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Earthquake in Southern California

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by poindexter, Jul 29, 2008.

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  1. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Glad none of you guys were hurt. I'll still never get why any of you live there.

    To quote Lewis Black, "Where I'm from, the Earth doesn't quaketh."
     
    Hammer Pants, Jul 29, 2008
    #37
  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Sister-in-law in Rancho Cucamonga e-mailed and they did the duck and cover as well but all is well. Still waiting on a friend in Corona.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 29, 2008
    #38
  3. Zsaji

    Zsaji New Member

    Buckweaver: Yup, I just thought the biggest was the one worth mentioning... Also expecting the aftershocks to continue for a few days.

    It's been a while since we've had a good-sized one like this. Now that we know that it didn't cause much in the way of damage, I'm going to feel free to enjoy the excitement. ;)
     
    Zsaji, Jul 29, 2008
    #39
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Really? Have they been there long? Were they there for Northridge? I've been through a good handful (Whittier, Upland, the Big Bear-Landers doubleheader, Northridge, etc.) and I'm sure all of those shook a lot worse than this one did, though, to be fair, I'm not out there, but as Kate Hutton is saying, this is a moderate event.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 29, 2008
    #40
  5. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    I'm amused by people in El friggin' Segundo calling in to CNN and acting like this was the biggest scare of their lives. My god, you're in El Segundo!
     
    buckweaver, Jul 29, 2008
    #41
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe it's because they're living in El Segundo.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 29, 2008
    #42
  7. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Well, where I'm at, it won't get hotter than 74 degrees today and won't get colder than about 65 tonight. I can take a little rumbling every couple months to offset all that humidity you deal with (and the ice in the winter.) ;)
     
    buckweaver, Jul 29, 2008
    #43
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Oh, don't rub it in to him. :)
     
    MileHigh, Jul 29, 2008
    #44
  9. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Oh, it was a pretty good shaker. No doubt.

    But I think you're overestimating how bad this thing really was. Like I said, it's VERY common for quakes in the I.E. to be felt as far and wide as Vegas, San Diego and LAX. I can see 5.8, but 5.4 sounds about right too. If that's the worst they've felt in Century City, clearly they weren't around for Northridge in '94. This was nothing.

    MileHigh: Can't help it. Should have told him it's a living nightmare every day, and to stay where the ground doesn't shake, for his own safety. Living in California is terrible. ... Yeah. That's what I meant. ;)
     
    buckweaver, Jul 29, 2008
    #45
  10. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    I detest winter. Give me 100 before you give me 30.
     
    Hammer Pants, Jul 29, 2008
    #46
  11. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Or they left their wallets.
     
    dixiehack, Jul 29, 2008
    #47
  12. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Doug Ferguson
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jul 29, 2008
    #48
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