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6.4, Really?
6 years ago
Hello Fellow Fa Artists, Writers, Crafters, Friends and Fans.
It seems to me that the local media is making more of a fuss over the 6.4 earthquake that occurred at 10:33 AM on the morning of July 4th, 2019. Now the creepy thing for me was that during dinner the previous evening, I was joking with my brother about the possibilities of "Something happening, like an earthquake..." as we were planning on giving the house a good cleaning for the guests we were expecting for a Barbeque and Rose Bowl Fireworks watching party. I was outside at that time, throwing stuff into the garbage hopper, and I had turned towards the back door when I felt the vibration, which to me seemed more like someone was sliding a heavy table across the kitchen floor. I simply thought, "What the Hell was that?" and didn't give it any further thought. The house is not far from the 210-134 Freeway, so vibrations caused by large trucks and heavy equipment rolling by are not that uncommon. It wasn't until I turned on the radio that I learned that the shaking was caused by an earthquake.
Now don't get me wrong. I have seen on the MSN news feed of the damage closer to the quake's epicenter near Ridgecrest, with the footage of a house burning down, plus images of a liquor store's wares being spilled from it's shelves and onto the floor. The news station I like to listen to which is located in nearby Burbank reports that they have been feeling minor earthquakes, some as strong as 5.0, and areas around the Mojave desert are still experiencing aftershocks. Oddly, most the residents here in the house in Pasadena claim they didn't feel a thing.
On the plus side, I have yet to hear of any injuries or deaths resulting from the Earthquake. Still, this morning's little "Grumbler" can serve as a reminder that here in California that it's always a good idea to have an emergency kit on hand, which includes at least two day's worth of canned food, and bottled water. Temporary shelter like a tent or even blankets and pillows to make sleeping in the car more comfortable is a good idea.
So have a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July out there in FA land, and I'm happy to report that here in Pasadena, everyone is okay. I'm still looking forward to walking down to the Arroyo and watching the fireworks being shot off over the nearby Rose Bowl. Personally, I like the ones that have "Fountains" in them that trickle down from above, and of course the ones that look like the planet Saturn with the burst surrounded by a ring. The Cubes and Happy faces are "Cool" too.
"Peace."
It seems to me that the local media is making more of a fuss over the 6.4 earthquake that occurred at 10:33 AM on the morning of July 4th, 2019. Now the creepy thing for me was that during dinner the previous evening, I was joking with my brother about the possibilities of "Something happening, like an earthquake..." as we were planning on giving the house a good cleaning for the guests we were expecting for a Barbeque and Rose Bowl Fireworks watching party. I was outside at that time, throwing stuff into the garbage hopper, and I had turned towards the back door when I felt the vibration, which to me seemed more like someone was sliding a heavy table across the kitchen floor. I simply thought, "What the Hell was that?" and didn't give it any further thought. The house is not far from the 210-134 Freeway, so vibrations caused by large trucks and heavy equipment rolling by are not that uncommon. It wasn't until I turned on the radio that I learned that the shaking was caused by an earthquake.
Now don't get me wrong. I have seen on the MSN news feed of the damage closer to the quake's epicenter near Ridgecrest, with the footage of a house burning down, plus images of a liquor store's wares being spilled from it's shelves and onto the floor. The news station I like to listen to which is located in nearby Burbank reports that they have been feeling minor earthquakes, some as strong as 5.0, and areas around the Mojave desert are still experiencing aftershocks. Oddly, most the residents here in the house in Pasadena claim they didn't feel a thing.
On the plus side, I have yet to hear of any injuries or deaths resulting from the Earthquake. Still, this morning's little "Grumbler" can serve as a reminder that here in California that it's always a good idea to have an emergency kit on hand, which includes at least two day's worth of canned food, and bottled water. Temporary shelter like a tent or even blankets and pillows to make sleeping in the car more comfortable is a good idea.
So have a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July out there in FA land, and I'm happy to report that here in Pasadena, everyone is okay. I'm still looking forward to walking down to the Arroyo and watching the fireworks being shot off over the nearby Rose Bowl. Personally, I like the ones that have "Fountains" in them that trickle down from above, and of course the ones that look like the planet Saturn with the burst surrounded by a ring. The Cubes and Happy faces are "Cool" too.
"Peace."
I live in Ridgecrest so yes I felt it from the start. I also lived through the Feb. 9, 1971 Sylmar quake. That one was much stronger. I would have posted sooner but just got my power back on.
Might be a good idea to stay off the top of ladders for a couple of days though. =^.^=
I was listening to the game at Dodger Stadium and the quake hit about the 5th inning. The announcers didn't skip a beat, and as I type this, The game between Los Angeles and San Diego is tied 2-2.
-Something a lot more direct than the recording of Homer Simpson yelling "EeAaRrTtHhQqUuAaAaAaKkEeeee!" like they play on the radio station I listen to.
i was in sacramento when loma preta hit between san jose and aptos.
felt a very slight rumble and if i hadn't been in the student lounge and the tv hadn't interupted itself to mention it
i would have never known until later.
i guess i should cruse around the internet and see if i can find any pictures.
(the big ones happen when displacement stresses buildup over a long period of time.
'swarms' of smaller ones, releave those stresses and if anything, if they allow the displacements to happen a little at a time,
this actually reduces the distances the larger displacement that would produce the heavier shock levels.
the san andeas, you probably already know this, is the edge of one of the major tectonic plates, where the pacific plate and i forget what the land side one is called, slide beside rubbing up against each other.)
i guess any quake gives the news something besides politics to talk about.
really only a big deal for people living right near where it happens though,
unless its a really big one, something bigger then a 7 or 8.
(i think but i'm not sure, 9 on the scale represents the biggest that's ever happened and 10 a conjectured biggest possible,
i know the scale is logarythmic though, meaning each number represents a great deal more then an even increment from its next smaller would)
...now THAT'S Earth-shaking!
Oh, wait.. it was earth shaking, huh?
I haven't studied it extensively, but rumor has it the Richter scale works by some sort of exponential slide.
Vet of the '89 Loma Prieta here... previously anything less than 5.0 wasn't worth waking up for, but where I live now, ANY Earthquake would be terrifying. BRICK Buildings?! Are you CRAZY?!
Wait, there was a stronger one today? Six-and-change is big enough to get attention without doing a whole lot of destruction, but seven can DEF do some damage. The old LP was a 6.9-7.2 pending where the info came from, and according to the news, it wiped California off the map.
...that may be slightly exaggerated, but still did plenty of damage and left lots of scarred memories.
After checking, okay, sure enough, twin quakes. I don't regularly keep up with the news because I'm so fed up with the constant political nonsense.
(I'm sure Republicans will blame Democrats for both quakes while Democrats will put the blame for any/all damages squarely on Republicans)
After NOT having any fires from yesterday's celebrations, I was feeling relieved and just taking the day off here.
All indications make it sound like this was one of those "rollers", which spend a lot of their energy working up to an actual tantrum. The nasty ones are a sudden slip-shocks... they don't have the numbers in power, but then again, they don't need to be powerful to do a lot of damage.
The old brick buildings around here could be flattened by a lot less than a 6.
The San Andreas isn't the fault that worries me though. There's a fault close to the base of the foothills ringing the San Gabriel Valley with a "V" shaped "Locked" fault that branches off at an angle and the concern is that if the "Triangle" busts loose like a shattering piece of glass, the results could be catastrophic. It's very much like the "Cascadia" Fault along the coast of Washington and Oregon.
Yes. One of the biggest Seismic events measured in recent times was the Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan in 2011. It measured 9 on the Richter Scale, and also caused a Tsunami leading to much wider spread destruction.
I'm reminded of one of the many infamous stories by Carl Barks, where Donald buys a rundown DC-3 from military for a mere $2.75, and gets talked to have it flown to a tiny little middle american republic named Volcania. which only remarkable thing is volcanoes... everywhere, every size, and enough earthquakes to make the cow's milk turn butter before it's milked.