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 Re: LAQuake [message #403674 is a reply to message #403652] |
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Barbara Boehmer
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Location: California, USA
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| BlackSwan wrote on Sun, 17 May 2009 20:47 | A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:39:36 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
The magnitude 5.0 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) E of Lennox, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 8 miles).
Barbara B,
Did you feel it?
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Yes, I felt it. I was sitting at my desk in my living room at the time. The fans were on inside, the living room windows were open, and the sprinklers were running in the front yard, so it was a bit noisy and I am a little hard of hearing, but I still heard the rumbling and felt the shaking. But it was mild and didn't last very long. I looked at the hanging lamp and it wasn't even swaying. I debated whether to get up and go to the doorway and decided to wait and see if it shook harder and it stopped. It was mild enough I didn't even check for damage. I figure I will do that in the daylight tomorrow morning. I just made sure all the cats were O.K., then turned on the news and went to the USGS website and filled out their "Did you feel it?" form. I have been watching KCAL 9.1 news off and on ever since. It sounds like it has been downgraded to 4.7. I don't know why, but the initial magnitude estimates always seem to be slightly higher than the final results after all the data is in. It sounds like the only damage and injuries were from a few broken windows and people stepping on the broken glass in areas closer to the epicenter. At least that's all I've heard. There have been a few minor aftershocks, but I didn't feel those.
How was it where you are?
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| Re: LAQuake [message #403792 is a reply to message #403731] |
Mon, 18 May 2009 13:43 |
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Barbara Boehmer
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Registered: November 2002
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Why the HECK do people live in Calafornia?
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I was born and raised in Southern California, so it was natural to seek employment nearby. Then when I finally bought a house, I had to compromise between closeness to work and an area where property was affordable. Now that I am retired, the only things keeping me here are that it would be a major hassle to sell this house, buy another house, and move, and I don't know where I want to go that I can afford. There are a few other complications. For example, my retirement plan only offers half-decent medical insurance coverage in Southern California. There are also some appealing places, like Canada, that are not currently accepting retiree immigrants. You would think they would want retirees to come and spend their money, but I suspect the drain on the public health system by a bunch of elderly people may outweigh the money spent.
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Isn't it a matter of 'when' rather than 'if' for the "big-one"?
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Yes, it is a matter of when the big one hits, which may or may not be in my lifetime. If it is in my lifetime, it might or might not be close enough to affect my area. If it does hit my area hard, there might or might not be damage, and I have earthquake insurance. If you take cover when it starts, it reduces the chance of injury. All of the little quakes are good practice for the big one. Whenever an earthquake strikes, everyone should know what to do and what not to do. I don't know that the likelihood of being injured in a large earthquake here is any greater than the likelihood of being injured in a tornado in Kansas or a flood in Louisiana or a volcanic erruption on Hawaii. Every place has its own natural hazards.
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