Penguin
Enlightened
Re: Big San Francisco Earthquake
Hmm, I didn't feel ANYTHING at all... If V8TOYTRUCK felt it I would have too... weird...
Hmm, I didn't feel ANYTHING at all... If V8TOYTRUCK felt it I would have too... weird...
Big California Earthquake
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NightStorm
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: Big San Francisco Earthquake
Yes Craig,
The February 2001 Nisqually Quake was something else. I could watch the secondary waves in my living room floor!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif Fortunately for the Puget Sound region, the quake was a deep one. If that break had occurred nearer the surface, it would have been a whole other story. Can you say Kobe? By the way, the media reported the duration as 45 seconds. But to me (and many other people I know), the duration was much closer to 2 1/2 minutes and the seismograph trace at the UW was 4 1/2 minutes. Go figure.
Dan
Another "Oh, by the way".....That quake released enough energy to raise the land east of the Sound 1 1/2 inches and caused the land west of the Sound to drop a 1/2 inch. Ma Nature rocks!!
Yes Craig,
The February 2001 Nisqually Quake was something else. I could watch the secondary waves in my living room floor!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif Fortunately for the Puget Sound region, the quake was a deep one. If that break had occurred nearer the surface, it would have been a whole other story. Can you say Kobe? By the way, the media reported the duration as 45 seconds. But to me (and many other people I know), the duration was much closer to 2 1/2 minutes and the seismograph trace at the UW was 4 1/2 minutes. Go figure.
Dan
Another "Oh, by the way".....That quake released enough energy to raise the land east of the Sound 1 1/2 inches and caused the land west of the Sound to drop a 1/2 inch. Ma Nature rocks!!
Charles Bradshaw
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: Big San Francisco Earthquake
Ratus, you are far enough south that it would be a mild tremor to you.
This particular one was a shallow focus quake, at 8 Kilometers depth.
Ratus, you are far enough south that it would be a mild tremor to you.
This particular one was a shallow focus quake, at 8 Kilometers depth.
brightnorm
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I remember watching johnny Carson some years ago when an earthquake hit. He was very cool and in complete relaxed control and turned a potential panic into a humorous shared experience. Quite impressive.
Brightnorm
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Canuke
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I was in Vegas for the Joshua Tree quake. My first definite earthquake experience ever (as opposed to a few rattles back home near Niagara Fals which I didn't know were quakes until later.)
Around 3AM my bed starts twitching like it does when the cat jumps up on it. Trouble is, I didn't have a cat... I slowly reach over to the light and turn it on, looking for the "animal"... only then do I notice the blinds swinging. I went to look outside, and upon standing up swayed in a manner characteristic of too much drinking, except that I hadn't had a drop. I look outside, and it was windy, but not nearly that windy -- yep, it's a quake.
Around 3AM my bed starts twitching like it does when the cat jumps up on it. Trouble is, I didn't have a cat... I slowly reach over to the light and turn it on, looking for the "animal"... only then do I notice the blinds swinging. I went to look outside, and upon standing up swayed in a manner characteristic of too much drinking, except that I hadn't had a drop. I look outside, and it was windy, but not nearly that windy -- yep, it's a quake.
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