California gone - Nevada the new West Coast

[EvilLithiumMan]

The Three Golden Rules of Earthquake Evacuation:

1 - If you are inside a structure, immediately leave the structure

2 - If you are outside a structure, immediately enter the structure

3 - If you are in the doorway of a structure, remain in the doorway and prevent others from exiting or entering the stucture

 

[RA40]

I thought I was going through a dizzy spell...

 

[Ray1968]

I thought I was going through a dizzy spell...

Same here. Just a slow rolling and swaying that made me wonder why I was losing my balance (I was standing up). Then I saw the window blinds swinging back and forth and knew it was an earthquake.

 

[AlexGT]

You forgot to add number 4

4.- Keep your personal ID handy, It helps to identify the bodies afterwards.:lolsign:

Glad everyone is ok!

AlexGT

 

[AlexGT]

Joking aside:

[SIZE=+1]Suggested safety rules during and after the earthquake are as follows:[/SIZE]



[SIZE=+1]During the earthquake:[/SIZE]

1. [SIZE=+1]Do not panic, keep calm.[/SIZE]
2. [SIZE=+1]Douse all fires.[/SIZE]
3. [SIZE=+1]If the earthquake catches you indoors, stay indoors. Take cover under a sturdy piece of furniture. Stay away from glass, or loose hanging objects. [/SIZE]
4. [SIZE=+1]If you are outside, move away from buildings, steep slopes and utility wires.[/SIZE]
5. [SIZE=+1]If you are in a crowded place, do not rush for cover or to doorways.[/SIZE]
6. [SIZE=+1]If you are in a moving vehicle, stop as quickly as safety permits, but stay in the vehicle until the shaking stops.[/SIZE]
7. [SIZE=+1]If you are in a lift, get out of the lift as quickly as possible.[/SIZE]
8. [SIZE=+1]If you are in a tunnel, move out of the tunnel to the open as quickly as safety permits.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]After the earthquake:[/SIZE]

1. [SIZE=+1]Check for casualties and seek assistance if needed.[/SIZE]
2. [SIZE=+1]If you suspect a gas leak, open windows and shut off the main valve. Leave the building and report the gas leaks. Do not light a fire or use the telephone at the site.[/SIZE]
3. [SIZE=+1]Turn off the main valve if water supply is damaged.[/SIZE]
4. [SIZE=+1]Do not use the telephone except to report an emergency or to obtain assistance.[/SIZE]
5. [SIZE=+1]Stay out of severely damaged buildings as aftershocks may cause them to collapse. Report any building damage to the authorities.[/SIZE]

From:
http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/equake/eq_safety_e.htm

 

[Greta]

Was sitting at Starschmuck's sipping a Carmel Frappe and thought I perhaps had too much caffeine... LOL! Yep... felt it here in Lake Havasu City, AZ! :wow:

 

[Black Rose]

I've only encountered 3 small quakes.

We live a few miles from a fault line that's thankfully not very active.
We had a small quake here last year (or maybe it was the year before :thinking: )

We were sitting at the dinner table when it happened.
It is such an odd sensation...floors were vibrating and it sounded like a large truck was idling in the backyard.

We just looked at each other with a "WTF was that?" look on our faces.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

The 7.2 earthquake hit my house about 5 minutes after I got home from a week of traveling by train to visit my grandparents in Canada. For about the last week, I have been having to sleep sitting up in a chair on a shaky train. I have been sleeping in conditions that were similar to a 24/7 earthquake. I get home hoping to sleep in my stable, non shaking bed to be shaken again by a large earthquake. While I'm sure some of you were in an uncomfortable position during the quake, I can pretty much guarantee that I was in a worse position when it happened. I was using the bathroom (in the fecal position). That would definitely be on my top ten list for worst ways to die. Just glad everything turned out alright for me. I hope nobody is hurt by this quake or the aftershocks.

I bet this still wasn't the big one that has been predicted to happen within 30 years. At least 3 massive earthquakes (7.0 or above) have occurred this year in the western hemisphere alone. I think it might be leading up to something more devastating. I think it's a good time to stock up on supplies no matter where you live.

 

[65535]

Check out the map now, looking pretty good huh???

Activity is building on that fault.

 

[LowBat]

Activity is building on that fault.

Is this activity releasing strain along the fault or increasing it?

 

[RA40]

It is "good" that there are these smaller ones. When it is quiet for too long, a big shaker would be catastrophic... We see all these disaster program on Discovery and like...those scenarios are quite scary.

One can imagine if a major quake occurs cutting water, electrical, gas...how chaotic it would be. I hope that in such an event, the Gov't has learned something to not repeat what occurred with Hurricane Katrina.

 

[LEDAdd1ct]

I'm curious about this, too. Don't multiple quakes release stress along fault lines, making it less likely to have a big temblor?

 

[RAGE CAGE]

Shout Out to SoCal...any observations?

Seems to be kind of quite in the CAFE now- any battery/run on torches/food/supplies stories or is it just business as usual out there now.

 

[SCEMan]

Re: Shout Out to SoCal...any observations?

I haven't heard of any earthquake supply runs but then I'm in the LA area and San Diego may be a different story. As a native Californian (and since DR is my profession) I've always maintained emergency supplies, but it usually takes a significant event to motivate most people.

 

[TedTheLed]

didn't feel the big one here at all, but come to think of it, the house did let out some loud pops and crack sounds yesterday at the time..
today I felt a slight tremor for half a second, but evidently that was from a fault near here (Ventura, about 60 miles North W. of LA..) -- it was a 2-3 only..

called the pharmacy for earthquake pills, but, alas.

 

[Patriot]

I'm curious about this, too. Don't multiple quakes release stress along fault lines, making it less likely to have a big temblor?

I'm not a seismologist but this seems to be the repeated theme of the Science and Discovery TV programs. Apparently, whenever a quake isn't occurring, stored energy is accumulating. The smaller and more frequent they are the lower the expected magnitude (in theory) when they do happen.

 

[gadget_lover]

Sometimes they relieve stress, sometimes it just redistributes it. There were a lot of aftershocks 50 - 150 miles north of the main shock. The main stress (so I've been told) come from shifting plates, so the amount of pent up energy is huge.

Daniel

 

[tygger]

I'm curious about this, too. Don't multiple quakes release stress along fault lines, making it less likely to have a big temblor?

Listening to a Cal Tech seismologist on the radio today. She basically said that there are many active faults in california and movement along one fault can act as a trigger for other faults. So I don't think multiple small quakes makes a big one less likely. It might have the opposite effect.

 

[andyw513]

CR123 sales in California before Quakes: Good.
CR123 sales in California after Quakes: Better.

 

[Ras_Thavas]

If you are stuck inside get to a corner, not under some furniture.