The California earthquake

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Did any Californians feel it? I didn’t but my mom did. Once again they are discussing the possibility that this is just a preparation for a big one in LA! :eek:
 
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Did any Californians feel it? I didn’t but my mom did. Once again they are discussing the possibility that this is just a preparation for a big one in LA! :eek:
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The big one??? That was big enough at (Whichever is the latest determination)7.0 or 7.4!!! Of course this one was 80 miles off the coastline, and I’m thinking that you mean the big one IN LA! Don’t want to be there, that’s for sure.
 
Yeah, maybe I should have been more clearer. I am talking about the most recent one…5.3 I believe.
 
Yeah, I felt it. I live 20 miles east of SF. It was a huge thump-bump sound and feeling. My family in AZ thinks I will now go running back there but absolutely not. I love the weather here and would rather experience an earthquake occasionally than 8 months of the 100 plus degree heat they’re putting up with in AZ.
As a side note; the SF police evacuated the shoreline of SF in case of tsunami.
 
Well, if you mean the one just before 2:00 yesterday, it was strong enough here in San Bernardino that my daughter and I got under the kitchen table, just in case, to wait it out. It really wasn’t that strong–4.9. I’ve lived through quakes higher than a 6.

If you live anywhere in a earthquake zone, you should always be prepared for a big one.

My understanding, though, is that the biggest quake in what is now the United States occurred in colonial days in Kentucky. I heard it shook chandeliers in Spain.
 
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My understanding, though, is that the biggest quake in what is now the United States occurred in colonial days in Kentucky. I heard it shook chandeliers in Spain.
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Are you talking about the earthquakes that occured in the early 1800’s along the New Madrid fault line that runs by Missouri and Kentucky?? There were three major quakes there all exceeding 8.0 in the richter scale and they occured within a span of three months. The quake was felt for quite a distance, and caused churchbells to ring in Boston. I never heard anything about shaking chandeliers in Spain, but I suppose anything is possible. Luckily, there were not many fatalities from these quakes because the area was not very populated at the time. I live in Wisconsin, and we don’t get quakes here, which is fortunate. I have never felt a quake ever. I must say, I give all of you who live in California and other earthquake-prone areas a lot of credit. I think it takes a lot of guts to live where you do, especially when you have no warning of when these quakes are going to happen.
 
Actually, for most of us it’s not a big deal. I’ve been through lots of earthquakes before. It’s very unusual to experience a dangerous one. I give all you mid-westerners kudos for putting up with tornados! I’d take an earthquake over a tornado anyday…
 
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Actually, for most of us it’s not a big deal. I’ve been through lots of earthquakes before. It’s very unusual to experience a dangerous one. I give all you mid-westerners kudos for putting up with tornados! I’d take an earthquake over a tornado anyday…
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You wouldn’t have wanted to be here last week!!! The tornado siren went off three times in one week in my town!! There were a few close calls. I’m a storm chaser type, so tornados don’t scare me, but I know a few people around here who panic big time when the sky gets dark. Tornados can be pretty wicked.
 
Perhaps the One above want 3 billion to be spent elsewhere.
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I didn’t feel it. I am closer to the northern part of California, between Sacramento and Tahoe.
 
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