There was another small earthquake tonight at 10:30. It was like the 3rd one this week. Kinda scary, but we're in CA, so meh.
[bad pun alert!]
It's all Alum Rock's fault!
I'm in downtown sj and while I didn't feel it, I heard it o_O I thought a branch fell off of a tree or something.
When were the other 2?
Monday 2/4 at 10:40pm and 11:10pm. Wednesday 2/6 at 10:30pm. All were like mag 3.0.
I didn't feel nothing.
Geez, for a 3 pointer, people are making a lot of noise lol
Quote from: RyuHayabusa on February 06, 2008, 11:50:38 PM
I didn't feel nothing.
Geez, for a 3 pointer, people are making a lot of noise lol
i think the problem is.. we're supposed to get hit by another '89 massive one fairly soon.. and people are worried that since there's not been much activity lately.. that all these earthquaked we're having now could be pre-quakes.. or be the cause of a larger scale and more devistating earthquake..
I've only felt one earthquake in my life...and that was the last big one we had in SJ...I've slept through all the other ones...its like an extra rock to your bed :P
Last one i felt was back in Oct, but i'm over in Hayward.
Quote from: Kegan_Flame on February 07, 2008, 12:26:07 AM
Quote from: RyuHayabusa on February 06, 2008, 11:50:38 PM
I didn't feel nothing.
Geez, for a 3 pointer, people are making a lot of noise lol
i think the problem is.. we're supposed to get hit by another '89 massive one fairly soon.. and people are worried that since there's not been much activity lately.. that all these earthquaked we're having now could be pre-quakes.. or be the cause of a larger scale and more devistating earthquake..
Well, if these are pre-shocks or not, I hope it gets people to think about getting ready for a major quake. You're right, there 's supposed to be the big one, but who knows "WHEN" it'll happen. Might as well start preparing for it now than pay for it later.
Didn't feel anything in Davis.
Only Earthquake I really experienced was in 4th grade of Elementary School. Ms. Denison reading a story, then suddenly all the kids disperse immediately, scurrying under the desks. A genuine rumble that made me fall over a bit.
No major damage though. Just some street/blacktop cracks.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on February 07, 2008, 02:38:04 AM
Only Earthquake I really experienced was in 4th grade of Elementary School. Ms. Denison reading a story, then suddenly all the kids disperse immediately, scurrying under the desks. A genuine rumble that made me fall over a bit.
No major damage though. Just some street/blacktop cracks.
~Chun
Hahaha, that sounds like the cutest thing ever. But it must've been quite a shake for it to make new cracks in the concrete.
I grew up in San Francisco, so we had light earthquakes on a regular basis, and I was born after the 'quake of '89. Then when I moved to Millbrae, we'd seldom get light quakes, but just aftershocks of quakes elsewhere. Now that I'm in Hayward, I don't think many people have felt earthquakes recently other than the last one in San Jose. Though they kind of freak me out, and knock my stuff over (hopefully not my PVCs -_-), it's mildly exciting being in a light earthquake once in a while.
The only one I experienced was last semester. There was that earthquake, and my prof (C++ one; he's a *bleeeeeeeeep*) and we were all like telling him that there's an earthquake for like what felt like the longest time. He completely ignored the whole class and continued lecturing.
Now if I had pushed a monitor so that it fell to the floor, then he'd stop immediately. Should've done that, lol.
I grew up in Alaska, which generally has more earthquakes than CA. :P Usually, a lot of little quakes are a good thing, because they mean that the pressure is being released slowly and won't need to blow in a huge release all at once.
No earthquakes for a long time would be more likely to result in a huge one, methinks.
>>;; People in AK are much more blase about earthquakes than Californians though, I learned. Up there, generally when there's an earthquake, you wait a moment to see if it's going to get bad, and if not, you just go back to what you were doing. There's not even usually a rush for doorways or underneath tables unless it gets really strong. Down here, people tend to panic. ^^;;
felt it here at the Daly City/SF Border. the epicenter was right off the coast of Pacifica, so i'm not too surprised that it didn't hit SJ. i was awake already, so i felt it pretty good. jeez...i'm so glad i don't live on the top floor of my building anymore
I live to far away to feel them sadly. :(
Quote from: DemonLordZabuza on February 07, 2008, 12:32:20 AM
its like an extra rock to your bed :P
The earth just wants to rock us to sleep. XP
what can you really do to prepare for an earthquake?
itll happen when it happens and theres not really a lot you can do about it.
Over here in WG, I gots nothin'
Little earthquakes are fun. It's the big ones that worry me.
Ya know I don't even worry about them. I feel some strong ones every now and again, but I don't care really. I mean if they're going to come nothing can be done to stop it.
The significant thing is that 4 eqs happened within the last 3 days. I dunno if they were preshocks or aftershocks, but its still eye opening. (the 4th was this morning around Pacifica 4:00am, 3.1)
I don't think people generally worry much about earthquakes here as to really follow procedures and the like, when at home or somewhere comfortable. It's only at school where I would do anything-- not only is it a mandatory routine, but there are hanging lamps and shelves around the classrooms and whatnot. I wouldn't want that falling on my head.
I wonder if a big ones coming. T_T
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8205017
soo, this is what's been happening on the Calaveras Fault all this week
We just had an earthquake here in SoCal at 11:42. They are saying it was a magnitude 5.8, located near Chino Hills.
3.0 earthquakes are nothing.
Dang it all, though. I miss the 5+ mag earthquake here because I'm in southern California, and then a 5.8 happens down there while I'm in NorCal! What the heck!
Now they have downgraded it to a 5.4. No major damage reported, a couple of broken water mains, and sprinkler pipes, and a lot of Cellphone service is disrupted thru-out the L.A./San Burnidino/Riverside county areas.
w00t, living on a fault line FTW!
Still, I've never been in a good earthquake. Heck, I probably slept through them...
I was ranting for TWO WEEKS that we were going to have an earthquake! NO ONE BELIEVED ME! >:( They thought I was full of shit.
I WAS RIGHT HAH!
Anyways, I hope everything is alright for everyone who's experienced the shake up.
I've been through many shakes, and a few other disasters. Not real bad ones.