California Earthquake 10/30 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Willravel · 10-30-2007, 07:20 PM

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

Plan9 · 10-30-2007, 07:22 PM

*Crompsin drops John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. script in your lap, runs for the hills*

Journeyman · 10-30-2007, 07:22 PM

5.6 around san jose
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

snowy · 10-30-2007, 07:36 PM

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

analog · 10-30-2007, 07:37 PM

The state's already half on fire and now a 5.6 quake? Next up is locusts, I think.

inBOIL · 10-30-2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by analog

The state's already half on fire and now a 5.6 quake? Next up is locusts, I think.

It wasn't that bad. I'm ~10 miles from the epicenter and it did no damage here.

Willravel · 10-30-2007, 07:42 PM

It wasn't really bad. So far no reported injuries according to local news. We are concerned about aftershocks, though.

analog · 10-30-2007, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

It wasn't really bad. So far no reported injuries according to local news.

That's good, let's hope it stays that way through any aftershocks.

Halx · 10-30-2007, 08:04 PM

I still remember 4:19am, January 19th, 1993.

World's King · 10-30-2007, 08:15 PM

Wow...

It could be worse. There could be a bunch of out of control wildfires...

Oh wait... Yeah... Forgot...

LazyBoy · 10-30-2007, 09:07 PM

First I've heard of it, hope everyone is ok

-Will

Ustwo · 10-30-2007, 09:36 PM

5.6?

Do Californians even get out of bed for a 5.6?

Lokus · 10-30-2007, 09:41 PM

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.

Willravel · 10-30-2007, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ustwo

5.6?

Do Californians even get out of bed for a 5.6?

It's a medium, but anything over a small is worth double checking to make sure everyone is okay. In 1989, my dad's wall book shelves fell and could have killed me. It doesn't take much to possibly get injured or killed. I'll have forgotten about this one in a week, but that doesn't mean we won't be prudent.

Frosstbyte · 10-30-2007, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ustwo

5.6?

Do Californians even get out of bed for a 5.6?

No, we don't. My fiancee was so busy playing Guitar Hero 3 she didn't even notice it happened!

drag0nmanes · 10-31-2007, 05:46 PM

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.

Vodka · 09-18-2010, 02:02 AM

Thankfully most of my 'neighbors' (including my godson and his sister), didn't get out of bed for our recent 7.1 quake.

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.

hunnychile · 09-25-2010, 09:24 AM

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.

Willravel · 09-25-2010, 09:34 AM

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.

genuinegirly · 09-25-2010, 11:17 AM

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).

Shagg · 09-25-2010, 06:50 PM

I was kinda surprised at how much I felt the Mexicali quake. I was in El Segundo which is a couple hundred miles away.

10-30-2007, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	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 Last edited by Willravel; 10-30-2007 at 07:27 PM..

10-30-2007, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	**Crompsin drops John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.* script in your lap, runs for the hills* __________________ Whatever you can carry.** "You should not drink... and bake."

10-30-2007, 07:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	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 __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10-30-2007, 08:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	I still remember 4:19am, January 19th, 1993. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

10-30-2007, 08:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Wow... It could be worse. There could be a bunch of out of control wildfires... Oh wait... Yeah... Forgot... __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

10-30-2007, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Journeyman Like John Goodman, but not. Location: SFBA, California	5.6 around san jose http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

10-30-2007, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
analog Banned	The state's already half on fire and now a 5.6 quake? Next up is locusts, I think.

10-30-2007, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	It wasn't really bad. So far no reported injuries according to local news. We are concerned about aftershocks, though.

10-30-2007, 09:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
LazyBoy Insane Location: Memphis Area	First I've heard of it, hope everyone is ok -Will __________________ Life is nothing, everything.....and something in between...

10-30-2007, 09:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	5.6? Do Californians even get out of bed for a 5.6? __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

10-30-2007, 09:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Lokus I can't think of a good title Location: East Bay Area, CA	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. __________________ The black wind howls...

10-31-2007, 05:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
drag0nmanes Crazy Location: Oside	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.

09-18-2010, 02:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
Vodka Tilted Location: Cell #99, NZ	Thankfully most of my 'neighbors' (including my godson and his sister), didn't get out of bed for our recent 7.1 quake. 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. __________________ Vodka TUWUF The Untamed Wild Ukraine Fiend Last edited by Vodka; 09-19-2010 at 08:30 PM..

09-25-2010, 09:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	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. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

09-25-2010, 09:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	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.

09-25-2010, 11:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	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). __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

09-25-2010, 06:50 PM	#21 (permalink)
Shagg What day is it? Location: Downey, CA	I was kinda surprised at how much I felt the Mexicali quake. I was in El Segundo which is a couple hundred miles away.