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**siklop** · 07-29-2008, 09:48 PM

5.8

**KignPeeseeamn** · 07-29-2008, 09:57 PM

Be safe Zkrib! You know we got a couch if you need it...

**sapedotru** · 07-29-2008, 10:00 PM

That makes sense. It seems odd that the TV would say that if it was 10x what I experienced.

**dodsCooggipsedebt** · 07-29-2008, 10:05 PM

10x as much force produced in the initial waves ... that doesn't necessarily mean that it is 10x as bad, per se. IIRC, the 'bad' is a lot more determined by what kind of waves are being produced... but i'm not the geologist here.

**BashBeissedat** · 07-29-2008, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Asher
5.8 That's what I've heard too. At the time, I guessed that it was well up into the 6's and distant...maybe Palmdale on the San Andreas Fault. There was an initial large rolling motion that eased quickly but continued on and on and on. So I figured it was big but distant. I'm surprised to find it was smaller and closer than I thought.

Apparently a building a few blocks away lost part of its facade. The floor above us lost some ceiling tiles. We have an old patched crack in our wall that opened again.

Nothing major.

I ran into the wife of one of my former roommates. We had lunch together.

My former roommate's daughter, who I still think of as the little 3-year-old who used to run around his legs and hide, is about to go college hunting. Time passes so quickly.

**jobsfancy** · 07-29-2008, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by Theben
That's his 3rd OT thread today!!!! Ban him!! BAN HIM!!1!!!!1!1!11!1eleventyone32109547223$!@%#@&^#^@!! Ironically, this seems to be an appropriate response:

"So he is correct even if it was probably the dumbest thing anyone could ever say." ... Theben

**ThekvandoVideo** · 07-30-2008, 12:00 AM

That would require at least an 8.3.

Glad you're ok pal!

**Tam04xa** · 07-30-2008, 12:30 AM

Oerdin may have been out looking at rocks.

**Cyzkrahu** · 07-30-2008, 01:25 AM

They say it's 5.4 now.

**LorencoLoricelli** · 07-30-2008, 01:29 AM

The point being California should have these centres too, if they don't have already.

**Andrew1978** · 07-30-2008, 01:50 AM

Originally posted by Zkribbler
We're pretty good at knowing what to do.

I remember in the Whittier Narrows Earthquake our only fatality was a surviver of the Managua Earthquake. He didn't realize how well our building are built and jump out of a window to his death. That was sad.

Bah! I don't believe that. This was too friggin' big for a mere 5.4. I'm still cleaning the poop out of the back of my underwear.

Ok understood. Take care.

**fluoxet** · 07-30-2008, 02:23 AM

Yipes! I just spotted two long aluminum panels that feel off the ceiling in the corridor outside my office. Someone had pushed them to the side, so I hadn't noticed them before.

**enurneAcourdy** · 07-30-2008, 04:10 AM

Be safe, and that's an order!

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dodsCooggipsedebt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	10x as much force produced in the initial waves ... that doesn't necessarily mean that it is 10x as bad, per se. IIRC, the 'bad' is a lot more determined by what kind of waves are being produced... but i'm not the geologist here. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-29-2008, 11:10 PM	#5
BashBeissedat Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Originally posted by Asher 5.8 That's what I've heard too. At the time, I guessed that it was well up into the 6's and distant...maybe Palmdale on the San Andreas Fault. There was an initial large rolling motion that eased quickly but continued on and on and on. So I figured it was big but distant. I'm surprised to find it was smaller and closer than I thought. Apparently a building a few blocks away lost part of its facade. The floor above us lost some ceiling tiles. We have an old patched crack in our wall that opened again. Nothing major. I ran into the wife of one of my former roommates. We had lunch together. My former roommate's daughter, who I still think of as the little 3-year-old who used to run around his legs and hide, is about to go college hunting. Time passes so quickly. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-29-2008, 11:53 PM	#6
jobsfancy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Originally posted by Theben That's his 3rd OT thread today!!!! Ban him!! BAN HIM!!1!!!!1!1!11!1eleventyone32109547223$!@%#@&^#^@!! Ironically, this seems to be an appropriate response: "So he is correct even if it was probably the dumbest thing anyone could ever say." ... Theben Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ThekvandoVideo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	That would require at least an 8.3. Glad you're ok pal! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Tam04xa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 561 Senior Member	Oerdin may have been out looking at rocks. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Cyzkrahu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	They say it's 5.4 now. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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LorencoLoricelli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	The point being California should have these centres too, if they don't have already. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-30-2008, 01:50 AM	#11
Andrew1978 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 565 Senior Member	Originally posted by Zkribbler We're pretty good at knowing what to do. I remember in the Whittier Narrows Earthquake our only fatality was a surviver of the Managua Earthquake. He didn't realize how well our building are built and jump out of a window to his death. That was sad. Bah! I don't believe that. This was too friggin' big for a mere 5.4. I'm still cleaning the poop out of the back of my underwear. Ok understood. Take care. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-30-2008, 02:23 AM	#12
fluoxet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	Yipes! I just spotted two long aluminum panels that feel off the ceiling in the corridor outside my office. Someone had pushed them to the side, so I hadn't noticed them before. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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enurneAcourdy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 727 Senior Member	Be safe, and that's an order! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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