Wise Old Owl]

Someone posted on the Kyron thread that sirens didn't go off? I am from the 'those evil Soviets are going to kill us all days" and sirens = get inside a bomb shelter.

In my town they also =big fire-volunteer firemen go to the fire

In Okla=run for the cellar, Dorothy!

What do sirens mean in California?

Bend over and grab your ankles...................................

:floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:
sorry couldn't help it.... :blushing:

 

[mamaeb]

Last year, I felt my first southern california earthquake.. we were the epicenter... it threw my 3 year old off the couch and busted out a window. It was a loud, jolt and "boom"

so scary!

tonight's was fun, wavy... kinda shook my head up a bit, like a head rush
And we are 3 hours away from the epicenter

 

[JBean]

Jbean-------->

<-----Laptop

 

[gibby207]

yep...the tornadoes are scary things, there is at least a bit of warning usually though. Earthquakes are so random, but then again there are thousands of itty bitty ones for every bad one.

I was in Hawaii when I experienced Hurricane Iniki which was a category 5, I believe. (Maybe 4?) I was all freaked out, and I had my friend who was Samoan help me on these things.... She did, and we sat and waited, and waited, and slowly, 1 x 1, things were happening... Lost cable, lost power, lost phone, carnage, etc. Tornado? You have but a second to get yer arse to the basement/cellar, or wherever! Truly the scariest...

 

[JBean]

You have heard of storm chasers? Well I am a quake chaser. i am heading down the nearest fault in hopes of finding the epicenter of the quake.

will send pictures..don't post rumors..send supplies
BBL

 

[eyes4crime]

Sounds as though everyone of our Cali friends is okay - JBean, have you come out from under the table yet? Glad everyone is safe - my brothers live in a different direction, I'm lacking a compass in my head, but when we go visit them, we fly into Monterey airport, so they probably didn't have a quiver. Back to read the Kyron thread. :blowkiss: to everyone.

 

[STEADFAST]

Oh my! I hope everyone's OK.

Fran and sealevel, I'm in Imperial Beach, and we're still waving around a bit every once in a while with the aftershocks. This one felt as strong as the Easter one, but it was sure a lot shorter. That one at Easter just went on forever!

 

[FifthEssence]

here are two good links from the USGS gov. site

( the times are noted using UNIVERSAL time )

REAL TIME U.S. Earthquakes-up to the minute
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_all.php

REAL TIME WORLDWIDE Earthquakes-up to the minute
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/


Look at today, the 16th. Within 23 minutes, there were 2 earthquakes registering 4.5 (8 km (5 mi) SE of Ocotillo, CA) and a 5.7 (6 km (4 mi) SE of Ocotillo, CA)

 

[STEADFAST]

You have heard of storm chasers? Well I am a quake chaser. i am heading down the nearest fault in hopes of finding the epicenter of the quake.

will send pictures..don't post rumors..send supplies
BBL

I think someone emailed JBean with an appointment at a gym in Ocotillo.

 

[sealevel]

My friend's parents are in El Centro. Her mom said they haven't stopped moving. They were hit hard on Easter Sunday. My work has an office down there, I guess I'll find out in the morning if they had any more significant damage.

 

[ziggy]

yep...the tornadoes are scary things, there is at least a bit of warning usually though. Earthquakes are so random, but then again there are thousands of itty bitty ones for every bad one.

I used to think that having a warning would make the threat of tornados less scarey than earthquakes...until I moved from CA to TN.

Tornados are way more frightening. It's dark, rainy, the power goes out and the rain is going sideways; flickering non-stop lightening and there is nowhere to go that feels safe. Once a tornado hits you, there is nothing left. It's all shredded.

I was in the 89 Loma Prieta here in the Bay Area and it was bad. It's true that quakes can hit at anytime and your fate is unkown, tornados also come on pretty fast. There are so many storms in the spring and summer that you simply can't halt your life every time there is a threat, but going out in the storm means you could be driving down the interstate trying to get home and be caught in that deadly wind.

I am SO glad everyone is OK. I am not looking forward to the next quake up here. I get tremendously frightened each time. I am no cool customer...nope I'll dive under something or run outside.

Hang in there Southern Calis.

 

[gibby207]

I used to think that having a warning would make the threat of tornados less scarey than earthquakes...until I moved from CA to TN.

Tornados are way more frightening. It's dark, rainy, the power goes out and the rain is going sideways; flickering non-stop lightening and there is nowhere to go that feels safe. Once a tornado hits you, there is nothing left. It's all shredded.

I was in the 89 Loma Prieta here in the Bay Area and it was bad. It's true that quakes can hit at anytime and your fate is unkown, tornados also come on pretty fast. There are so many storms in the spring and summer that you simply can't halt your life every time there is a threat, but going out in the storm means you could be driving down the interstate trying to get home and be caught in that deadly wind.

I am SO glad everyone is OK. I am not looking forward to the next quake up here. I get tremendously frightened each time. I am no cool customer...nope I'll dive under something or run outside.

Hang in there Southern Calis.

I agree Ziggy!!

 

[JBean]

LOS ANGELES -- An earthquake has rocked Southern California, shaking the Los Angeles area and forcing a halt to the Toronto Blue Jays-San Diego Padres [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]game[/color][/color] in San Diego.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-5.7 quake was centered five miles southeast of Ocotillo near the U.S.-Mexico border. It struck Monday at about 9:30 PDT, and was initially reported as a magnitude-5.9 temblor.
Several aftershocks, measuring between 3.2 and 3.9, followed.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/1...aign=Feed:+foxnews/national+(Text+-+National)

 

[STEADFAST]

So far, there have been 39 aftershocks, some of them as strong as 4+. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/32.34.-117.-115_eqs.php


They're calling it a swarm of earthquakes. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-mew-quake-border-swarm-20100615,0,1854566.story

 

[DollyPardonMe]

Jbean-------->

<-----Laptop

JBean! What big eyes you have! LOL

I felt it but I thought it was just a big Semi going by on Hwy 60!

 

[Sooner Fan#1]

You guys in California, Please stay safe!!!

 

[SDkid]

I didn't even feel it last night! My bf and his friend were in the living room watching the "Book of Eli" and I was in the kitchen pulling dishes out of the dishwasher when they alerted me to the earthquake. I saw the chandelier swinging and our ficus shaking, but didn't feel it. Boo! I didn't feel the one on Saturday night, either. It's harder to feel them when you're moving around and obviously, much easier when you're sedentary. Sure have been having a lot lately! I don't know why I get bummed when I can't feel them!

 

[Herding Cats]

I felt it, but it was not at all a "for sure" thing. LOL. Even the cats didn't bother getting up from their spots - they're the ones I watch; if they run, so do I. And there is 10 of them, so my warning system is pretty secure. LOL. Eeyore even slept (snoring) on my lap the whole time I was wondering if it was a quake or a big truck. I am in the north Los Angeles area, in the San Fernando Valley...so it wasn't even a sure thing until I saw it on USGS.

And we haven't felt any of the aftershocks up here (that I know of).

As for EQ experience, I was 5 miles away from the Sylmar quake (72); I was 10 miles away from the Northridge quake (94); and there was the Whittier quake in 87 (89?). Those three really did damage and there was no wondering if this was a quake, it was...and action needed to be taken. I was also in Fremont when the Loma Prieta quake happened...and that was rough.

I generally don't move unless it's a pretty solid quake under my feet...a 5.7 200 or so miles away won't do it for me...but a 5+ in the vicinity will make me get up, and get under the dining table.

As for the questions regarding sirens, what happens in EQs is that when one happens, all fire stations bring out all their equipment. If they're needed, then they can roll...we had some fire stations so significantly damaged in the 72 and 94 quakes that we weren't able to respond. But I'm figuring that if sirens weren't going, that just means that no injuries were being reported. We don't really have an early warning system like tornados or anything, at least as far as I know.

And I kinda wish we'd get a good one up here. I can't imagine all the pressure being placed on the "elbow" of the San Andreas is good...so a little earthburp up here would be nice...'cause when the SA lets go up here, it's going to be quite bad. So little pressure releases would be nice instead of all at once.

Best-
Herding Cats