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(OT) S. California Earthquake
WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the
greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
dxAce wrote: WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == [this shows 5.6] Region: GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIF. Geographic coordinates: 33.959N, 117.752W Magnitude: 5.6 Ml Depth: 12 km Universal Time (UTC): 29 Jul 2008 18:42:15 Time near the Epicenter: 29 Jul 2008 11:42:15 Local standard time in your area: 29 Jul 2008 18:42:15 Location with respect to nearby cities: 3 km (2 miles) SW (235 degrees) of Chino Hills, CA 8 km (5 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Diamond Bar, CA 9 km (5 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of Yorba Linda, CA 11 km (7 miles) S (178 degrees) of Pomona, CA 47 km (29 miles) ESE (103 degrees) of Los Angeles Civic Center, CA dxAce Michigan USA |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:39 -0400, dxAce wrote:
WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA -------- Below is the New York Times story from 1 hour ago today--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES — A moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, swaying buildings and tossing food off grocery store shelves for about 20 seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage. The quake, estimated at 5.4 magnitude (reduced from an initial estimate of 5.8), was centered 35 east of downtown Los Angeles in Chino Hills, just south of Pomona in San Bernardino county. It was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Cellphone lines were jammed throughout the region as people began to frantically make calls in the immediate moments after the powerful jolt. Schools, office buildings, tourist attractions like Disneyland and other facilities were evacuated temporarily as people braced for aftershocks, which were numerous and in some cases were as strong as 3.8 magnitude, while the Los Angeles City Council stopped to regroup. Residents adjusted to that eerie, off-putting sensation of having rolled from side to side on the rollers that are common in seismically engineered buildings, which can leave buildings swaying for several seconds after the quake. The shake was strong enough to knock pictures off walls and rattle windows, but there appeared to be little damage near the earthquake’s epicenter. In Riverside, two women suffered minor head injuries from people climbing under tables. Denise Cattern, a spokeswoman for the Chino Hills city government, a few miles from the epicenter, said that there were no report of major damage or injuries, but that residents and businesses were reporting lots of things falling from walls and shelves. “Our nerves have been rattled,” she said, adding that in the aftermath, “everything seems to be fine.” Elizabeth Cespuglio, 17, of Corona, about eight miles from where the quake struck, said she was at home watching television and working on her computer when the shaking began. It began as a gentle roll, she said, that grew stronger and accompanied a loud vibration that was unlike the small tremors she has become accustomed to through living in Southern California. She said she ran to a doorframe, as experts advise. “I always kind of liked quakes when they were tiny,” Ms. Cespuglio said by telephone. “But after it lasted longer, it kind of freaked me out.” Two pictures, an eight-by-six and another that was slightly larger, fell from a wall in an adjacent bedroom, she said, but they did not break, and saw no other damage to the house. She said a small aftershock was felt a few minutes later. The last powerful earthquake to shake the region — among the most the seismically active in the world — was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered at 6.7 magnitude and produced the highest ground acceleration ever recorded in an urban area in America. Randal C. Archibold contributed reporting. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
On Jul 29, 6:22*pm, malo wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:39 -0400, dxAce wrote: WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA -------- *Below is the New York Times story from 1 hour ago today--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES A moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, swaying buildings and tossing food off grocery store shelves for about 20 seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage. The quake, estimated at 5.4 magnitude (reduced from an initial estimate of 5.8), was centered 35 east of downtown Los Angeles in Chino Hills, just south of Pomona in San Bernardino county. It was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Cellphone lines were jammed throughout the region as people began to frantically make calls in the immediate moments after the powerful jolt. Schools, office buildings, tourist attractions like Disneyland and other facilities were evacuated temporarily as people braced for aftershocks, which were numerous and in some cases were as strong as 3.8 magnitude, while the Los Angeles City Council stopped to regroup. Residents adjusted to that eerie, off-putting sensation of having rolled from side to side on the rollers that are common in seismically engineered buildings, which can leave buildings swaying for several seconds after the quake. The shake was strong enough to knock pictures off walls and rattle windows, but there appeared to be little damage near the earthquakes epicenter. In Riverside, two women suffered minor head injuries from people climbing under tables. Denise Cattern, a spokeswoman for the Chino Hills city government, a few miles from the epicenter, said that there were no report of major damage or injuries, but that residents and businesses were reporting lots of things falling from walls and shelves. Our nerves have been rattled, she said, adding that in the aftermath, everything seems to be fine. Elizabeth Cespuglio, 17, of Corona, about eight miles from where the quake struck, said she was at home watching television and working on her computer when the shaking began. It began as a gentle roll, she said, that grew stronger and accompanied a loud vibration that was unlike the small tremors she has become accustomed to through living in Southern California. She said she ran to a doorframe, as experts advise. I always kind of liked quakes when they were tiny, Ms. Cespuglio said by telephone. But after it lasted longer, it kind of freaked me out. Two pictures, an eight-by-six and another that was slightly larger, fell from a wall in an adjacent bedroom, she said, but they did not break, and saw no other damage to the house. She said a small aftershock was felt a few minutes later. The last powerful earthquake to shake the region among the most the seismically active in the world was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered at 6.7 magnitude and produced the highest ground acceleration ever recorded in an urban area in America. Randal C. Archibold contributed reporting. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
BCBlazysusan wrote: On Jul 29, 6:22 pm, malo wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:39 -0400, dxAce wrote: WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA -------- Below is the New York Times story from 1 hour ago today--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES A moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, swaying buildings and tossing food off grocery store shelves for about 20 seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage. The quake, estimated at 5.4 magnitude (reduced from an initial estimate of 5.8), was centered 35 east of downtown Los Angeles in Chino Hills, just south of Pomona in San Bernardino county. It was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Cellphone lines were jammed throughout the region as people began to frantically make calls in the immediate moments after the powerful jolt. Schools, office buildings, tourist attractions like Disneyland and other facilities were evacuated temporarily as people braced for aftershocks, which were numerous and in some cases were as strong as 3.8 magnitude, while the Los Angeles City Council stopped to regroup. Residents adjusted to that eerie, off-putting sensation of having rolled from side to side on the rollers that are common in seismically engineered buildings, which can leave buildings swaying for several seconds after the quake. The shake was strong enough to knock pictures off walls and rattle windows, but there appeared to be little damage near the earthquakes epicenter. In Riverside, two women suffered minor head injuries from people climbing under tables. Denise Cattern, a spokeswoman for the Chino Hills city government, a few miles from the epicenter, said that there were no report of major damage or injuries, but that residents and businesses were reporting lots of things falling from walls and shelves. Our nerves have been rattled, she said, adding that in the aftermath, everything seems to be fine. Elizabeth Cespuglio, 17, of Corona, about eight miles from where the quake struck, said she was at home watching television and working on her computer when the shaking began. It began as a gentle roll, she said, that grew stronger and accompanied a loud vibration that was unlike the small tremors she has become accustomed to through living in Southern California. She said she ran to a doorframe, as experts advise. I always kind of liked quakes when they were tiny, Ms. Cespuglio said by telephone. But after it lasted longer, it kind of freaked me out. Two pictures, an eight-by-six and another that was slightly larger, fell from a wall in an adjacent bedroom, she said, but they did not break, and saw no other damage to the house. She said a small aftershock was felt a few minutes later. The last powerful earthquake to shake the region among the most the seismically active in the world was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered at 6.7 magnitude and produced the highest ground acceleration ever recorded in an urban area in America. Randal C. Archibold contributed reporting. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) Yeah, I myself question the 'rebuilding' of New Orleans. It's in a bowl for all intents and purposes and it'll just get wiped out again. Not today, not tomorrow, but it will happen. |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
dxAce wrote:
Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) Yeah, I myself question the 'rebuilding' of New Orleans. It's in a bowl for all intents and purposes and it'll just get wiped out again. Not today, not tomorrow, but it will happen. New Orleans did just fine until George Bush cut the funds for levee maintenance. New Orleans did fine until the oil companies destroyed the 50 miles of marshlands between the city and the Gulf. New Orleans did fine until Mr. Go. But don't worry. Nobody's rebuilding New Orleans. |
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(OT) : DaviD -proclaims- Nobody's Rebuilding New Orleans
On Aug 1, 5:49*am, Dave wrote:
dxAce wrote: Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) Yeah, I myself question the 'rebuilding' of New Orleans. It's in a bowl for all intents and purposes and it'll just get wiped out again. Not today, not tomorrow, but it will happen. - New Orleans did just fine until George Bush - cut the funds for levee maintenance. Dave you are repeating another Liberal Lie : Point of Fact the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans 'diverted the Level Money from Levees and Maintenance to Yacht Harbours and Gambling Casinos. -so-called- Civic Improvements -*New Orleans did fine until the oil companies destroyed - the 50 miles of marshlands between the city and the Gulf. Dave a clear distrotion of the Facts : That is to the South the Storm Surge came from the North from Lake Pontchartrain. - New Orleans did fine until Mr. Go. Who The 'F' is "Mr. Go." - But don't worry. *Nobody's rebuilding New Orleans. The City of New Orleans is getting rebuild slowly because the State of Louisiana and the City Government are doing what they do best : Siphoning-Off the Money for other uses. dang that was easy ~ RHF |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
On Aug 1, 8:49*am, Dave wrote:
dxAce wrote: Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) Yeah, I myself question the 'rebuilding' of New Orleans. It's in a bowl for all intents and purposes and it'll just get wiped out again. Not today, not tomorrow, but it will happen. New Orleans did just fine until George Bush cut the funds for levee maintenance. *New Orleans did fine until the oil companies destroyed the 50 miles of marshlands between the city and the Gulf. *New Orleans did fine until Mr. Go. But don't worry. *Nobody's rebuilding New Orleans.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Lets say everything you just said was the truth and no embellishments. Why then did little ole' me know without a doubt that this was going to happen and more than likely in my lifetime? Crystal ball maybe? Or just common sense? You can pick. |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
On Aug 1, 3:58*am, dxAce wrote:
BCBlazysusan wrote: On Jul 29, 6:22 pm, malo wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:39 -0400, dxAce wrote: WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA -------- *Below is the New York Times story from 1 hour ago today--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES A moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, swaying buildings and tossing food off grocery store shelves for about 20 seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage. The quake, estimated at 5.4 magnitude (reduced from an initial estimate of 5.8), was centered 35 east of downtown Los Angeles in Chino Hills, just south of Pomona in San Bernardino county. It was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Cellphone lines were jammed throughout the region as people began to frantically make calls in the immediate moments after the powerful jolt. Schools, office buildings, tourist attractions like Disneyland and other facilities were evacuated temporarily as people braced for aftershocks, which were numerous and in some cases were as strong as 3.8 magnitude, while the Los Angeles City Council stopped to regroup. Residents adjusted to that eerie, off-putting sensation of having rolled from side to side on the rollers that are common in seismically engineered buildings, which can leave buildings swaying for several seconds after the quake. The shake was strong enough to knock pictures off walls and rattle windows, but there appeared to be little damage near the earthquakes epicenter. In Riverside, two women suffered minor head injuries from people climbing under tables. Denise Cattern, a spokeswoman for the Chino Hills city government, a few miles from the epicenter, said that there were no report of major damage or injuries, but that residents and businesses were reporting lots of things falling from walls and shelves. Our nerves have been rattled, she said, adding that in the aftermath, everything seems to be fine. Elizabeth Cespuglio, 17, of Corona, about eight miles from where the quake struck, said she was at home watching television and working on her computer when the shaking began. It began as a gentle roll, she said, that grew stronger and accompanied a loud vibration that was unlike the small tremors she has become accustomed to through living in Southern California. She said she ran to a doorframe, as experts advise. I always kind of liked quakes when they were tiny, Ms. Cespuglio said by telephone. But after it lasted longer, it kind of freaked me out. Two pictures, an eight-by-six and another that was slightly larger, fell from a wall in an adjacent bedroom, she said, but they did not break, and saw no other damage to the house. She said a small aftershock was felt a few minutes later. The last powerful earthquake to shake the region among the most the seismically active in the world was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered at 6.7 magnitude and produced the highest ground acceleration ever recorded in an urban area in America. Randal C. Archibold contributed reporting. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) Yeah, I myself question the 'rebuilding' of New Orleans. It's in a bowl for all intents and purposes and it'll just get wiped out again. Not today, not tomorrow, but it will happen.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Exactly Steve. I remember hearing in school back in 84 about susceptible areas that were target rich disasters areas that hadn't happened yet but were *without a doubt* going to happen. Louisiana was either the number one or two and of course the other was out in the Calif./LA region. I don't mean to sound like a bad person or anything but when it does happen- and it will happen- they will have every press and newspaper person over there showing the deaths and homeless people. Like clockwork the begging for money and concerts for aid will start. now I am putting my crystal ball back in the closet ;-) |
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(OT) S. California Earthquake
BCBlazysusan wrote:
On Jul 29, 6:22 pm, malo wrote: On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:39 -0400, dxAce wrote: WLS 890 Chicago is reporting a preliminary 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the greater Los Angeles area at 1842Z. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci14383980.php dxAce Michigan USA -------- Below is the New York Times story from 1 hour ago today--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 2008 Earthquake Rattles Southern California By JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES A moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, swaying buildings and tossing food off grocery store shelves for about 20 seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage. The quake, estimated at 5.4 magnitude (reduced from an initial estimate of 5.8), was centered 35 east of downtown Los Angeles in Chino Hills, just south of Pomona in San Bernardino county. It was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Cellphone lines were jammed throughout the region as people began to frantically make calls in the immediate moments after the powerful jolt. Schools, office buildings, tourist attractions like Disneyland and other facilities were evacuated temporarily as people braced for aftershocks, which were numerous and in some cases were as strong as 3.8 magnitude, while the Los Angeles City Council stopped to regroup. Residents adjusted to that eerie, off-putting sensation of having rolled from side to side on the rollers that are common in seismically engineered buildings, which can leave buildings swaying for several seconds after the quake. The shake was strong enough to knock pictures off walls and rattle windows, but there appeared to be little damage near the earthquakes epicenter. In Riverside, two women suffered minor head injuries from people climbing under tables. Denise Cattern, a spokeswoman for the Chino Hills city government, a few miles from the epicenter, said that there were no report of major damage or injuries, but that residents and businesses were reporting lots of things falling from walls and shelves. Our nerves have been rattled, she said, adding that in the aftermath, everything seems to be fine. Elizabeth Cespuglio, 17, of Corona, about eight miles from where the quake struck, said she was at home watching television and working on her computer when the shaking began. It began as a gentle roll, she said, that grew stronger and accompanied a loud vibration that was unlike the small tremors she has become accustomed to through living in Southern California. She said she ran to a doorframe, as experts advise. I always kind of liked quakes when they were tiny, Ms. Cespuglio said by telephone. But after it lasted longer, it kind of freaked me out. Two pictures, an eight-by-six and another that was slightly larger, fell from a wall in an adjacent bedroom, she said, but they did not break, and saw no other damage to the house. She said a small aftershock was felt a few minutes later. The last powerful earthquake to shake the region among the most the seismically active in the world was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which registered at 6.7 magnitude and produced the highest ground acceleration ever recorded in an urban area in America. Randal C. Archibold contributed reporting. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Sorry if anyone in here lives out in that area but I have to say- why in the world would people live out there especially the ones along the worst fault line in the history of the world? It just doesn't make sense to me. I could give all kinds of analogies that would make it sound even funnier. Everyone and their grandma **knows** it is just a matter of time before the big one flattens and kills many people and here is the kicker IMO.....they choose to live there? They warned and I had read for the last ten years about the Louisiana area. Sure enough everything happened just like the experts warned about. I guess I am missing something. ;-) It's just a matter of time before a hurricane reeks havoc on New York City; should they evacuate now? Southern California has the best weather in the country. The earthquake risk is part of the price one pays for living in paradise. Regardless of the ridiculous coverage in the national press, virtually nobody here thought it was a very big deal. |
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