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Offline midnight Target

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« on: December 22, 2003, 01:26:32 PM »
6.5 Central Cal. Didn't feel a thing. :(
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2003, 01:33:00 PM »
I felt it here in Ridgecrest.

http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs/Maps/121-36.html

Nine minutes later... 4.7 in Cambria...
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2003, 01:35:37 PM »
Lots of activity. Two more.
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2003, 01:37:33 PM »
Hope everything is okay.

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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2003, 01:39:24 PM »
Okay here... I think we schedule these events to scare off the East-Coasters. :D
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2003, 02:26:08 PM »
look at the bottom of rip's pic.

umm 60 quakes on map from looking like 1 week.

wtf do people live there?!?! lol

guess i'll never understand.
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Offline LePaul

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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2003, 02:28:41 PM »
Ya know...I lived just outside of Palm Springs for 2 months (long vaca) and the "Seismic" page of the paper, showing all the activity was alarming.  I suppose its something you just get used to...but wow.
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Offline Dago

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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2003, 02:38:34 PM »
With every quake, its a little closer to dropping off into the ocean.

I am gonna invest in some soon to be oceanfront property in Nevada.   :D

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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2003, 02:41:44 PM »
Lived in the San Luis Obispo area for about 10 years, including Morro Bay. Can't reach friends yet, but I heard the old clock tower in Paso Robles fell.... sad.
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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2003, 02:42:16 PM »
I hope you have your water wings.. Ya'll gonna end up in the drink..one of these earth quakes becomes the grand daddy.
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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2003, 02:43:38 PM »
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"Some people are hurt at the Wildhorse Winery, some wine barrels fell over.


Alcohol is bad.
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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2003, 04:23:30 PM »
they think they're gonna surf to my front door but they forget about the mountains, soon to be seaside cliffs in their way....
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« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2003, 04:43:42 PM »
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Originally posted by midnight Target
6.5 Central Cal. Didn't feel a thing. :(


I don't get outta bed for anything less than an 8.

You guys wanna see the faultlines where I live. Apparently we're overdue for 'the big one', the only thing I'm not sure about is whether the side we live on goes up or down next time.
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Offline Ossie

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« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2003, 06:16:52 PM »
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look at the bottom of rip's pic.

umm 60 quakes on map from looking like 1 week.

wtf do people live there?!?! lol

guess i'll never understand.


It's actually pretty easy to understand. 99% of those quakes can't be felt, and constant flow of small tremors can be a good thing. What you don't want to see is a fault line with little to no activity for extended periods (like the one that runs through town here), because that means the pressure is building up, and you will most certainly feel the next one. But one sizeable shake every 10-20 years or so sure beats the heck out of the annual severe weather that most people have to deal with across the country.
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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2003, 06:31:22 PM »
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so sure beats the heck out of the annual severe weather that most people have to deal with across the country.


I'll second that, an ocasional earthquake beats the hell out of freezing to death or tornados.

we have it pretty good up here, the very rare small quake, maybe a flood now and them but they always hit the same neigborhoods so you know where not to live. and thats about it.  not too cold in the winter or hot in the summer.  if grey skys and rain don't bother you it's great
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