Posted on 04/04/2010 3:46:26 PM PDT by TankerKC
Wow...that was a good shake...it went on for quite a while. Everybody ok?
Very correct. Technically the sloshing is a "seiche" as occurs in any body of water up to large lakes.
April 4, 2010
Update: 04/04/10 at 4:55 p.m.
We received word from some of our staff currently in Mexicali that everyone is fine. Power is out at camp, and cell phone usage is spotty at the moment, so if you are trying to reach anyone at the camp, please be patient; it make take some time to get through. Again, everything appears to be fine at this point and staff are checking in with all teams. Praise the Lord. Please keep all those in Mexicali in your prayers during this second week of service.
Posted 04/04/10 at 4:12 p.m.
Mexico Outreach
Mexico Outreach Earthquake Update April 4th, 2010, 4:35pm
April 4, 2010
Over 1,000 team members from 29 churches are currently participating in Mexico Outreach in Mexicali, Mexico. We've experienced a 6.9 earthquake with an epicenter about one hour away.
There continues to be many smaller after shocks, but so far everyone is ok. We are in the process of confirming that all the teams around the city and in the valley are ok. Base camp has lost some power, and cell services are not all working.
We'll continue to update you as we find out more information. In summary, everyone in camp is ok, and we are still confirming that all our teams are ok around the city.
Today, just before 4 p.m., a 6.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Mexicali could be felt throughout Southern California. APU’s Azusa campus was not damaged.
We are checking in with staff and teams currently in Mexicali for Mexico Outreach.
Just wrote that my daughter is planning a move to San Diego...we were supposed to be there now. Glad we changed our mind...will probably fly out next week for a visit.
Hi hennie pennie! :) Yeah I didn’t notice a thing! Probably because I was moving around. Had it hit only a few miutes before while I was inside and at my desk (posting on FR actually) then I definitely would have felt it.
“I am near the downtown area of San Diego and a few miles from the Harbor.”
Are you okay?
Oh wow, so does this mean seismic activity will keep increasing?
Thank you for the explanation.
The worst damage would be in an assortment of suburbs of Mexicali to the Southwest.
Now, I have to get in the shower .. and wash my hair .. which is making me nervous. I’ll have a robe and shoes handy just in case I have to make a mad dash out of the house .. LOL!!
Don’t want to flash the neighbors.
BWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Well .. please don’t pray for one .. okay ..??
Happy Easter to you too..a crazy day, but a pretty exciting day. I always know when something major happens, I always come here to get the latest info. thank goodness this one didn’t cause major damage, if we had a 7 in downtown LA, forget about it, goodbye house. I don’t think most houses would be able to survive that
Viking Kitties Air Squadron ...
Reports say(unconfirmed) that is at least 1 dead in Mexico from the quake.
Didn’t feel a thing but a jerk on my pole jerking for white perch(crappie for you yankees). Didn’t do too bad, caught eight that went about 2 pounds each, guess what I had for supper???
just cracking soud. Bldg just fine.
The difference between the bldg codes in Southern Calif.
vs. others states is why we don’t have billions of dollars
in damage and loss of live.
Bldgs in most other states would not withstand earthquakes here.
A little unnerved at first but folks are fine here.
A woman is calling in from El Centro. Her hotel is being evacuated due to a large crack. I think it’s the Holiday Inn Express.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=7367276
I felt a 2.8 last year while awake, but it seemed more like a twitch then a quake.
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