OT: 5.6 Earthquake in SoCal

Smoke

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The quake was felt as far west as Los Angeles, where it rolled for several seconds, and as far south as San Diego, 75 miles southwest of Palm Springs.

Ronin, did you feel it?
 

Ronin

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Yup, I did. Our buildings are designed to sway to lessen the impact, and we had some serious swaying going on here. :)

Fiance at home felt it more, because she was closer to the epicenter, but it didn't phase our son one bit, apparently. :D
 

dmcowen674

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With all the activity so markedly increased around the entire ring of fire, it is looking like California is very close to a quake at least the size of Northridge, Coalinga or the Oakland quakes most likely this year.
 

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
With all the activity so markedly increased around the entire ring of fire, it is looking like California is very close to a quake at least the size of Northridge, Coalinga or the Oakland quakes most likely this year.
You can't predict quakes, Dave. Anything that happens now or in the past has virtually no impact(or at least, a recognizable pattern of impact) on future quakes.:( The best that can be done is very generic predictions of periodic quakes(i.e. you're due for a quake around every 200 years).
 

JarrodH

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I felt it and it was a bit scary. Was playing in a MMORG and people were saying "California residents did you feel that quake?"

Yeah I suppose I am a geek.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
With all the activity so markedly increased around the entire ring of fire, it is looking like California is very close to a quake at least the size of Northridge, Coalinga or the Oakland quakes most likely this year.

You can't predict quakes, Dave.

Anything that happens now or in the past has virtually no impact(or at least, a recognizable pattern of impact) on future quakes.:(

The best that can be done is very generic predictions of periodic quakes(i.e. you're due for a quake around every 200 years).

I sure can't but animals can tell up to 8 hrs ahead of a quake.

Pattern wise can tell flare ups that certainly gives a better warning than 200 yrs.

First the other side (Tsunami area) rocked and settled down, then it was time for U.S. side to flare up and it did with Mt St Helens rumbling and increased activity along western faults, then Chile let's loose today with a 7.6

California did not let off enough stress, it is going to pop pretty big pretty soon.

It doesn't matter to predict quakes anyway, nothing you can do with so many people living on the fault zones themselves.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
With all the activity so markedly increased around the entire ring of fire, it is looking like California is very close to a quake at least the size of Northridge, Coalinga or the Oakland quakes most likely this year.

You can't predict quakes, Dave.

Anything that happens now or in the past has virtually no impact(or at least, a recognizable pattern of impact) on future quakes.:(

The best that can be done is very generic predictions of periodic quakes(i.e. you're due for a quake around every 200 years).

I sure can't but animals can tell up to 8 hrs ahead of a quake.

Pattern wise can tell flare ups that certainly gives a better warning than 200 yrs.

First the other side (Tsunami area) rocked and settled down, then it was time for U.S. side to flare up and it did with Mt St Helens rumbling and increased activity along western faults, then Chile let's loose today with a 7.6

California did not let off enough stress, it is going to pop pretty big pretty soon.

It doesn't matter to predict quakes anyway, nothing you can do with so many people living on the fault zones themselves.

Can't predict huh? Well not as close as atmospheric but not bad.

Now the question is was the 7.0 release out there in the ocean off California enough of a relief or is a monster 9.0 coming like Aceh?
 

JC

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LOL, predicting that California's going to have earthquakes is about as hard as predicting the midwest is going to have tornados!
 

ProviaFan

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Supposedly we may be due for a big one in Indiana... who knows? There was a "small" but very noticeable one a few years ago, but nothing that I've actually felt since. We're certainly not as prepared for such things as folks in CA are. :(

Oh well, hope all of you on the western edge stay safe :thumbsup: