Survived my first earthquake.

71T Targa · 07-12-2019, 07:12 AM

I don't think i would have even known about it if not for my wife and the Lab.
All of the kids slept through it.

Skip Newsom · 07-12-2019, 07:28 AM

We are less than 30 miles from the epicenter as a crow flies... it woke my wife and I up instantly, the elderly dog slept right through it.
Who's a good boy!?!

Not as strong as one we had about 22 years ago. Good reminder that we are in an active area and have a couple sleeping volcanoes nearby.

speeder · 07-12-2019, 07:35 AM

A 4.6 is hard to feel, you need to be perfectly still and doing nothing.

KFC911 · 07-12-2019, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip Newsom

.... it woke my wife and I up instantly, the elderly dog slept right through it.
Who's a good boy!?!

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Had it shaken one kibble off the counter....into a metal bowl....EQ early warning dawg

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Set yer alarms...

Sooner or later · 07-12-2019, 07:41 AM

The end is near! Steamboat geyser in Yellowstone release at record levels! Cali earthquakes! Washington earthquakes! I fully expect the Okla swarm and the New Madrid fault to to join in the chorus!

Or, maybe not.

Tobra · Tobra's Garage

If you don't have a chandelier, or maybe a fish tank to look at, you are probably not noticing a 4.6. If you are sitting in your car or walking around, forget it.

Dantilla · 07-12-2019, 10:04 AM

My first truck was a 1948 Chevy.

Going down the road one day, truck starts wildly bucking around. I blamed it on ancient suspension technology. Later, found out everyone else felt the earthquake.

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

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Originally Posted by Tobra

If you don't have a chandelier, or maybe a fish tank to look at, you are probably not noticing a 4.6. If you are sitting in your car or walking around, forget it.

I get the jist, but don't entirely agree. A couple years ago we had a small earthquake of magnitude 2 or 3 range. That's nothing, the long-term Californian would say. But when the quake is shallow and the epicenter is about 2 miles away (geologically speaking, right under your butt), you feel the jolt.

However, it was funny when the July 4th earthquake hit in Ridgecrest. I felt the definite rolling/swaying sensation and saw the dining room chandelier swing, and then looked at some guy walking on the sidewalk in front of my house. He was so busy facetiming, he never missed a beat in his conversation.

speeder · 07-12-2019, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah930

I get the jist, but don't entirely agree. A couple years ago we had a small earthquake of magnitude 2 or 3 range. That's nothing, the long-term Californian would say. But when the quake is shallow and the epicenter is about 2 miles away (geologically speaking, right under your butt), you feel the jolt.

However, it was funny when the July 4th earthquake hit in Ridgecrest. I felt the definite rolling/swaying sensation and saw the dining room chandelier swing, and then looked at some guy walking on the sidewalk in front of my house. He was so busy facetiming, he never missed a beat in his conversation.

A small quake very near and a large one further away feel almost the same. It's all about the movement. I missed the 7.1 quake on July 5th, I was driving. Everyone standing still felt it for sure.