Earthquake Magnitude 6.9 - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | June 16, 2005 | USGS

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.9 - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2005 June 17 06:21:45
UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A strong earthquake occurred at 06:21:45 (UTC) on Friday, June 17, 2005. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Friday, June 17, 2005 at 06:21:45 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 10:21:45 PM = local time at epicenter

Location 40.605°N, 126.284°W Depth 45 km (28.0 miles) set by location program Region OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Distances 171 km (106 miles) W (272°) from Ferndale, CA 172 km (107 miles) W (281°) from Petrolia, CA 176 km (109 miles) W (266°) from Humboldt Hill, CA 180 km (112 miles) W (264°) from Eureka, CA 458 km (285 miles) NW (315°) from San Francisco City Hall, CA

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters Nst=033, Nph=033, Dmin=217.5 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp=202°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1 Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00000366

[Mo1]

Good gosh, it is making everyone out here go nuts.

I'm on the other coast and this is making me got nuts for y'all

Stay safe

[noblejones]

>>
We Californians are used to earthquakes, but two shakers this close together in just a couple of days even gives me the heevie jeevies...
<<

You got it. I am damned sure going to stay away from the Cypress Viaduct.

[Allegra]

It's been a bit shaky over that way lately...

[Blue Champagne]

Goodnight, everyone, from the Antelope Valley. Stay safe, FRiends.

[bd476]

Yes, it's about 120 miles offshore but only 6.2 miles deep. That's fairly shallow.

Glad to hear that there was not much damage.

[bd476]

Good night Blue Champagne. Praying nothing happens to the 14 like what happened in the 1994 Northridge quake.

[Black Tooth]

Looked that up on the map. Appears to be about 100 mi E of Bellingham?

[bd476]

That's a long distance. Anything fall off the shelves?

On the other hand, I was on the sixth floor of an office building in Los Angeles during the Loma Prieta quake. I was making a business call when suddenly my chair started sliding and the windows rattled and I thought it was at least a 5.0 local quake.

[djf]

Yup.
Mt. Baker has been very quiet lately so it's one of the good stations to see worldwide stuff. It doesn't pick up alot of chatter from St. Helens.

This site has clickable seismo stations from all over the world, and it's showing up on most of them.

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/map_sta_eq.shtml

[Bush gal in LA]

Good night to you from Culver city. Hope everything settles down soon!

[Black Tooth]

Thanks for the link.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

People should not mock the power of the Creator.

But who am I to say...

[bd476]

Thanks Brigette.

The smaller quakes are no big deal, sometimes kind of fun. Today's earlier quake was a bit unnerving, even though it was small.

The cluster of big quakes is very alarming. The seismologists today said that there is still no way to actually determine whether we're close to "the big one" on the San Andreas Fault or not.

Dr. Jones of CalTech said that basically the only certain prediction is one of random occurrences.

[bd476]

Red Sea Swimmer wrote:
"People should not mock the power of the Creator.

But who am I to say... "

Red Sea Swimmer, your warning is noted.

However it might be kinder to specifically address the person(s) who actually have mocked the power of God.

[prisoner6]

I've going nutz trying to keep count. How many in just hte past 24 hours? I figure at least 4 with 2 being 6.4 and 6.9, although maybe I'm confusing conflicting numbers on one event.

prisoner6

[djf]

Quakes are, by their very nature, sudden changes of state.

So it's really a form of chaos theory. Statistics and history are almost not relevant.

That's why I take all the "we normally have 3 7's in a month" bs to be just that, bs.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

The message was not addressed to you in particular.

Call it a "Public Notice". That is all.

[bd476]

That's the problem with earthquakes - they happen when you're least expecting them.

Sometimes pets will give funny warnings. I once saw a spider crawl out of an electric outlet about 5 minutes before a big quake.

[Alia]

Giddy? It's a coping mechanism. Lived in North CA nearly 30 years; wasn't till I moved to another state (not earthquake prone) I caught myself subconsciously scouting out my "safety" zones wherever I went. Anything that moved got my immediate attention. Made me realize there was a hidden cost of living in CA: Always on the prep side of an earthquake. The giddiness, IMHO, comes from that sense of "FINALLY!"..

[Brad’s Gramma]

People should not mock the power of the Creator.

You are correct, and I for one, appreciate it.

I'm ONLY speaking for myself...but my humor on these threads is just that. Humor...

I CERTAINLY don't want ANYONE hurt. But sometimes I find that laughter IS the best medicine. I do NOT think cowering under the bed is the best thing either. Prayer? THAT is MOST beneficial.