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Just felt a little earthquake in Los Angeles area

I don't know how people cope with living in a earthquake area. It would be unnerving to know that 'the big one' is due and could happen any time and yet have to get on with your life like nothing is wrong.
 
Originally posted by: Modelworks
I don't know how people cope with living in a earthquake area. It would be unnerving to know that 'the big one' is due and could happen any time and yet have to get on with your life like nothing is wrong.
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At least we don't live in Tornado area or Volcano area or Hurricane area. Those happen more frequently than than the large earthquakes do.
 
I'd be scared for data loss especially. That can thrash an entire raid array in seconds. So can tornadoes and all that too. Suddenly the fact that we still have snow on the ground (and more coming down) is not as bad.
 
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: Modelworks
I don't know how people cope with living in a earthquake area. It would be unnerving to know that 'the big one' is due and could happen any time and yet have to get on with your life like nothing is wrong.
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At least we don't live in Tornado area or Volcano area or Hurricane area. Those happen more frequently than than the large earthquakes do.
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I live in an area that could have tornado but to me that is different from an earthquake prone area. People in CA live in areas where geologist are saying there is going to be a major earthquake and they actually design buildings with that in mind. Where I live a tornado could happen but it isn't something we are preparing and waiting for.

It reminds me of the people that live near Pompey. The volcano is smoldering and it is going to erupt but they live there anyway.

To me , every time there was a quake I would be worried it was the big one.
 
Originally posted by: Modelworks
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: Modelworks
I don't know how people cope with living in a earthquake area. It would be unnerving to know that 'the big one' is due and could happen any time and yet have to get on with your life like nothing is wrong.
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At least we don't live in Tornado area or Volcano area or Hurricane area. Those happen more frequently than than the large earthquakes do.
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I live in an area that could have tornado but to me that is different from an earthquake prone area. People in CA live in areas where geologist are saying there is going to be a major earthquake and they actually design buildings with that in mind. Where I live a tornado could happen but it isn't something we are preparing and waiting for.

It reminds me of the people that live near Pompey. The volcano is smoldering and it is going to erupt but they live there anyway.

To me , every time there was a quake I would be worried it was the big one.
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I'm originally from the east coast, a seismically stable area. It's taken me some time to get used to these - I sit still for a few seconds after the building stops swaying and wait for the floors above me to collapse, and after that doesn't happen I get back to work or whatever I was doing at the time. The utilities are built pretty good, no power or connectivity losses.
 
Originally posted by: mundane


I'm originally from the east coast, a seismically stable area. It's taken me some time to get used to these - I sit still for a few seconds after the building stops swaying and wait for the floors above me to collapse, and after that doesn't happen I get back to work or whatever I was doing at the time. The utilities are built pretty good, no power or connectivity losses.
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I would probably react the same way. I'm not saying people are foolish for living there, just that I don't know if I would adjust well with that going on.
 
Originally posted by: Modelworks
Originally posted by: mundane


I'm originally from the east coast, a seismically stable area. It's taken me some time to get used to these - I sit still for a few seconds after the building stops swaying and wait for the floors above me to collapse, and after that doesn't happen I get back to work or whatever I was doing at the time. The utilities are built pretty good, no power or connectivity losses.
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I would probably react the same way. I'm not saying people are foolish for living there, just that I don't know if I would adjust well with that going on.
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I do have some fun with it - I made my wife and I assemble an earthquake preparedness kit, which I privately refer to as our Zombie Survival Kit (sans weapons, of course).

This wasn't near my first choice on where to live, but you work with the options you're given.
 
My wife felt it, as did my mother-in-law a few miles away.

I did not feel it at all. Bummer.

MotionMan

EDIT: In the Valley, BTW.
 
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