Earthquake!!!

[heybrad]

Just had an earthquake out here in SoCal. It was quite a jolt.

[heybrad]

4.7 near Lake Elsinore. That's about 10 miles from me. That's probably why it felt so strong here.

[Lorena]

Yikes! 4.7 is relatively minor, but still scary.

[molson]

Never been through that - I'd probably crap myself.

Then I was curious if they can happen in any of the places I've lived, and found this:

http://www.averillpark.net/datacenter/hazards/zone-map.jpg

I didn't know coastal South Carolina was a "risk area'

[Ryche]

Never been through that - I'd probably crap myself.

Then I was curious if they can happen in any of the places I've lived, and found this:

http://www.averillpark.net/datacenter/hazards/zone-map.jpg

I didn't know coastal South Carolina was a "risk area'

I believe they had a pretty big one back in the late 1800s.

[SackAttack]

Just had an earthquake out here in SoCal. It was quite a jolt.

Don't know where Lake Elsinore is.

We had a 5.0'ish one near the site of the '94 quake maybe a month ago. That one woke me up, and sent my bed jiggling for a couple minutes.

And, uh, I don't sleep on a waterbed.

[Raiders Army]

I'd be worried if Lex Luthor got his hands on some nukes. Then again, if I heard he did, I'd buy a bunch of property in Arizona.

[sabotai]

I believe they had a pretty big one back in the late 1800s.

Yup.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1886_09_01.php

[hawk4669]

Largest I've ever been through (Northern California) was a 7.1 in 1991 or 1992...can't remember. It was then followed by "aftershocks" of 6.6 and 6.3. Was a nasty few hours here. Scary stuff.

Cheers!

[spleen1015]

I'd rather live in tornado alley. At least I can see those suckers coming.

[korme]

I'd rather live in tornado alley. At least I can see those suckers coming.

Fuck that. Tornado season sucks major ass. I've never been in an earthquake, kinda want to experience one.

There is no scarier feeling than knowing there is a tornado in the area, all the electric is blown and you have to hide in the middle of your house (like that'd do any good if a tornado swept through).

[JeeberD]

The only earthquake that I know I've been in didn't even wake me up. Me and my family were traveling through Italy in our camper, and one night there was apparently a decent sized earthquake. I've always been a heavy sleeper, and it didn't even wake me up. My sister woke up and thought it was just my father rolling over in his bed...we didn't realize what had happened until the next morning when we went into a small market to pick up some groceries and they were cleaning up all the stuff that had fallen off the shelves.

[SackAttack]

Fuck that. Tornado season sucks major ass. I've never been in an earthquake, kinda want to experience one.

There is no scarier feeling than knowing there is a tornado in the area, all the electric is blown and you have to hide in the middle of your house (like that'd do any good if a tornado swept through).

If you're in tornado alley and don't have a basement...

[MrBug708]

Don't know where Lake Elsinore is.

We had a 5.0'ish one near the site of the '94 quake maybe a month ago. That one woke me up, and sent my bed jiggling for a couple minutes.

And, uh, I don't sleep on a waterbed.

Temecula.

I didnt feel this one though

[sterlingice]

If you're in tornado alley and don't have a basement...

Heck, even our apartment complex has somewhere to go in case of tornadoes

SI

[DanGarion]

It it wasn't much of anything, didn't last long, just a quick jolt. My wife wasn't even sure she didn't feel it, just heard something.

[Chief Rum]

Don't know where Lake Elsinore is.

We had a 5.0'ish one near the site of the '94 quake maybe a month ago. That one woke me up, and sent my bed jiggling for a couple minutes.

And, uh, I don't sleep on a waterbed.

You been living out here this long and don't know where Lake Elsinore is? Little surprised. It's along the "15 corridor" on the other side of the hills between Orange County and the south Riverside-north San Diego county area. One of the areas being built up big right now with new homes.

As for the quake, didn't even feel it. I was out on the course. That must be why that chip shot on 5 was so off. :)

[Chief Rum]

Temecula.

I didnt feel this one though

You were in Temecula and didn't feel it? What kinda crappy ass quake was this?

[TroyF]

If you're in tornado alley and don't have a basement...

A lot of people don't have basements in tornado alley. I lived without one for 8 years in Oklahoma. Tornado sirens go off and you're supposed to move to a shelter. Thankfully a tornado never came near us during my time there. I'm not sure if "seeing it coming" is really a whole lot better. They can come quick and unexpectadly. The F5 in OKC came so fast, some people died on the interstate.

[Desmond]

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7303/untitledge0.jpg

[molson]

LOL

You need a hobby or something

[Buccaneer]

I lived in SoCal for 8 years and found eathquakes and tremors to be interesting. Never was close to a major jolt, though. I would much rather live on a fault then in tornado alley. I never experienced a big tornado, nor do I ever want to.

[korme]

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7303/untitledge0.jpg

That's sweet. Glad to see you made room for Typhoon out in the waters. BTW, who is 2 and 0? 1 is The Hurricane

[daedalus]

i, uhhh, didn't notice this. oh, well.

[ctmason]

RIP John "Earthquake" Tenta...

[Lorena]

I've been in a few earthquakes, 2 of them pretty big. But I'll them over tornados ANY day.

[Lorena]

Mild earthquake rattles southern California, no injuries

3 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A mild earthquake shook parts of southern California on Sunday but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage, authorities said.
The 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 10.29 am local time (1729 GMT) about 81 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Los Angeles near Lake Elsinore, the US Geological Survey reported.
Witnesses near the quake's epicenter, which occurred near the Santa Ana Mountains, reported being jolted by the tremor but police and fire authorities said they had received no reports of injuries or damage.
"There were no injuries reported to us at this time," said Jody Hagemann, spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department.
Seismologists believe there is a chance California will suffer a major earthquake due to movement in the San Andreas fault, which runs close by Los Angeles. Experts say the fault line causes a massive quake every 150 years. The last such disaster was in 1857.
In January 1994, a 6.7 magnitude quake in Northridge, near Chatsworth, was blamed for 72 deaths, more than 10,000 injuries and around 12.5 billion dollars worth of damage.

[TazFTW]

That's sweet. Glad to see you made room for Typhoon out in the waters. BTW, who is 2 and 0? 1 is The Hurricane

2 is The Texas Tornado, 0 is the Shockmaster.

[Raiders Army]

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7303/untitledge0.jpg

That's awesome.

[MrBug708]

You were in Temecula and didn't feel it? What kinda crappy ass quake was this?

Nah, I was telling Josh where LO was. My Grandparents actually live 10 minutes from where the quake was and my family was out there visiting this afternoon.