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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northwest Mexico near California border
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Posted on 12/30/2009 11:08:06 AM PST by My Favorite Headache

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northwest Mexico near California border


TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baja; california; earthquake; earthquakes; quake; quakes; usgs
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To: Aaron0617

Yup, things were rocking here in Yuma. The furniture was shaking and the cats went nuts. One is still spooked.


21 posted on 12/30/2009 11:21:55 AM PST by pfflier
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To: My Favorite Headache

Well it looks like the Sea Lions got the H out of Dodge before the BIG ONE.


22 posted on 12/30/2009 11:22:03 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: My Favorite Headache

I wondered about that when I heard they had unexpectedly left.


23 posted on 12/30/2009 11:22:16 AM PST by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: concentric circles

that’s not far from mexicali right?

Mexicali has more than a million people.

5.9 wouldn’t do much in the USA probably, but some of their construction is well below our standard


24 posted on 12/30/2009 11:22:31 AM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: My Favorite Headache

That was my first thought.
One day the Sea Lions all disappear from SF.
Obviously they know SOMETHING.


25 posted on 12/30/2009 11:23:15 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: wbarmy; All

That’s scary.Hope everybody is OK.


26 posted on 12/30/2009 11:23:23 AM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Aaron0617
the entire room was shaking. I mean it was ROCKING. Lasted a good 10 seconds.

If it's rockin', don't come knockin'. Uh, you shouldn't have admitted the 10 seconds.

27 posted on 12/30/2009 11:24:34 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Felt that bad boy here in Yuma Az. It was a good one!


28 posted on 12/30/2009 11:24:45 AM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: My Favorite Headache; bd476

Nothing in L.A., but I was on the road until 15 minutes ago. Do you have a time and epi-center for the EQ?


29 posted on 12/30/2009 11:26:06 AM PST by La Enchiladita (The Light shines in the darkness.)
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To: Eye of Unk

Naw...the Sea Lions left SF BAY overnight. Somethings up on the san Andreas.


30 posted on 12/30/2009 11:26:40 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: Marty62

I think its definitely a connection to the “blue moon” just about now, and moon phases can have effects on the tides and even earthquakes.

Volcanoes, a lot of recent volcanic activity.


31 posted on 12/30/2009 11:30:32 AM PST by Eye of Unk (Phobos, kerdos, and doxa, said the Time Traveler. “Fear, self-interest, and honor.”)
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To: My Favorite Headache

My cousins (about 20 of them) are in Glamis (have been for over a week now) and they were immediately texting me for information. They said it shook there for over 30 seconds. With the amount of booze flowing in and around their camps, even at that hour, I wouldn’t doubt that for a second. LOL


32 posted on 12/30/2009 11:31:09 AM PST by Pagey (B. Hussein Obama has no experience running anything, except his pedestrian mouth.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Picture of the epicenter


33 posted on 12/30/2009 11:32:26 AM PST by JRios1968 (The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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To: My Favorite Headache

I’m in San Diego near Kearny Mesa and I didn’t notice a thing. Neither did a co-worker sitting near me. I’ve heard people in Mission Valley felt it, which is basically downhill from where I’m at.


34 posted on 12/30/2009 11:34:12 AM PST by lazypadawan
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To: Myrddin

“Ditto. I’m out by I-5/Genessee. Felt nothing. I was surprised to hear it mentioned on KOGO and see the 5.9 on the earthquake map. It was located 106 miles east of Tijuana, 22 miles south of the border near Calexico. “

I am in the Imperial Valley and this was one heck of a long continuous temblor. One of the worst that I have felt because of the strength and duration. Knocked a lot of stuff off my shelves and I have never seen a window bow so much without shattering. I know it’s cool to say it didn’t bother but this one frightened me.

Gotta go and check my underwear.


35 posted on 12/30/2009 11:37:26 AM PST by Cyman
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To: Eye of Unk

I wonder what is going on at the Mammoth volcano site. (dormant)


36 posted on 12/30/2009 11:38:02 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Yep. They knew it was coming. Maybe even a bigger one.


37 posted on 12/30/2009 11:38:58 AM PST by rintense (You do not advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. ~ rintense, 2006)
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To: Eye of Unk

FYI
Volcanic unrest since 1980 in the vicinity of Mammoth Lakes in the southern part of the Long Valley caldera has increased concern among scientists over the possibility of a volcanic eruption in the future. Although pinpointing the precise time and location of the next eruption in the Long valley area is not feasible, scientists can identify areas that are likely to be affected from different types of future volcanic activity. Knowing the potentially dangerous areas before an eruption starts is critical for planning emergency procedures that can help ensure public safety if the unrest leads to volcanic activity.

Past is present to future
How likely is volcanic activity?
Potential volcano-hazard zones
Inyo Eruption 550-650 years ago
Carbon dioxide gas
http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/hazards/index.html


38 posted on 12/30/2009 11:42:27 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: TankerKC

We’re in Bay Park and my daughter felt it. I heard some rattling, but didn’t feel anything.


39 posted on 12/30/2009 11:44:10 AM PST by Francis McClobber
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To: My Favorite Headache
"Most likely, they left chasing a food source," said Jeff Boehm, executive director of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, which runs an information center and gift shop at Pier 39. "It's probably what kept them here in the first place."...The animals began leaving in droves the day after Thanksgiving, almost as if someone had issued an order. But Boehm said the fact that so many sea lions stayed for so long is even stranger than their disappearance. "They do move off," Boehm said, adding that in the fall, older sea lions head to breeding colonies in the Channel Islands, off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel. Younger sea lions, he said, "don't mind those rules and tend to travel far and wide."

I think the media reports make it look like they all left last night, but in fact this article suggests its been weeks.

40 posted on 12/30/2009 11:44:48 AM PST by americanophile (Happy New Year to all!)
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