I'm ready. (Earthquake)!

Man, that's crazy. How often does it happen in that area?

I only had one small EQ experience in Ventura, CA in the early 90's. It was a bizarre feeling knowing that the earth could just turn on us like that. It's the one thing we can count on, a steady place to stand. Made me feel real small and insignificant in the moment.
 
scorpnsnake said:
Man, that's crazy. How often does it happen in that area?

I only had one small EQ experience in Ventura, CA in the early 90's. It was a bizarre feeling knowing that the earth could just turn on us like that. It's the one thing we can count on, a steady place to stand. Made me feel real small and insignificant in the moment.
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We have small ones all the time, usually never feel them. It's when they snap hard like today, or a really good roller, that's when it gets interesting. 😉
 
Where was the quake & how big was it?

I've been though lots of quakes in the SFBA in the 75 (minus 6 years back East that I've lived thru here) & the only one's that deserve any attention are those 6 but the "tourists" (people who moved to CA from elsewhere get freaked out about 4's.

The ONLY quake that really got my attention was the Loma Prieta 6.9 quake in 1989.

I was watching the World Series (Giants vs A's) on TV at home with my son n the East Bay at the time & when the quake hit, it shook the water in my pool like it was a pot of water that was being flung about back & forth. There were 2 waves & the 2nd wave was stronger.

The TV coverage went off & soundless images of the Cypress Freeway collapse, the collapse of a section of the upper deck of the Bay Bridge & the collapse (before the fires) of houses in the Marina District came on the air long before they got the audio back.

It took my wife (at the time) 3 days to get home from San Francisco.

Now, THAT was an earthquake!!! :cool:
 
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It was in SoCal, think it said Rialto, about 4.3-4.5.

The first I ever remembered was the '71 Sylmar quake. The '94 Chatsworth was a bad one, had to drive home from Long Beach. Came over the pass and saw all the destruction below.
 
I was in a few when I grew up in Northern California. Most memorable one was watching the waves move through the concrete and asphalt of the quad at school.
 
sgt1372 said:
Where was the quake & how big was it?

I've been though lots of quakes in the SFBA in the 75 (minus 6 years back East that I've lived thru here) & the only one's that deserve any attention are those 6 but the "tourists" (people who moved to CA from elsewhere get freaked out about 4's.

The ONLY quake that really got my attention was the Loma Prieta 6.9 quake in 1989.

I was watching the World Series (Giants vs A's) on TV at home with my son n the East Bay at the time & when the quake hit, it shook the water in my pool like it was a pot of water that was being flung about back & forth. There were 2 waves & the 2nd wave was stronger.

The TV coverage went off & soundless images of the Cypress Freeway collapse. the collapse of a section of the upper deck of the Bay Bridge & the collapse (before the fires) of houses in the Marina District came on the air long before they got the audio back.

It took my wife (at the time) 3 days to get home from San Francisco.

Now, THAT was an earthquake!!! :cool:
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My brother was on bay bridge when it collapsed and got stuck there. My sister worked for BOA and was in the Transamerica building at the time. Definitely a powerful quake.
 
Yeah, our yard is on the border of Colton/Bloomington/Rialto.

They were pushing cars over the hump, had to walk out and see if they derailed. 😜
 
scorpnsnake said:
Man, that's crazy. How often does it happen in that area?

I only had one small EQ experience in Ventura, CA in the early 90's. It was a bizarre feeling knowing that the earth could just turn on us like that. It's the one thing we can count on, a steady place to stand. Made me feel real small and insignificant in the moment.
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Mk-211 said:
Yeah, our yard is on the border of Colton/Bloomington/Rialto.

They were pushing cars over the hump, had to walk out and see if they derailed. 😜
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Here's the tally for the last 24 hours. There was a 4.3 close to Rialto. That's enough to get your attention, but not enough to damage anything.

Latest Earthquakes

earthquake.usgs.gov earthquake.usgs.gov
 
Glad you all and your families are safe. I have lived through hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards but never a quake. Don't think I want to either.
 
Oh heck no lol. At least you can usually see a tornado during daylight and ( mostly) get some warning.
The only warning of an earthquake is usually a previous recent earthquake. Isn't the entire West Coast supposed to snap off on a fault line and float away?
Everyone out there should be required to own a paddle so you can move the West Coast back into place until we can staple it or tape it or whatever.
Just make sure you all paddle in the right direction.
 
I live by a quarry and once in a while they will overload a shot and the house and windows shake. Never experienced a geological event though.
 
SimplyMinded said:
Oh heck no lol. At least you can usually see a tornado during daylight and ( mostly) get some warning.
The only warning of an earthquake is usually a previous recent earthquake. Isn't the entire West Coast supposed to snap off on a fault line and float away?
Everyone out there should be required to own a paddle so you can move the West Coast back into place until we can staple it or tape it or whatever.
Just make sure you all paddle in the right direction.
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