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Who else felt that earthquake in SoCal/Las Vegas just now? (Update: 7.1 - 2nd earthquake this week)
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The only meaning worth worrying about is these could be forshock before something bigger - but they also could just be standalone shocks. There is no way to know. Even experts on the matter would not know. Foreshocks will be mentioned in a lot of articles and news stories for the next few days but it is all speculation, and guesswork based on past events
I'm new to earthquakes, but is the expectation that all buildings are built to withstand any reasonable earthquake? Like the main danger is stuff falling on top of you right and not the entire building collapsing?
For the new page, 'cause it feels kinda relevant:
What to do in an earthquake:
What to do in an earthquake:
- If you are INDOORS -- STAY THERE! Get under a desk or table and hang on to it (Drop, Cover, and Hold on!) or move into a hallway or against an inside wall. STAY CLEAR of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture or appliances. GET OUT of the kitchen, which is a dangerous place (things can fall on you). DON'T run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking or while there is danger of falling and hurting yourself or being hit by falling glass or debris.
- If you are OUTSIDE -- get into the OPEN, away from buildings, power lines, chimneys, and anything else that might fall on you.
- If you are DRIVING -- stop, but carefully. Move your car as far out of traffic as possible. DO NOT stop on or under a bridge or overpass or under trees, light posts, power lines, or signs. STAY INSIDE your car until the shaking stops. When you RESUME driving, watch for breaks in the pavement, fallen rocks, and bumps in the road at bridge approaches.
Big wake up call, British Columbia had some small Quakes this morning. Ring of Fire getting busy
They changed it back to 7.1 but it will probably change again. All bad once in the 6 and up
Just need jimquisition or angry joe to do a video about the second quake. Then for some reason they will get their own thread separate from the main thread.
I'm reading that the quake was revised again higher to 7.1
So far they've had ~13 aftershocks up there higher than 3.0 some as high as 5.5
They're gettin shook real bad
So far they've had ~13 aftershocks up there higher than 3.0 some as high as 5.5
They're gettin shook real bad
Live in Vegas, didn't feel anything. Didn't even know anything happened until my mom texted me asking if I felt the quake.
if it affects you at all you probably already know to come here yeah
All these recent earthquakes are making me paranoid about the big one that's overdue over here in Utah.
Please stay safe everyone!
Please stay safe everyone!
LOL that's exactly what I thought despite thinking this was the worst quake I've been in.
I've lived in North hollywood for 2 years now. Heard about them and listened to the big one podcast about it all. Until this weekend never actually felt one. Kinda crazy I have family in town on the one weekend we get two big ones. The first one was kinda funny to me and exciting. This second one just now was while we were at a restraunt and people actually got up to run outside. Got pretty freaked out not gonna lie.
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No real damage with a 7.1, means it's a deep quake I believe. A shallow quake at 7.1 would have done more
Each step on the scale is a 10 fold increase in energy on number before it. 7.0 would be tenfold greater than a 6.9, and 7.1 would be tenfold greater than a 7.0... so 6.9 would be almost incomparable to a 9.0. It is like comparing a piece of lego to a skyscraper
I tho
Weird, no, not at all. It lasted in total for about a minute. You were in that runners zone though so you may haven't even felt it in stride.
So tonight's quake was the same strength as the 1989 Loma Prieta quake that messed up norcal. The epicenter of that quake was about 65 miles from downtown San Francisco.
Tonight's 6.9 was centered about 150 miles from downtown Los Angeles. So a bit over twice the distance. It was spooky when it happened but it was the fear of it getting worse more than the actual shaking.
Tonight's 6.9 was centered about 150 miles from downtown Los Angeles. So a bit over twice the distance. It was spooky when it happened but it was the fear of it getting worse more than the actual shaking.
It was in the middle of nowhere. All the major populations reporting here were on the fringes of it. The Northridge quake was smaller but it was in a highly populated area.
basically the Twilight Princess of earthquakes.
but seriously, potty training my kid and the quake hits and run outside (i know bad move) with her and she's not wearing pants.... ugh
I'll edit that, I meant no massive damage. We had a 6.9 up here (Seattle) 18 years ago, and there was relative little damage compared to the number
That's been the general thought flow. Yesterday was the pre shock and either this is the culmination of that or it's another pre-shock...
There's also this
hey people feeling the aftershocks, would you mind putting your zipcode or town? i'm 90020 didn't feel anything?