LeslieR Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 We just had a 5.8 earthquake centered about 10 miles from here. Lasted what seemed like forever - the news says 20 seconds. Keep your fingers crossed a bigger one isn't coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceowens Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 We just had a 5.8 earthquake centered about 14 miles from here. Lasted what seemed like forever - the news says 20 seconds. Keep your fingers crossed a bigger one isn't coming! Where is "here"? Cali I assume??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeslieR Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Oops - yes. S. CA. Center was Chino Hills but buildings shook in downtown LA and all the way south to San Diego and east to Las Vegas. It was probably the third biggest one I've felt - after Landers and Northridge (both hugely destructive).Northridge was 6.7, this one was 5.8 - so that gives you some idea. Pretty strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustaTexan Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Just read about on the news. Stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jq26 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Northridge was 6.7, this one was 5.8 - so that gives you some idea. Pretty strong.Richter scale is logarithmic. A 1.0 difference is 10x stronger. That means Northridge was roughly 10x stronger (and released 32x the amount of energy). Imagine what that one must have felt like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isislc Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I remember years ago when we had an earthquake here in the Midwest near Milwaukee. Yeah, in Illinois/Wisconsin of all places! I had been yelling at my son to stop jumping around that he was making everything shake and he was like "it's not me"!! lolHope all goes well for everyone in Cali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieR Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Richter scale is logarithmic. A 1.0 difference is 10x stronger. That means Northridge was roughly 10x stronger (and released 32x the amount of energy). Imagine what that one must have felt like...Right - and I don't believe the richter scale takes into account how far down the earthquake really was (but I could be wrong). This one was 7 miles and would have been much more disturbing closer to the surface of the earth.I lived 40 miles from the epicenter of Northridge - and I hope I never have to experience anything like that again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yeah, I lived through the LA quake there in 1986. It was actually kind of exciting. (I know, I am sick). But we felt a "mini" earthquake every week when I lived in LA at least. You just get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacque50 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 We just had a 5.8 earthquake centered about 14 miles from here. Lasted what seemed like forever - the news says 20 seconds. Keep your fingers crossed a bigger one isn't coming!So glad to hear you are fine, I know how scary earthquakes can be. I experienced the BIG ONE in San Francisco in 1989. Ended up having to abandon my car on the bay bridge,(part of the bridge had collapsed), and had to walk back to SF. Took me hours to get home that day, very scary! No cell phone back then to check on anyone, and all the regular phones stopped working. I was very lucky that day. I was born and raised in Cali, but never really have gotten used to them shakers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieR Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I know that earthquakes happen every day here, but I never feel them. More than the magnitude of this one was how long it rattled. It was something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualrn Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Got a call from a co-worker who happens to be down in San Bernadino county immediately after it happened- the health facility she was at had emptied their facility and had people lying in the streets per their county disaster protocol. Have to say the news was right on it-had to google the richter and it was aleady posted minutes after the quake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Um, I got to say, when the ground starts shaking, it time to start vacatin' That is just not normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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