Posted on 06/29/2002 4:48:08 PM PDT by grimalkin
Buffalo News - Lake Placid feels temblor, aftershock of April quake - 26 Jun 02
LAKE PLACID - Residents of the Adirondacks felt a small temblor Tuesday morning. The earthquake, which occurred at 9:40 a.m. and had a magnitude of 3, was centered about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, near the epicenter of an earthquake in April, according to seismologist William Ott of the Weston Observatory at Boston College.Ott said Tuesday's shake probably was an aftershock of the April earthquake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Sandy Caligiore, spokesman for the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, based in Lake Placid, said he felt shaking for about five to 10 seconds.
April 20, an earthquake with a 5.1 magnitude shook Au Sable Forks about 5 a.m., collapsing roads and rattling homes from Maine to Maryland. There were no injuries. Damage was estimated at $14 million. An aftershock May 24 had a magnitude of 3.3 and was centered about 20 miles southwest of Plattsburgh.
Mt. St. Helens started with a 5+ earthquake as follows (source: 15 ):
"...The first hint of trouble came on March 20th, 1980, when the mountain gave a violent shudder, bouncing the Richter needle to 4.1. On March 27, the first eruption opened a crater and sent a plume of ash and steam 7,000 feet into the air. Quake followed quake in the next few weeks. Scientists had long expected this. Now they predicted a major eruption." Corps: Before the EruptionHere is the current earthquake map for Mt. Hood: Recent Earthquakes for 122-45[On May 18, 1980] "A magnitude 5+ earthquake at 8:32 a.m. set the blast in motion. Huge masses of rock began sliding down the mount's north flank, releasing gas pressure inside. Within seconds the whole north face exploded in a cloud of ash, rock fragments, and hot gases rushing northward at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. Once uncapped, the eruption continued vigorously until late afternoon. The top 1200 feet of the mountain rose in a billowing dark-gray plume of pulverized rock 11 miles high, and began drifting east. ..." Corps: The Crises and Response
Oregonian: The Collapse of Enron
Cooper [PGE's new CEO] downplayed the furor that has arisen over Enron's past trading strategies, which critics have blasted as manipulative, greedy and base. He said PGE, under pressure from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to explain any ways it may have aided Enron in carrying out these strategies, has been unfairly drawn into the investigation. "I don't believe at the end of the day FERC will find any problems here at PGE," he said. His greatest sympathies, he said, were toward Enron and PGE employees, *who lost millions in retirement savings when Enron collapsed. "It's an unbelievable shame, and a terrible outcome," he said. Source: PGE plays big role, Enron saysJas 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
A woman in the Seattle area is also an "earthquake sensitive" and just knows by the changes in her body a quake is coming. She can tell the general intensity, how soon and pretty closely the area of the epicenter. Her kids hate it because Mom is always right. As best I can remember, she has been accurate on all quakes since long before Mt. St. Helens. She is a Christian and doesn't try to get info, she just feels ill and knows, like one would hear a sound.
Another woman, Charlotte King, of Salem, Oregon, is an earthquake sensitive (click here for Stateman Journal article). She is so accurate that some city and county planners take notice and consider her predictions along with scientific ones.
That gift may indeed be from the Lord and with all gifts He should get the credit or the glory. Some have gifts and think they are personally great, but that is error and an incorrect response to blessings. Birds and animals can often tell in advance, particularly deaf ones who rely on senses other than hearing, so we shouldn't be surprised when some people can also tell in advance. Rather than quickly discard warnings, it is wise to hold them, consider them and pray about them. Faith is an action word and without action isn't faith.
Pr 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Pr 29:1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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