Hatrack River Forum: Earthquake in LA. Is everyone ok?

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Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/29/earthquake.ca/index.html

rivka, kq, El J, are you all ok?

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

dood. Great minds think alike. [Wink]

Posted by EmpSquared (Member # 10890) on :

For a minute, I was about to say that I didn't feel anything.

Except I just moved to Washington a few weeks ago. Weird feeling.

But yes, everybody okay?

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

Goodness, I hope everybody is all right!

Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :

I just found out that my oldest friend is okay.

Sometimes facebook is awesome.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Given the relative lack of intensity, I'd be surprised if any of our forum members were hurt in this (don't get me wrong--it wasn't anything to sneeze at. It just wasn't a building leveling quake, either).

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

yeah, I think no major injuries have been reported even at the epicenter.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Well, but when some of us first heard about it, we didn't yet know what intensity it was yet. I knew it several minutes before I could find anything on the web.

While searching the web, however, I did find there are a lot of articles saying that the San Andreas fault is due another "big one" some day soon.

(of course, they've been saying that for years)

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Yeah, they say that after every minor quake.

This is where I always go for earthquake magnitude info; never crashed and always up-to-date. [Smile]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Yep, that's where I go too, KQ. Or actually, I have them email me whenever a quake above a specified magnitude (I think I picked 4.5, but I can't quite remember. It was a few years ago) happens.

In any case, Farmgirl, my first impulse was to come here and make sure that everbody was okay too, even though I knew it was only a moderate quake. [Smile]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Hey, even in a moderate quake, if you're right on top of it, you could be hurt by falling objects, flying glass or scissors, or cutting your finger while chopping veggies, or the like. And even though we're no where near "right on top of it", it was still an anxious time until we heard that Emma is okay, don't want her to be scared without us, and my dad and aunt both called to check on us.

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Does the threat of the Big One really phase people living in the LA area? I suppose you get used to the possibility after a while. It would terrify me if I were living there, especially after a significant earthquake like today.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

porcelain girl (my sister) called earlier this afternoon. She's okay.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Well, afr, it depends. My husband freaks out every time they say it, because he didn't grow up here. I just try to have things as safe as possible, and prepare for ANY size earthquake as much as possible, and teach my kids what to do, and then don't worry any more about it. Same as living in hurricane country; what can you do but have supplies of water, food, and fuel, learn what to do, put the storm shutters on, evacuate when told, and carry flood insurance? Other than that there's not much point in excess worrying.

Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :

OK, is anyone interested in some beach front property? After the big one, we should be right on the Pacific. At least that might put out the fires. I haven't seen the sky all week.

Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :

quote:
This is where I always go for earthquake magnitude info; never crashed and always up-to-date.

Ahh, your tax dollars at work. And well spent, too, I might add. [Smile]

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

I was in the other LA (Louisiana), so I'm fine. [Smile]

I'm actually a little sad I missed it. I've been curious for months what my first earthquake is going to feel like.

Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :

It woke me up and made papers fall all over my room. It was so annoying. And it broke the cement in my backyard.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

My mom lost a picture frame; fell off the wall and the glass shattered. That's the only local damage I've heard of so far.