Big quake - Shakin' in the Southlans

[Disneyphile]

Holy crap! Apparently a 6.9 in Baja. Everyone ok?

That sucker shook for a LOOOOOONG time.

For a moment I thought I was on a ship. :rolleyes:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just felt a big one. Seems to have been centered around the Mexico border, and we felt it, so it must have been pretty big. Seemed to go on forever, probably a good 30-45 seconds of rolling motion, lots of stuff swaying on the walls. Initial # from CalTech is 6.9.

There was apparently a 4.3 in the same area (near Calexico) yesterday.

[Chernabog]

Wowie! I was in my office for that one, 16 floors up, and it did feel cruise shippy :p

[Ghoulish Delight]

Merged threads.

[JWBear]

Felt it strong here at my sister's house in Placentia.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

I feel a little seasick

[Tref]

Merged threads.

It did? Wow -- how did the earthquake manage that?

[Disneyphile]

Wowie! I was in my office for that one, 16 floors up, and it did feel cruise shippy :p
Yeah, for a moment, I thought my ultimate wish had come true - that I was magically transported aboard the Disney Magic. :blush:

[BarTopDancer]

DISLIKE! Felt like it was never going to stop.

Info (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci14607652.php)

[Not Afraid]

I was in my usual spot for earthquakes - on the toilet. We were outside painting and Chris felt it sitting on the ground.

My first thought was "He is Risen!".

[BarTopDancer]

I just told E I had time to deem it doorway worthy, get to the doorway and stand there for about a minute before it stopped.

[Not Afraid]

It was very long. Longer than I had to pee for.

[Disneyphile]

I'm anxiously awaiting for Pat Robertson to chime in. The majority of Mexico loves Jesus, so I'd love to see what he has to say about this one. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

I'm anxiously awaiting for Pat Robertson to chime in. The majority of Mexico loves Jesus, so I'd love to see what he has to say about this one. ;)

I'm still waiting for him to explain how Vegas (aka Sin City) is still standing.

[Not Afraid]

And another, and another......

[Not Afraid]

A 5.1 in El Centro. just was added to the 3.4 in Julian and another one in Mexico.

[Disneyphile]

This is weird. Very weird. I keep refreshing the USGS maps to find more red boxes.... :eek:

[Not Afraid]

It's the creeping quake!

Zombie Jesus is Coming!

[Disneyphile]

And, apparently, he's coming hard! ;)

[Not Afraid]

I have to pee again. Hold tight everyone!

[Disneyphile]

And.... there's another slight shake right now.

Dammit, Lisa. You're not allowed to pee anymore today!

[BarTopDancer]

At least E and C are in their respective homes and not at a hotel in IL having drinks together.


Wow, to outsiders that sentence must sound really fvcked up.

[Disneyphile]

And another.

Not sure whether to be excited or freaked out now.

[alphabassettgrrl]

This is weird. Very weird. I keep refreshing the USGS maps to find more red boxes.... :eek:

And another.

Not sure whether to be excited or freaked out now.

Pour yourself a glass of something cold and call it a party?

I'm kind of disappointed that we didn't feel it here at all. I feel left out! :)

I keep refreshing the USGS site, too.

[Not Afraid]

Well, the creepy crawly seems to have stopped for now.

[Alex]

Dammit, can't you all share some?

[Disneyphile]

Yeah, but I'm enjoying the party of stupidity on the news right now. ABC7 is awesome. People are totally freaking out over water sloshing in their pools and chandeliers slightly swaying.

Now I don't feel so bad for feeling slightly concerned.

[Not Afraid]

It makes a lot of sense, but it is still strange, to see the quakes creep North along the 2 fault lines.

And, Baja was upgraded to a 7.2.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Well, in an earthquake, concern is a fine thing. Check your gas lines, your walls, that kind of thing, make sure there's no damage.

Freaking out over what you can see is nothing, that's weird.

[JWBear]

Home now. We all ran out into the backyard while it was happening. Their pool was really sloshing over, but no on thought to take a movie. It was loooooooooong!

[katiesue]

We didn't feel anything :(

[innerSpaceman]

So bummed I missed it. We had just entered the theater, and the coming attractions were rumble-the-seats loud. We had no clue there was a quake, but saw the texts when we were prompted to silence our phones. Bah.

[RStar]

I was in my usual spot for earthquakes - on the toilet.

I have to pee again. Hold tight everyone!

From now on you must give us ample warning before going pee so we can stand in the doorway! :D

[Not Afraid]

Y'all are going to be in the doorway a LOT. I drink quite a bit of water.

[Disneyphile]

I suspect people seeing Captain EO at the time also didn't feel it. ;)

[CoasterMatt]

This song always comes to mind - Earthquake Song by Little Girls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceY2zAMkCqQ)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Dammit, can't you all share some?
I thought I heard mention of a 4.something in NorCal.

[Alex]

I don't even wake up for 4.x. I better get something above six eventually.

[wendybeth]

Dammit- would you guys keep it together at least until after our vacation? Lisa, stop peeing already.

[Alex]

Today's xkcd (http://xkcd.com/723/):

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/seismic_waves.png

[keith - SuPeR K!]

I missed it. Left SoCal this morning... Omar mentioned he thought it felt like a boat like many others have.

[JWBear]

For some reason, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoHuxpa4h48) is my current earworm. I wonder why...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow. 2 deaths. And one was someone who panicked, ran into the street and was hit by a car.

Seems the larger towns near the border got lucky, with the bulk of the energy being directed away from them.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Two dead, 100 injured. I guess it hit in a low-density area which was lucky.

[Kevy Baby]

I guess it hit in a low-density area which was lucky. That's not a nice thing to say about these people who just went through the earthquake!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Yes it stinks for those who were in the area, but I'm thankful it wasn't a several hundred thousand dead, like a repeat of the Haiti quake.

[Kevy Baby]

Yes it stinks for those who were in the area, but I'm thankful it wasn't a several hundred thousand dead, like a repeat of the Haiti quake.See, I was going for the joke angle: calling these people dense.

It was only mildly amusing in my head - I should have just left it there...

[alphabassettgrrl]

Y'know, that occurred to me after I posted.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I KNEW it. I swear I felt another slow-rolling type quake a few minutes ago. Sure enough, a 5.5 in the same area as the big 7.2 happened at 9:44

[BarTopDancer]

Linky (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci10589037.php).

Didn't feel it (in Anaheim). But we also have 10 trains a day going past so I'm pretty immune to shaking at work.

[JWBear]

Didn't feel it here in GG.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I barely felt it, and probably only really noticed because there's a fair amount of stuff around me that swings easily.

[katiesue]

Felt it here - but as GD said barely. It was almost like a truck going by but it lasted just a little too long for that.

[Not Afraid]

I didn't even notice it. I think I was on the phone at that time. Next to the toilet, it is the second most common place you'll find me. ;)


I think I should go post that on FaceBook now, right?

[Kevy Baby]

I think I should go post that on FaceBook now, right?You shouldn't have posted it here!

[BarTopDancer]

This isn't Facebook?

[Kevy Baby]

5.0 aftershock (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci10595133.php) (at least I assume it is an aftershock since it was in the same area as the latest swarm)

It is interesting to see the cluster of quakes (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada.php) in that area

[RStar]

I didn't even notice it. I think I was on the phone at that time. Next to the toilet, it is the second most common place you'll find me. ;)So, one can assume, then, that if they are talking to you on the phone and there's an earthquake, you are also on the toilet. I'll make a mental note...

I was in the lab, and didn't feel a thing. But our balances are so sensitive, they were picking it up. The digital dials were flashing numbers like crazy!

[Morrigoon]

RStar: Lab? What do you do?

[BarTopDancer]

Shaky shaky. DISLIKE!

2.7 in Mission Viejo (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci10625469.php), which is why I felt it so sharply.

[NirvanaMan]

Didn't feel anything, but that's a pretty small one.

[Morrigoon]

Didn't feel anything, but that's a pretty small one.

That's what she said!

(Sorry, someone had to take that ball and run with it)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

A 2.7 quake? No one can even feel it.

[BarTopDancer]

A 2.7 quake? No one can even feel it.

You can when you're on the 2nd floor and basically on top of it. My friend felt it in HB too.

It was just a sharp jolt, nothing major but I already don't like them, and with the current swarm I'm a bit jumpy.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Good thing No one was swimming (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Mexicali_Quake_Creates_Tsunami_in_Pool_San_Diego.h tml)

[BarTopDancer]

That's pretty neat, really. Though someone should have warned me to take some motion sickness pills before viewing the ultimate shaky cam.

[Kevy Baby]

Good thing No one was swimming (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Mexicali_Quake_Creates_Tsunami_in_Pool_San_Diego.h tml)It might have been fun if one was in the middle of the pool. There was enough back-and-forth that would have kept you away from being slammed into the wall.

[Moonliner]

It might have been fun if one was in the middle of the pool. There was enough back-and-forth that would have kept you away from being slammed into the wall.

Huh. I saw Kevy posting to an old Earthquake thread. I just assumed the post would be about Boobquake (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/started-boobquake/story?id=10501987).

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm with you, Kevy! Might have been fun!

The Boobquake was fun to mock. :)

[Moonliner]

I'm with you, Kevy! Might have been fun!

The Boobquake was fun to mock. :)

Wait,

"Boobquake" was a fun way to mock supernatural thinking

or

"Boobquake" itself was fun to mock?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Fun to mock the idea that the immodesty of women causes earthquakes, though I wouldn't take the mocking to all supernatural thinking.

I did wear a low cut shirt that day and I was disappointed that nothing happened. :) I wanted that sense of power.

[Kevy Baby]

I just assumed the post would be about Boobquake (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/started-boobquake/story?id=10501987).When you mentioned Boobquake, I thought you were talking about this (http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/wiggle.gif). VERY NSFW

[Moonliner]

When you mentioned Boobquake, I thought you were talking about this (http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/wiggle.gif). VERY NSFW

There, now that's the Kevy we know and love.

(And that's without even following the link)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Never mind.

[Kevy Baby]

Never mind.
See, now I want to know...

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'd seen a new big one on the quake site but it apparently was downgraded. So no point. :)

[Kevy Baby]

Well, there was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Wrightwood (http://www.data.scec.org/chrono_index/wrightwd.html).

[JWBear]

Well, there was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Wrightwood (http://www.data.scec.org/chrono_index/wrightwd.html).

I didn't feel that one.

[Kevy Baby]

I didn't feel that one.You were probably too young to notice

[JWBear]

More than likely.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just felt one. Slow roller, probably a decent distance, but not too big.

[Disneyphile]

It shook us a bit hard here at first then rolled.

That was um.... fun.

[JWBear]

Just a gentle jolt here. Lasted about 2 or 3 seconds.

[Kevy Baby]

Lisa must be pissing again

[Chernabog]

Wheee!!! Just felt it in the office.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Looks like another big one by the border.

[Ghoulish Delight]

First estimate is 5.9.

[JWBear]

The USGS site is slowwwwwwwww right now.

[Not Afraid]

Ca/Mexico border - Ocotillo and Seely, CA

Another nice rolling one. They have gentle, lulling earthquakes at this spot.

[Not Afraid]

I wasn't even on the toilet.

Downgraded to a 5.7.

[Kevy Baby]

You're lying

[Disneyphile]

The USGS should have a sensor wire attached to NA's toilet seat. :p

[JWBear]

There have been 10 quakes in the 3-4 range there in the last 15 minutes since the 5.7 one.

[Not Afraid]

I'm again watching the quakes move up the fault lines. It is completely fascinating! These 2 faults that join up where these larger quakes are happening must be disagreeing with each other.

[RStar]

There have been 10 quakes in the 3-4 range there in the last 15 minutes since the 5.7 one.

Surely Lisa went to the bathroom or was on the phone at some point at that time. ;)

And you know we love you, you're such a sport! :D

And I agree with you, it was quite fascinating to watch live as the needle would scroll another earthquake (even though I never felt any of them). I didn't even feel the first one, I was walking through the house at the time. I heard the windchimes out side, and looked out and saw the tree moving. I thought it suddenly became windy. :rolleyes:

[Disneyphile]

Woooooooo. Rockin' in Garden Grove just now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Felt 2 distinct shakings here in Costa Mesa.

[Ghoulish Delight]

5.9, out in the middle of nowhere between here and Palm Springs.

[Disneyphile]

NA - were you in the bathroom again?

[Kevy Baby]

I thought my vertigo was kicking in - it was weird

[Kevy Baby]

NA - were you in the bathroom again?
AND on the phone!




ETA: we really need to combine the two earthquake threads!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Two rolling gentle shakes here in Camarillo. Took me a second to register the shaking.

[JWBear]

It felt a lot like the Easter quake.

[Kevy Baby]

5.9, out in the middle of nowhere between here and Palm Springs.Either you aren't in Orange County, or you have a loose interpretation of Borrego Springs being between OC and Palm Springs (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Costa+Mesa,+CA&daddr=Borrego+Springs,+CA+to:Palm+Springs,+CA&hl=en&geocode=&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=33.254767,-116.375427&sspn=1.809838,2.312622&ie=UTF8&ll=33.548262,-116.941223&spn=1.803736,2.312622&z=9).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Either you aren't in Orange County, or you have a loose interpretation of Borrego Springs being between OC and Palm Springs (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Costa+Mesa,+CA&daddr=Borrego+Springs,+CA+to:Palm+Springs,+CA&hl=en&geocode=&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=33.254767,-116.375427&sspn=1.809838,2.312622&ie=UTF8&ll=33.548262,-116.941223&spn=1.803736,2.312622&z=9).
Or I was just glancing at a map with a huge red square and a couple city names on it.


There must be some weird rock densities between my workplace and Borrego Springs, because there was a huge separation between the so-called p- and s-waves. I felt the initial movement, it lasted for maybe 6-10 seconds. I was looking around to see if anyone else felt it. I saw a few others looking around. After the shaking stopped, there was enough time that myself and another coworker kept looking around for a couple seconds before making eye contact, giving a "yup, that just happened" nod to each other, standing up, acknowledging a few more people who'd felt it, starting in on a conversation...THEN we felt the second wave shake the building.

It could be that the size of the building (~50K sq ft. warehouse style building) meant that we couldn't really feel the smaller shaking between the two peaks, making it feel more spread out than I would have otherwise perceived, but it still felt like quite a long time between peaks*.






that's what she said

[Morrigoon]

Actually I think there may have been a few separate quakes there. I was looking at USGS earlier and it looked like a few small ones over the course of about 3 minutes (unless that has changed since I looked, which is always possible)

I felt one big bump, followed by a VERY slow roll.

[Ghoulish Delight]

There were several before and after, but not within the window that we felt the 2 movements, and definitely not another one within a minute big enough to have felt 90 miles away. The only explanation is the p/s wave separation.

[Betty]

We are closer then you guys but I didn't feel it was very strong at all. The whole thing lasted maybe 10 seconds with a pause in the middle. First half so mild I had to make sure it was an earthquake and not my imagination. The second half some small rumbling stronger then before but anything like one of the last ones I remember that lasted so long and was much sharper.

[BarTopDancer]

I felt 2 distinct movements. We're right next to train tracks so at first I thought it was a train. But they go by fast and don't make monitors jiggle towards the end of the rack they are sitting on. Oh and once they leave the slight motion stops.

[Not Afraid]

I missed the whole thing. I was only THINKING about going to the bathroom, but took the pugs out back first. I'm losing my edge.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I was driving home and didn't feel a thing. :(

[JWBear]

I missed the whole thing. I was only THINKING about going to the bathroom, but took the pugs out back first. I'm losing my edge.

No... You were only thinking about it and caused an earthquake. Your powers are getting stronger!

[Gn2Dlnd]

I had just pulled out of the apartment garage and onto the street, waiting to make a left turn at the light, trying to make a phone call. The call wouldn't go through, the truck was bouncing around in the wind, and I looked around at the trees blowing in the breeze thinking to myself that I didn't think it was this windy before I left the apartment.

Later on, when I saw on Twitter that there had been a quake, I checked the time of the phone call that wouldn't go through, and said, "Hah! It WASN'T windy!"