6.9 Earthquake in Baja . . . felt in S. California (Updated to 7.2)

USGS ^ | April 4, 2010 | USGS

[TankerKC]

Wow...that was a good shake...it went on for quite a while. Everybody ok?

[tubebender]

I gotta get ready for bed. Continue to avoid those big shakers if you can BG. How was the birthday bash? Say what you want as I won’t read it until tomorrow...

[pillut48]

Prayers going up for all of you on the west coast!! Be safe!

[Brad’s Gramma]

I won’t be here tomorrow so .... well. You know.

Sleep well, Tork.....sleep well.

Stay safe up there!

:)

[Quix]

simulation of Golden Gate collapse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fab2Mi1xJY&NR=1

[Myrddin]

Our cats gave us early warning. Don’t know about doggies.

My sister has a sulphur crested cockatoo. It was frantically squawking through the quake. Rancho San Diego area.

[SoCalPol]

Thank You for your kind message.
My cat took it in good stride.
Take Care.

[sissyjane]

Bishop-—One of the most beautiful places on the planet....and I haven’t been there for thirty something years, and I’m ignoring the motel, strip mall thingie!~

[winoneforthegipper]

Had time tonight find an old article I read that first interested me in SuperShear quakes. This goes into the behind the scenes about the discovery of them.

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/190702

[null and void]

Strategerist ~ Southern California seismometer network

Brad's Gramma ~ Say THAT five times fast!

Easier than:

Southern California seismometer system sites.

[yield 2 the right]

Nice vid, thanks, I have a feeling the real thing may just happen. Al of these disasters makes one wonder if the end times are near.

[txhurl]

Yeah, really, a 7.2 and only one fatality...

It’d be nice if that was the extent.

[SoCalPol]

Yes, it was the length of it not just the 7.2 that was unnerving.
Hang in there.

[Myrddin]

"Wait can I get my cappuccino?" My son said "No Sir, we are evacuating the building."

Sounds like a typical San Diego native. The last big ones I experienced in San Diego were Northridge and Landers. One of them dumped all my wife's shoes off the shelf in the closet and on top of me where I was sleeping. It was a mess getting out of bed with all the shoe boxes on to of me and all over the floor. I had to travel to Nebraska that day. It was spooky sitting in the airport waiting around in San Diego as another aftershock hit. I was wondering of all those huge glass windows in the terminal were going to hold up OK.

I was working late at a friend's house in Escondido in 1989 when a sharp vertical jolt dropped a wall mounted bookshelf on the floor. The screws holding the brackets sheared off. Fortunately, we were about 6 feet away when all the books hit the floor.

[Inyo-Mono]

Bishop-—One of the most beautiful places on the planet....and I haven’t been there for thirty something years, and I’m ignoring the motel, strip mall thingie!~

Its still pretty. View from my office:

[Quix]

I think you’re right.

[Quix]

THANKS THANKS

Have you seen any trends in the locations of the aftershocks?

[AngieGal]

“USGS changed the depth too. Originally 21 ft. deep, now 6.2 ft. deep.
I’m no expert but I know that’s not good.....”

Could you explain why shallower quakes are worse?

As I’m reading this thread, I’m realizing how little I understand about anything earthquake related..

[Brad’s Gramma]

Nope. Not EVEN going to try!!! :)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yep!

[steve86]

And my 15 yr old Cockatiel gets very upset during the 2.8-3.1 temblors we have here in the Columbia Basin. Were you riding your bike during the quake? Doing stoppies?