Friday quake

[tabs]

Originally Posted by PD41

Pretty good shaker here in Redondo Beach.
I don't get all the panic, doesn't bother me.
Lasted for a while.

You can say that being 200 miles away.

[Cooper911SC]

It was a longish slow roller here in Tustin.

My Uncle up in Portland recorded it on his seismograph at home.

[tabs]

Another small one..

[Jim Richards]

Tabs, you almost sound disappointed.

[ian c2]

Originally Posted by tabs

Another small one..

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by PD41

Pretty good shaker here in Redondo Beach.
I don't get all the panic, doesn't bother me.
Lasted for a while.

You miss the point, IMO.

There isn't any "panic", just serious and justified concern. Simply because this event was in a relatively remote, sparsely populated region should not make us blase about earthquakes. 7.1 is huge. Period. The Sylmar quake of 1971 was a 6.5. The Northridge quake of 1994 was a 6.7. Those two quakes killed scores of people and caused billions of dollars in damages. Just like real estate, it's location, location, location.

No, it's not panic. It's a reminder of the inevitable and a call for preparedness.

[R K T]

Originally Posted by ossiblue

You miss the point, IMO.

There isn't any "panic", just serious and justified concern. Simply because this event was in a relatively remote, sparsely populated region should not make us blase about earthquakes. 7.1 is huge. Period. The Sylmar quake of 1971 was a 6.5. The Northridge quake of 1994 was a 6.7. Those two quakes killed scores of people and caused billions of dollars in damages. Just like real estate, it's location, location, location.

No, it's not panic. It's a reminder of the inevitable and a call for preparedness.

Exactly!!!

We are a mile from the San Andreas and feel small quakes everyday.

A 7.1 centered in Palm Desert and there will be mass panic from the majority not prepared.

Redondo Beach will be floating towards Catalina!

[tabs]

Originally Posted by R K T

Exactly!!!

We are a mile from the San Andreas and feel small quakes everyday.

A 7.1 centered in Palm Desert and there will be mass panic from the majority not prepared.

Redondo Beach will be floating towards Catalina!

Afterwards it will be known as Torrance Beach.

[SoCal911T]

[PD41]

Originally Posted by tabs

Afterwards it will be known as Torrance Beach.

Torrance owns 1 mile of beach between Redondo and Palos Verdes.

There is already a Torrance beach.

[PD41]

Originally Posted by tabs

You can say that being 200 miles away.

Northridge was a big one. I layed down on the driveway for the full earth feel, very cool.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by R K T

Exactly!!!

We are a mile from the San Andreas and feel small quakes everyday.

A 7.1 centered in Palm Desert and there will be mass panic from the majority not prepared.

Redondo Beach will be floating towards Catalina!

If a number of days without a quake would pass, is that cause for concern? Do days ever pass without tremors?

[R K T]

Originally Posted by pavulon

If a number of days without a quake would pass, is that cause for concern? Do days ever pass without tremors?

There are quakes constantly this close to the fault but the majority are small enough to not actually feel. They register 1.0 or less.
I’m not sure which theory to believe anymore!
1..... a lot of small quakes keep a big one from happening.

2......a lot of small ones are leading up to a big one.

I’ve been here through the “big” ones like Sylmar and Northridge and those were big but will be considered medium if the San Andreas ever really lets loose.

[daepp]

"And if California slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill..."

Warren Zevon

[rusnak]

The really scary fact is that the main fault is the San Andreas, and right under LA it becomes a subduction fault, while the rest is a fast moving strike slip fault. When the North American plate shatters due to the subduction around LA, it is going to be like Hell was unleashed on Earth.

This 7.1 or whatever is only a small part of the NA plate fracturing out from the LA subduction zone and releasing a small percentage of the energy that has been built up. It's probably not a bad idea to start to think about disaster preparedness.

[Clint Lando]

ammo

[craigster59]

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Damn.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Lol

That’s what she gets for using her mom's new Bobbi Brown lipstick.

Shhhhhh

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Sooner or later

Lol

That’s what she gets for using her mom's new Bobbi Brown lipstick.

Shhhhhh

Hahahaha!