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6.9 near Calexico, Mexico. Things have fallen off the wall and fallen over. Checking for damage. We had a strong aftershock too.

another strong after shock

Sounds like there's been a series of them in the region the last couple days. Maybe a good night to camp outside?

I figure the stress release is working its way up the Pacific/Nazca Plate fault-line from Chile, up to Baja, up to LA next...

this can't be good... i just txted my dad and his response was: hm 3 major quakes so closely related to one another...

Good news, no damage to our neighborhood. Just stuff falling off shelves and walls.. Some damage in our downtown area, broken glass, cracked masonery walls, water mains. Nothing too serious in the Cajon Zone.

I'll have my Easter Eggs scrambled please.

We could feel it here in NoHo; a friend said he felt in in Palm Springs.

The reaction via Twitter:

Just checked out the blog of a friend who is sailing with her husband in Caribbean and Bahamas. They saw Montserrat come alive again. Ash falling everywhere. Said their solar panels on the boat were covered with film of ash. There is a little too much seismic activity going on for my taste. Maybe after I learn how to ride a scooter well I should take flying lessons. Just in case

I hate to say this but if you think about it, it all makes sense. The earthquake in Chile was so strong that it slowed the earth's rotation down. That's going to have repercussions. The earth is just sorting itself out...

I did feel the EQ in Pasadena. It was a circular motion and kept up for quite a while. And, yes, I do think that there is a strong possibility that we will have a major EQ around here soon.

Quisp!



did not feel it on the central coast

rsrider wrote:Quisp!

For those not old enough to get it.
(I voted for Quisp).

My mother in law felt it in Phoenix as well.

Kaos wrote:My mother in law felt it in Phoenix as well.

Wow.

It was apparently upgraded to a 7.2 at some point.

We are still rocking and rolling. Luck me, I awoke at 4:15am to a nice long aftershock. I lay there wondering if it was going to get worse before I headed under my desk.

Now it's raining outside. Boy, can't catch a break!

You guys be careful out there! I'm from Lakeside and my folks said it was pretty bumpy!

I'm in Denver now and, as much as I love the beach, I don't want to live on the coast at the expense of everything West of here falling off!

Tocsik wrote:I'm in Denver now and, as much as I love the beach, I don't want to live on the coast at the expense of everything West of here falling off!

Despite earthquakes, floods, mudslides and wildfires it's actually still safer to live in CA than most other states when it comes to death or injury from natural disasters. Cold and heat are the biggest causes. Then there are various storms much worse than what we see here, tornadoes, blizzards, etc.

CA, and SoCal are relatively safe in comparison.

Until, of course, the Big One comes.

Or, you know, lava starts spewing out of the La Brea Tar Pits.

oops

TVB wrote:

rsrider wrote:Quisp!

For those not old enough to get it.
(I voted for Quisp).

im old enough never heard of it

kneil67@yahoo.com wrote:

TVB wrote:

rsrider wrote:Quisp!

For those not old enough to get it.
(I voted for Quisp).

im old enough never heard of it

Then you've lived a culturally impoverished life.

TVB wrote:

kneil67@yahoo.com wrote:

TVB wrote:For those not old enough to get it.
(I voted for Quisp).

im old enough never heard of it

Then you've lived a culturally impoverished life.

yeah i grew up in Mio michigan in the 70's. remember pbb cows hahah those were the days