Posted on 08/23/2011 10:55:19 AM PDT by stockpirate
DAMN
You’re correct on both counts. The actual magnitude was pegged at 6.6 too.
It was my first as well. My thought was to get my brothers and sister out of the house. Turns out, that’s not the best idea. Well constructed homes will most likely not collapse, especially a one story structure on a good foundation.
The San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital collapsed. Wings of the Olive View hospital broke free and fell over.
http://www.google.com/search?q=sylmar+earthquake&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=
No, someone about 100 posts ago reported an aftershock.
Noticing some AM / FM problems. No power outages. Strange. Anyone else having problems in the quake zone with AM / FM stations?
US Capitol Police reporting damage to the Monument:
Maybe that’s just east coast dogs out in Calyfornia mine would always give a warning not crazy running around but an alert type action and fear.
Anyone back east have water splashed out of their pools? Out her it takes at about a 5.0 depending on how far away it is.
;-))
For history buffs New Madrid was not one quake. A series of quakes started in the fall of 1811 and ended in the Spring of 1812. There were 3 monsters in the 8 range and many noticeable ones in the 6s and 7s. Chimneys fell in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tremors were felt on the east coast. Reelfoot Lake in Tenn. was formed in a grabben fault when a long sliver of land dropped 20 or 30 feet. Waves of sandy soil could be seen undulating 5 or 6 feet high and whole forests fell over. Areas of the Mississippi river ran backwards. The first steamboat trip was being run down the Mississippi when that happened and it was felt that the power proved its value.
Oh, and during that period a very strong earthquake occurred in Venezuela and killed 10 to 20 thousand people in Caracas. People have worried about what could happen in St. Louis if New Madrid let loose. That fault seems to have a 500 year cycle if I remember correctly.
People felt it in SE Mich...Canada is actually south of Detroit...
You know, been thru tornado (direct hit) and several hurricanes now. While a direct hit from a tornado is a big deal, I think I would prefer to take my chances with tornados. It’s easier to avoid them, since your chances of actually getting hit is smaller. Wilma was a pain in the rear end (no electricity for about 2 weeks). Just a thought. :)
I noticed that too.
Did not see. Do you know where the report was from?
Okay, just don’t tell me where you live, in case the big one hits and I run out. ;^)
Those non believers maybe thinking all our spin, lies, and garbage we’ve reported...is it catching up with us?
>>>Modern communications can be really delicate to events like earthquakes, power issues, wars etc. In big events, cell phones/computers etc, are useless for most.
Saw a tweet that Verizon has no infrastructure issues - just butt loads of people trying to use the network, at the same time.
East coast - went through hurricane Agnes when I was little. The only thing sticking up out of the water was the tip of our roof. Parents lost everything. When the water went down, there was stinky mud all over.
I thought the quake hit at 1:15PM ET
There are Triassic Fault Basins in the Piedmont, which have been known for a long time. IIRC, there is a fault under the North Anna site as well. A geologist was found dead about the time of that controversy.
ROFL!
Good ‘un.
Thanks.
[Dr Freud wants a word with you, btw]
;D
Nay, all of Washington, DC leans to the left.
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