We Just Had an Earthquake!

by White Dove 27 Replies latest social current

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  SirNose586

  That was a very interesting experience! I love how we're just so nonchalant about earthquakes.
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  coffee_black

  I lived through the 1971 earthquake in CA /6.6 (San Fernando Valley) I will never forget it... I was newly married, and had just moved to Toluca Lake, CA... just a few weeks earlier. I was 18 and a dub. I thought armageddon was starting... It was first thing in the morning...just getting up...

  Shudder...

  Coffee
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  crapola

  Mu mom just called and told me about it. Things are really getting bad,she said. Yeah they are, I say. End of story.
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  Scott77

  I hope everyone is safe. I will not be surprised that the WTS will take advantage of it to say the end is near. Flipper, take notice of that during your next phone chat with your daughter. Please,be ready.

  Scott77
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  Kahlua

  Hi White Dove. I felt it too this afternoon about 3:40. I'm out in the west valley near Sun City and Surprise (AZ)

  I was sitting reading and felt the ground rocking. My daughter didn't notice it but she was moving around cleaning out her closet.

  By the way, now they're saying it was a 7.2
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  PEC

  No damage here in San Diego.

  Philip
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  HintOfLime

  I'm sure my parents will bring it up in the course of our next discussion (considering we just had the one in Chile and Haiti... add to that San Diago this morning, Nevada and Baja California).

  You see, my parents don't understand the concept of the "world". It's not a big deal if something bad happens in say.. North Africa. But if something happens in America - holy crap, this is it.

  If they want to make an issue of it, I'll just point out the facts again:

  Magnitude	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  8.0 to 9.9	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	4	0	1	1
  7.0 to 7.9	14	15	13	14	14	10	9	14	12	16	3
  6.0 to 6.9	146	121	127	140	141	140	142	178	168	142	53
  5.0 to 5.9	1344	1224	1201	1203	1515	1693	1712	2074	1768	1725	654
  4.0 to 4.9	8008	7991	8541	8462	10888	13917	12838	12078	12291	6956	2031
  3.0 to 3.9	4827	6266	7068	7624	7932	9191	9990	9889	11735	2897	434
  2.0 to 2.9	3765	4164	6419	7727	6316	4636	4027	3597	3860	3007	646
  1.0 to 1.9	1026	944	1137	2506	1344	26	18	42	21	26	7
  0.1 to 0.9	5	1	10	134	103	0	2	2	0	1	0

  So... this one makes the 4th magnitude 7-7.9 quake this year, putting us on track at the current rate for a total of around 12 by the end of the year, which is right around average.

  If they still want to pursue it, I'll just mention that due to Haiti, the US media may be reporting these earthquakes a bit more... but just like they did after the Tsunami in 2004 they'll lose interest again.

  From what I read, none of the quakes in San Diego, Baja California, or Nevada resulted in serious damage or any deaths.

  - Lime
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  asilentone

  good find, hint of lime Flipper can show that chart to her daughter in case she brings it up again.
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  asilentone

  hint of lime, where can I find that chart? we would like to have the link to that chart.
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  HintOfLime

  Here ya go (I just googled Earthquake statistics)

  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php

  They used to have some nice line graphs going all the way back to like 1960, but I can't find those anymore. Now all I can find on their site is bar graphs back to 1980.

  - Lime