NorCal Earthquake!

Started by Stocker, April 29, 2008, 08:08:40 PM

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Stocker

April 29, 2008, 08:08:40 PM
At 8:03 pm, just a few minutes ago.  Anyone else feel it?  I felt two distinct shakes, a few moments apart.  Only the second quake I have ever felt.  Weird, gave me a momentary dizzy feeling.  House moved laterally and got the chandeliers to swinging a bit.
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jimbo74

#1
April 29, 2008, 08:09:42 PM
where at in norcal? we have quakes here all the time... how big was it?
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slabcs

#2
April 29, 2008, 08:10:22 PM
We had a 3.9 down here in Central California at 10:45 this morning.  I was worried.
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slabcs

#3
April 29, 2008, 08:11:13 PM
Relentless

Stocker

#4
April 29, 2008, 08:12:27 PM
Weaverville, an hour west of Redding.  Didn't feel very big, but it sure got my attention.  Can't wait to hear how big it was, but likely not much!
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jimbo74

#5
April 29, 2008, 08:12:57 PM
5.2... thats it?!

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slabcs

#6
April 29, 2008, 08:14:05 PM
5.2 is a decent quake dude...
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Stocker

#7
April 29, 2008, 08:14:30 PM
Quote from: slabcs on April 29, 2008, 08:11:13 PM
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40216664.html

5.2, holy cow...
Cool, thanks, that was quick!  Puts it roughly 40 miles or so from here, as the crow flies.
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BLACKDOG

#8
April 29, 2008, 08:14:54 PM
Quote from: Stocker on April 29, 2008, 08:08:40 PM
At 8:03 pm, just a few minutes ago.  Anyone else feel it?  I felt two distinct shakes, a few moments apart.  Only the second quake I have ever felt.  Weird, gave me a momentary dizzy feeling.  House moved laterally and got the chandeliers to swinging a bit.

didn't feel it, but it was a 5.4 (11 mi) ESE of Willow Creek, CA

:thumbs:


Been watching that link for about 3 weeks now, we've been having constant shakers here in the W Reno area.  If you look at that list, at all those Verdi/Mogul and Reno listings, the epicenters were all within about a 5-10 mile radius from my assigned station
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BLACKDOG

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April 29, 2008, 08:18:33 PM
Quote from: jimbo74 on April 29, 2008, 08:12:57 PM
5.2... thats it?!



Thats it?  5.2 is a decent quake.  Its enough to cause structural damage, and get us out of bed for the entire night, running calls. 

we had a 4.7 here last thursday, cause water and gas lines to break, stuff (and people) to fall, car alarms to go off, etc.
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

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79coyotefrg

#10
April 29, 2008, 08:49:58 PM
:nerv:  at least i can see a coming :nerv:
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BLACKDOG

#11
April 29, 2008, 09:02:24 PM
Quote from: 79coyotefrg on April 29, 2008, 08:49:58 PM
:nerv:  at least i can see a coming :nerv:


no kidding,  :shake: and you can hear'm too!  These just hit!!
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

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Stocker

#12
April 29, 2008, 09:09:49 PM Last Edit: April 29, 2008, 09:20:23 PM by Stocker
Glen, I lived in different areas of the Midwest for about 6 years, a long time ago.  A tornado hit a house in Kansas not far from where lived for about 1 1/2 years.  That thing was shredded, not a usable board left, and trees were also destroyed.  I'll never forget it.  The family survived in their storm cellar.

I think I prefer the occasional shaker...   :ack:
My goal in life is to be as a good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

If you don't learn something every day, you're not paying attention.

BLACKDOG

#13
April 29, 2008, 09:14:48 PM
Quote from: Stocker on April 29, 2008, 09:09:49 PM
Glen, I lived in different areas of the Midwest for about 6 years, a long time ago.  A tornado hit a house in Kansas not far from where lived for about 1 1/2 years.  That thing was shredded, not a usable board left, and trees were also destroyed  I'll never forget it.  The family survived in their storm cellar.

I think I prefer the occasional shaker...   :ack:

Depends.  We had two 3.1s last night, woke me up, both times had to get up and pee afterward :gap:  when you're close to the epicenter, its pretty freaky suddenly having the building shaking around you, :pokinit: falling down, being woken up out of a dead sleep by what feels like freight trains cruising by under and around you
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

Stocker

#14
April 29, 2008, 09:19:33 PM
Guess I should have said 'minor shakers'!  :greengrin:  Don't think I'd care much for the stuff you are describing...   :thumbdown:
My goal in life is to be as a good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

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BLACKDOG

#15
April 29, 2008, 09:27:25 PM
Quote from: Stocker on April 29, 2008, 09:19:33 PM
Guess I should have said 'minor shakers'!  :greengrin:  Don't think I'd care much for the stuff you are describing...   :thumbdown:
yeah, no one does.  And of course, we're hearing, "get ready, the # and intensity is increasing daily, so the big one might be coming."   :yikes:

and of course, they say that these aren't that bad, but I don't want to see worse. 

Interesting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

Stocker

#16
April 29, 2008, 09:34:43 PM
Quote from: BLACKDOG on April 29, 2008, 08:14:54 PMBeen watching that link for about 3 weeks now, we've been having constant shakers here in the W Reno area.  If you look at that list, at all those Verdi/Mogul and Reno listings, the epicenters were all within about a 5-10 mile radius from my assigned station
Jason, I knew you guys were getting rattled a bit over there...  I just glanced at that list and there's a bunch of them over the past week!  :o
My goal in life is to be as a good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

If you don't learn something every day, you're not paying attention.

BLACKDOG

#17
April 29, 2008, 09:45:29 PM
Quote from: Stocker on April 29, 2008, 09:34:43 PM
Jason, I knew you guys were getting rattled a bit over there...  I just glanced at that list and there's a bunch of them over the past week!  :o

:yesnod:

check out this link, and look at the graphs!  Not all of them have  been updated, but you get the idea  :(

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/feature/2008/mogul.html
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

abnormaltoy

#18
April 29, 2008, 09:55:55 PM
Is this why you're asking about wake boards? Are you thinking the coast will be closer soon?
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Stocker

#19
April 29, 2008, 09:57:26 PM
That first map looks like someone had paintball wars!!    :eek:
My goal in life is to be as a good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

If you don't learn something every day, you're not paying attention.

Stocker

#20
April 29, 2008, 10:00:54 PM
Quote from: BLACKDOG on April 29, 2008, 09:14:48 PM
Depends.  We had two 3.1s last night, woke me up, both times had to get up and pee afterward :gap: 
I saw what you did there...     :rofl2:
My goal in life is to be as a good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

If you don't learn something every day, you're not paying attention.

BLACKDOG

#21
April 29, 2008, 10:02:13 PM
Quote from: Stocker on April 29, 2008, 09:57:26 PM
That first map looks like someone had paintball wars!!    :eek:

yeh, and had pretty good aim :eek:

looking at that map, see where the I80 sign is?  Due north of that, about 3/4 of an inch is where our station is.  Right where that N/S road intersects with the dark squiggly road that goes off by itself towards the west, towards the shaker epicenters.

Quote from: abnormaltoy on April 29, 2008, 09:55:55 PM
Is this why you're asking about wake boards? Are you thinking the coast will be closer soon?

no, but that reminds me, mabye I should start looking for surfboards. :gap:
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

Stocker

#22
April 29, 2008, 10:19:10 PM
You are awfully close to the action...   :ack:
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