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The first was short and very strong, for a split second. I would have bet the rent it was a large explosion. Never felt one like that.

The first was short and very strong, for a split second.

Exactly. I thought someone had slammed a door downstairs (wife leaving me?) or it was a sonic boom.

After three vodkas, I'm not feeling anything.

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Here are the 30 most recent earthquakes and all M>4 earthquakes on this map...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
        y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km

 2.5  2003/12/28 16:59:25 35.663N 120.987W  4.7   13 km ( 8 mi) SW  of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.0  2003/12/28 16:48:03 35.636N 120.894W  3.4   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 3.2  2003/12/28 16:20:10 35.656N 121.100W  2.7    8 km ( 5 mi) E   of San Simeon, CA
 2.2  2003/12/28 15:06:54 35.611N 120.879W  7.0   14 km ( 9 mi) S   of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.1  2003/12/28 15:04:19 35.706N 121.078W  4.6   12 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.8  2003/12/28 14:57:26 35.627N 120.942W  4.6   14 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.3  2003/12/28 14:49:51 35.526N 120.821W  0.0   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 2.6  2003/12/28 13:59:14 35.674N 121.095W  0.2    9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 0.8  2003/12/28 12:30:54 36.571N 121.025W  1.2   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 0.8  2003/12/28 12:10:46 36.576N 120.996W  8.1   14 km ( 9 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.8  2003/12/28 12:10:03 35.697N 121.046W  9.5   14 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 1.8  2003/12/28 12:09:42 35.733N 121.088W  1.9   14 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 2.3  2003/12/28 12:05:48 35.639N 120.952W  5.0   13 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.2  2003/12/28 12:01:59 35.607N 120.897W  7.3   15 km ( 9 mi) S   of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.1  2003/12/28 11:52:51 35.609N 120.890W  4.7   14 km ( 9 mi) S   of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 1.8  2003/12/28 11:49:28 35.711N 121.040W  5.1   15 km ( 9 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 1.9  2003/12/28 11:16:48 35.691N 121.030W  9.4   14 km ( 9 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.5  2003/12/28 10:45:14 35.666N 121.103W  0.2    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 2.5  2003/12/28 09:52:28 35.639N 121.065W  1.2   10 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
 2.0  2003/12/28 09:43:58 35.723N 121.095W  7.5   12 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 2.2  2003/12/28 08:25:20 35.587N 120.830W  0.0   11 km ( 7 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
 2.1  2003/12/28 07:29:11 35.701N 121.039W  5.7   15 km ( 9 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 1.6  2003/12/28 06:21:18 35.964N 120.516W  7.4   10 km ( 6 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.8  2003/12/28 05:20:28 35.557N 120.843W  6.4   12 km ( 8 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 2.5  2003/12/28 05:09:05 36.610N 120.763W  0.0   23 km (14 mi) NNW of New Idria, CA
 2.0  2003/12/28 04:53:16 35.613N 120.933W  4.4   15 km ( 9 mi) SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 2.0  2003/12/28 04:51:10 35.709N 121.083W  0.0   12 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.7  2003/12/28 04:49:25 35.694N 121.041W  5.0   14 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 2.0  2003/12/28 04:14:49 35.965N 120.514W  7.4   10 km ( 6 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.5  2003/12/28 03:25:32 35.661N 121.127W  2.9    6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 4.0  2003/12/27 13:29:39 35.668N 121.109W  0.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 4.4  2003/12/25 03:50:01 35.553N 120.839W  1.0   12 km ( 7 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 4.1  2003/12/25 01:45:55 35.666N 121.091W  0.4    9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 4.3  2003/12/24 21:21:59 35.652N 121.094W  3.8    9 km ( 5 mi) E   of San Simeon, CA
 4.2  2003/12/24 21:20:13 35.657N 121.104W  5.0    8 km ( 5 mi) E   of San Simeon, CA
 4.6  2003/12/23 10:17:11 35.654N 121.054W  6.9   12 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
 4.2  2003/12/23 03:40:36 35.696N 121.110W  5.7    9 km ( 6 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.0  2003/12/23 01:41:49 35.525N 120.930W  8.0   10 km ( 6 mi) NNW of Cayucos, CA
 4.2  2003/12/22 21:30:19 35.667N 121.110W  5.6    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 4.3  2003/12/22 19:46:00 35.699N 121.116W  5.6    9 km ( 6 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.1  2003/12/22 18:56:49 35.709N 121.072W  8.0   13 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.2  2003/12/22 18:06:55 35.689N 121.113W  6.0    9 km ( 5 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.1  2003/12/22 15:52:36 35.529N 120.890W  2.9   10 km ( 6 mi) N   of Cayucos, CA
 4.3  2003/12/22 13:31:36 35.713N 121.069W  3.7   13 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.4  2003/12/22 12:41:43 35.468N 121.340W  4.2   24 km (15 mi) SW  of San Simeon, CA
 4.1  2003/12/22 12:06:14 35.691N 121.112W  6.5    9 km ( 5 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 4.0  2003/12/22 12:01:32 35.544N 120.938W  0.0   12 km ( 8 mi) NNW of Cayucos, CA
 4.6  2003/12/22 11:53:29 35.645N 121.053W  4.5   11 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
 4.0  2003/12/22 11:31:05 35.541N 120.853W  5.3   12 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA
 4.4  2003/12/22 11:30:09 35.647N 121.026W  8.0   12 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
 6.5  2003/12/22 11:15:56 35.706N 121.102W  7.6   11 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA

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It's rather interesting to look at the line of recent quakes extending from Costa Rica to the offshore region of Oregon:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Maps/region/N_America.html

I wonder if the quakes are all related.

I felt a sharp, jarring earthquake in western washington a few years ago that was accompanied with a huge BOOM. I was in the grocery store and the cheese jumped at me, and the lights flickered. I thought a big truck had rammed the store, but it was an earthquake. I called my sisters and mom - and we all had been in different grocery stores from 40 miles north of Seattle to 90 miles south of Seattle when it hit and we all felt it.

The first was short and very strong, for a split second. I would have bet the rent it was a large explosion. Never felt one like that.

You might be sitting right over the epicenter. They feel like that when you're directly (or very close to) them.

There have been quakes continuously in central Cal and along the main fault east of LA and San Diego since the 6.5 earlier this week. Over 1000 and no sign of slowing. Looks like it is finally breaking off and falling into the ocean.