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California Earthquake 10/30
About 15 minutes ago I was in an earthquake. This thread is for new information.
Update: A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:04:54 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA. The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles). Coordinates: 37 deg. 25.9 min. N (37.432N), 121 deg. 46.5 min. W (121.77 |
*Crompsin drops John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. script in your lap, runs for the hills*
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5.6 around san jose
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ |
Stay safe after the quake, those of you who were in it.
A pertinent link to earthquake preparedness: http://www.redcross.org/services/dis...0_583_,00.html |
The state's already half on fire and now a 5.6 quake? Next up is locusts, I think.
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It wasn't really bad. So far no reported injuries according to local news. We are concerned about aftershocks, though.
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I still remember 4:19am, January 19th, 1993.
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Wow...
It could be worse. There could be a bunch of out of control wildfires... Oh wait... Yeah... Forgot... |
First I've heard of it, hope everyone is ok
-Will |
5.6?
Do Californians even get out of bed for a 5.6? |
I felt it but it was pretty weak. Nothing even fell over, but it lasted quite a long time. I mentioned it to my friend while playing Halo 3 and he felt it too in Santa Cruz. We lost the match but I blame the earthquake.
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Out of bed? Shoot, I haven't got out of bed for an earthquake since the North ridge one. Shoot, I haven't even really noticed any since then.
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Thankfully most of my 'neighbors' (including my godson and his sister), didn't get out of bed for our recent 7.1 quake.
http://i51.tinypic.com/63raeu.jpg Even better, they weren't even home in the South Island where the quake hit that weekend; instead they were in the North Island with their family and me. |
Safety tip: When I lived in CA. I made sure I did NOT have a picture framed in glass over the head of our bed.
Also we reinforced/secured our bookshelves and the TV cabinet from the back to the walls. I just heard that Alaska got hit today with a 5."Something" Quake. |
Things also not to put above your bed living in California: an authentic 17th century guillotine, 23 cinder blocks, manure, your hemophiliac baby, that Highlander sword you bought from King of Knives when you were way into Highlander, a life-sized crucifix, a chandelier, a grand piano, and much more.
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Scarred from childhood memories of the neighborhood crumbling around us during the Northridge earthquake & countless aftershocks, I don't think I'll ever be comfortable sleeping under a window (much less a glass-framed painting or a guillotine).
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I was kinda surprised at how much I felt the Mexicali quake. I was in El Segundo which is a couple hundred miles away.
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