07-29-2008, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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Just had a 5.8 (so far) quake in L.A. about 20 mins ago. No damage and no injuries reported so far. It's been felt as far away as Las Vegas.
I've lived here a long time and been through my share of quakes but this is the first one I felt in my car. I started to feel it as I pulled up to a stop light. At first I thought something was wrong with a tire. After I stopped my car kept rocking and the light poles were really swaying so I thought it was a big wind... except there was no wind sound and the leaves on the trees weren't moving. Then I realized it was an earthquake. Good thing I keep a quake kit in the trunk of my car. |
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Glad to hear that everything seems to be in one piece.
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07-29-2008, 03:40 PM | #3 |
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I remember those. I lived in LA for a while but then came to my senses and moved back east.
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07-29-2008, 03:47 PM | #4 |
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One of those things I actually miss (a little). The earthquakes where no one is hurt, and everyone just gets a little adrenaline boost.
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07-29-2008, 04:03 PM | #6 | |
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We have so many of them ... and most cause few if any injuries or deaths. It's really very hard not to get a little blase about them. And, it's not like you can really do anything about them. There is no warning siren to take shelter ... you can't see it coming for days like a hurricane. You just hope that this one isn't the "big one" and that your number is not up ... and hold on. But, that said .... I am glad that you and yours are all ok. |
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07-29-2008, 05:21 PM | #8 |
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Well, that, too.
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The damage in the last large SF quake was caused by liquifaction of the strata underneath a portion of the city. The problem there was that the structures had been built on landfill, and most were built prior to the current, more stringent, building codes. Of course ... then there was the freeway collapse. I must admit, I do not feel particularly safe on double decker freeways or high overpasses in quake prone areas. But then, you might as well ask why people move back into areas prone to hurricanes, tidal waves, blizzards, floods .... it's just the way people are. |
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Well, except for the tornadoes. And the straight line winds. And the near 0 K winter temps. And the drivers from Iowa during the blizzards. Oh, don't forget the blizzards! And the floods. And the homicidal, maniac squirrels. Other than that, the safest place in the world to live! It hasn't killed me, yet, as far as I know. |
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