Quake!

daffy4u · 04-04-2010, 06:57 PM

Wow! I've been through a lot of earthquakes in California but this was the longest one I've ever felt! No damage but I wondered when it would stop.

6.9

dgillette.rm · 04-04-2010, 07:17 PM

I totally agree with you about wondering how long it would last. I have been in California for 27 years and that was the worst I remember.

dreams · 04-04-2010, 07:22 PM

Whoa! I hope you both are OK and nothing was damaged.

vivaldirules · 04-04-2010, 07:25 PM

I see that the epicenter was south of the border but it must have scared a heck of a lot of people in southern California. Little or no damage, I hope.

Stitchawl · 04-04-2010, 07:35 PM

Earthquakes are about the scariest thing nature can throw at us.

I lived in L.A. at the time of the Silmar quake (1971) and close to Kobe during the 'Great Hanshin Quake.' (1995) Talk about something that lasts an eternity! Watching things get thrown off shelves, sofa bouncing across the floor to the other side of the room, TV in pieces on the floor... Longest few seconds in my life! For nature, I much prefer Cherry Blossoms!

Stitchawl

desertgrandma · 04-04-2010, 07:50 PM

Felt it here in Arizona........I was standing so I just thought I was having a dizzy spell.........the granddaughter was sitting and started freakin' out.........then I looked out at the pool and the water was sloshing back and forth........but never went over the edge.........interesting.

Duck.......I hope your heart has calmed down!

desertgrandma · 04-04-2010, 07:51 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...rthquake_N.htm

ardeegee · 04-04-2010, 08:10 PM

Something there is that doesn't love a Nook:

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/WOR...store.irpt.jpg

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-04-2010, 08:19 PM

Glad nothing was damaged, Daffy!

GraceKrispy · 04-04-2010, 08:46 PM

Ooh, thatʻs scary stuff! We had one like that in ʻ06 and it was so freaky and long. Iʻm glad youʻre fine- hopefully everyone else fared as well!

daffy4u · 04-04-2010, 09:32 PM

All is good in my area but now it's been upgraded to a 7.2. Mexicali at the California/Mexico border seems to have quite a bit of damage.

Maybe it's my imagination, but it feels like in the past year there have been more high magnitude earthquakes in populated areas than "usual".

carlobee · 04-04-2010, 09:36 PM

wow. that's scary. good to know you are all ok.

poohbear_nc · 04-05-2010, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

All is good in my area but now it's been upgraded to a 7.2. Mexicali at the California/Mexico border seems to have quite a bit of damage.

Maybe it's my imagination, but it feels like in the past year there have been more high magnitude earthquakes in populated areas than "usual".

The Pacific Rim volcano chain is becoming very active - I'm waiting for someone to link it to Global Warming!

dsvick · 04-05-2010, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

The Pacific Rim volcano chain is becoming very active - I'm waiting for someone to link it to Global Warming!

ummm, you just did

I did hear on the news this morning though that the number an severity of quakes (despite the recent media attention) is not above average for what experts predicted/expected.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-05-2010, 10:22 AM

yeesh, scary.

i'm really glad you're safe, daffy. remember to stay close to a doorway or a table or something.

04-04-2010, 06:57 PM	#1
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Quake! Wow! I've been through a lot of earthquakes in California but this was the longest one I've ever felt! No damage but I wondered when it would stop. 6.9

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Felt it here in Arizona........I was standing so I just thought I was having a dizzy spell.........the granddaughter was sitting and started freakin' out.........then I looked out at the pool and the water was sloshing back and forth........but never went over the edge.........interesting. Duck.......I hope your heart has calmed down!

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