Thanks gleeaikin. It's a two-list topic. :')
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Aftershocks, and for that matter foreshocks are very common with big earthquakes. I was in a 7.5 in Mexico City (1957?) and as I lay in bed, for weeks after I could feel little rumbles, sometimes several a day. I was in the Virginia earthquake last year. Was sitting on my bed and the wall oposite me started to vibrate and shake for about 15 seconds. At first I thought it might have been a distant bomb/explosion, but when no sound came thought earthquake. At least once in the next several days I felt a faint vibration while sitting, and once saw the surface of a glass of water start to shimmer. Didn’t feel anything then but an aftershock of 2.0 was reported later. Leave a bowl of water out if you want to track the minor ones.
Eight+ is plenty big, but another big one is possible. Google New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-12 for more info. There were at least 3 8+ earthquakes and many other 7+ over a 4 or 5 month period.
“I was in a 7.5 in Mexico City (1957?)”
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Our big quake in October was a 7.2 on October 15.
Even though I see Bohol from my beach, the damage here was not so severe, but broken and leaking water lines still plague the town, and the ancient Catholic church had damage that closed it. Nerves, however, were shaken. My porter and I were shoving a new case of beer under the fridge at the time. We both made a dash to the door and up to the beach road. Aftershocks continue almost daily.
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_SOEPD/EQLatest.html
See those that say Bohol or Tagbilaran. I can see the glow from the lights of that city from my beach. There was a 3.1 just 4 hours ago.
Hope not ... would be devastating. Same with a southwest cauldron explosion ... doubly devastating. Prayer for neither.
