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5.3 Los Angeles Earthquake

Isn't a 5.3 magnitude starting to get up into the "Pretty decent-sized" category? :shocked:
Glad to hear that there were no injuries or serious damage! :clap:
 
Rattigan_Roger said:
I was visiting my sister who lived in Encino during the Northridge quake.
For those who don't know Northridge was fairly close by.
I have never, ever been so scared in my life.
It was the single most terrifying thing I have ever been through.
My sister, having lived there for many years, was incredibly calm and composed.
I then realized that she had completely lost her mind.
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The damage from major quakes is usually highly localized. They don't destroy as much geography as tornados or hurricanes. But they strike suddenly, without warning and can scare the bejesus out of you.
 
Bob Denman said:
Isn't a 5.3 magnitude starting to get up into the "Pretty decent-sized" category? :shocked:
Glad to hear that there were no injuries or serious damage! :clap:
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it is pretty big. Not the biggest, but pretty big. I was in an office building on the third floor in 1986 right at the epicenter during the Whittier quake. It was 6.1. It scared the bejesus out of me. But there was only minimal damage to the office building. It was three days before the engineers cleared the building for occupancy, and the only damage was some cracked plaster in one of the stair wells. They can scare you, but there is very little to actually be afraid of.
 
Bob Denman said:
Thank Goodness, for some VERY strong building requirements! :2thumbs:
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They raise the cost of construction, but they are worth it. For example, I have three big earthquake straps on my water heater in the garage. Some places even require automatic gas meter earthquake shut off devices. This isn't free. But I guess tornado cellars and hurricane shutters are not free either.
 
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Bob Denman said:
Isn't a 5.3 magnitude starting to get up into the "Pretty decent-sized" category? :shocked:
Glad to hear that there were no injuries or serious damage! :clap:
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Five and over and you do notice them. We get the "small" ones all the time here (Alaska)--sometimes 50 or more a day. The two "big" ones I have experienced, shook the house, re-arranged the pictures on the wall, etc. The biggest, sounded like there was a freight train running right under the house. It has been about 6 years or so since any happened that re-arranged roads or anything like that.

The upside: small quakes are good. They relieve pressure on the system.
 
Nothing like the Easter Sunday Quake of 2010

No jolt or sounds here. Imagine setting atop a bowl of jello and having something shake it. To date (over the last 10+ years) that's typically how they feel here in the desert.

Thats why some of us in the desert have 'post tension' concrete slabs.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7JsuNg5r4Is
 
Today must be earthquake day. We got a 4.76 at 5:32 PM our time. Epicenter was 86 miles NW of my location. The whole house rocked and rolled for about 20 seconds. No damage.
 
Rattigan_Roger said:
I really don't know how all you people living in the Earhquake Zone do it.

Yes, I know no place on earth is really exempt but the places where The Big One is bound to hit is fairly well boundaried.

Yes spell check I want the word boundaried.
I don't care if you don't happen to think it's a word.

Here in the east we put up with snow and some tornadoes but the earthquake thing seems to be like living through the Old Testament.

There must be a reason why you or your forebears moved to out there.
I salute your perseverance, applaud your fortitude, envy your lifestyle and believe you are certainly nuts.
In the nicest possible way, of course.
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It is turning out that pretty much no place is safe any more. There is a fault zone that runs through Missouri (New Madrid). Washington DC was not even exempt from a big one a little while back.

I ended up here because it was the work that brought me. It's not looking like I can "escape" to the lower 48 any time soon. My dream retirement plans came to an end three and a half years back.

Guess that I am now doing my best with what I have.
 
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