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Small earthquake off Southern California coast rattles Santa Barbara
SFGate.com ^
| 5-9-04
Posted on 05/09/2004 7:23:34 AM PDT by EggsAckley
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) --
A small earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean rattled residents of this beach-front city awake early Sunday but apparently caused no injuries or damage, police said.
The magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck at 1:47 a.m., according to officials with the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Institute of Technology. It was centered 10 miles west of Isla Vista, where the University of California, Santa Barbara, is located.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: earthquake
To: EggsAckley
It was pretty fun. It gave our 104 year old house a pretty good rattle. The husband and I awoke, laughed, and said, "Bitchin!"
To: Zevonismymuse
I used to live nearby..it really does give a startle! The hanging plants were swinging!
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posted on
05/09/2004 7:44:21 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: MEG33
I used to live nearby..it really does give a startle! My son, who now lives in Louisiana, has a girlfriend who is terrified of visitting California because of the earthquakes. She is on guard every visit. We have tried to convince her that most earthquakes are not dangerous and actually pretty fun. She remains unconvinced.
To: MEG33
"I used to live nearby..it really does give a startle! The hanging plants were swinging! " wait til its over 6.0; then you can "surf in your pool"...
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posted on
05/09/2004 7:51:23 AM PDT
by
hoot2
To: EggsAckley
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posted on
05/09/2004 7:57:17 AM PDT
by
Momaw Nadon
(Goals for 2004: Re-elect President Bush, over 60 Republicans in the Senate, and a Republican House.)
To: Zevonismymuse
I was never afraid,just worried about the Santa Cruz/ San Francisco people during that quake..I was living in Goleta then and my vertical blinds swung enough for me to check the sliding door to see if it was open a bit.
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posted on
05/09/2004 7:59:44 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: hoot2
Luckily I never felt one that big, though friends in California have had a pool empty itself. I missed the big ones. I lived there almost 10 years.
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posted on
05/09/2004 8:03:20 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: Zevonismymuse
Your 104 year old house has withstood all kinds of quakes. The building codes to keep houses from falling down now are ridiculus. You can barely tear them down with a bulldozer!
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posted on
05/09/2004 8:07:57 AM PDT
by
Momaw Nadon
(Goals for 2004: Re-elect President Bush, over 60 Republicans in the Senate, and a Republican House.)
To: EggsAckley
What a surprise to hear that happened! I'm in Ventura and it apparently didn't reach this far. After five years in Ventura County, I've felt only one small quake - hope it stays that way!
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posted on
05/09/2004 8:12:25 AM PDT
by
Moonmad27
(Imagine our country under the "leadership" of a President Kerry. Scary, isn't it?! Vote W in 04!)
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