Earthquake in Southern California tonight

[duncan228]

5.7, down near the Mexico border. Hope anyone that lives there is okay.

Edit: 4.1 aftershock just hit.

[tw05baller]

looks like this guy was right...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2b0_1276129938

[Wild Cobra]

Boring.

They happen all the time in CA. You new there?

Wake me up if it's above a 7.0.

[duncan228]

Boring.

They happen all the time in CA. You new there?

Wake me up if it's above a 7.0.

:lol Nope, not new. Felt this one pretty good though even though I'm not that close to it.


Again, hope anyone that's near it is okay. They're saying it was nasty there.

[baseline bum]

Apparently god is pissed at the Lakers half-ass showing in Boston.

[v2freak]

Yeah, I felt it. At first I thought it was my gargantuan cat jumping on the table but everything was shaking. Hope everybody is alright.

[lebomb]

South Texas FTW!!! To hell with earthquakes.

[ChuckD]

South Texas FTW!!! To hell with earthquakes.

...and mudslides, and wildfires...

[lebomb]

...and mudslides, and wildfires...

.................... and riots.

[Wild Cobra]

...and mudslides, and wildfires....................... and riots.
Like I said. Wake me up when there's a 7.0. It's no news that California gets earthquakes in the 6's. Hell, we periodically get 5's here in Oregon.

[Dex]

:lol Nope, not new. Felt this one pretty good though even though I'm not that close to it.


Again, hope anyone that's near it is okay. They're saying it was nasty there.

Glad you're okay, as well.

Down here in Texas, about the worst thing we have to worry about is hail and the occasional twister. And, of course, the goddamn heat. :lol

[z0sa]

Yeah, I've never been in an earthquake of any sort. the entire idea just boggles my mind... I :lol 'd @ WC calling it "boring".

[lefty]

Damn

I thought Duncan228 posted an article

[duncan228]

Damn

I thought Duncan228 posted an article

Just for you lefty. :)

More than 100 earthquakes rattle California-Mexico border region after magnitude 5.7 temblor; more expected (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/more-than-100-earthquakes-rattle-california-mexico-border-region-after-57-temblor-more-expected.html)

[lefty]

Just for you lefty. :)

More than 100 earthquakes rattle California-Mexico border region after magnitude 5.7 temblor; more expected (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/more-than-100-earthquakes-rattle-california-mexico-border-region-after-57-temblor-more-expected.html)
Thanks :lol

Everything is back to normal now :)

[baseline bum]

Yeah, I've never been in an earthquake of any sort. the entire idea just boggles my mind... I :lol 'd @ WC calling it "boring".

5's just usually feel like quick jolts. In 7's you get that nice swaying motion.

[Wild Cobra]

5's just usually feel like quick jolts. In 7's you get that nice swaying motion.
Actually, it depends on the type of earthquake. Magnitude and direction of motion are not coupled.

Been in my share of 5's. Guess for people from Texas, it's a new experience.

[z0sa]

5's just usually feel like quick jolts. In 7's you get that nice swaying motion.

Thanks for the description, even if its still barely imaginable. How many have you been through? How destructive were they to where you were staying, like the roads, parking lots and place(s) you lived?

[z0sa]

Been in my share of 5's. Guess for people from Texas, it's a new experience.

It's pretty hard to even imagine, personally. I can sorta "see" how it'd be, but the other bodily sensations of the very ground being shook around elude me.

[duncan228]

For all the earthquakes I've been through in California, the worst one I've felt was in Washington State. The Nisqually quake, it was a 6.8, but it was less than 5 miles from where I was living. It felt like it lasted forever, the tires of my car were jumping a foot off the ground. Definitely the scariest one I've been through.

[baseline bum]

Thanks for the description, even if its still barely imaginable. How many have you been through? How destructive were they to where you were staying, like the roads, parking lots and place(s) you lived?

I've never been in a really destructive one. The biggest quake I was in was the Hector quake, which was 7.0 and shook the hell out of the place, but did minimal damage since the epicenter was about 90 miles east around the Joshua Tree area. The Northridge quake was much worse since its epicenter was in a densely populated area; glad I missed that one.

[Heath Ledger]

I was in San Diego county when it happened but was riding my motorcycle. It was fun.

[lefty]

I was in San Diego county when it happened but was riding my motorcycle. It was fun.
http://www.theaccidentalsuccessfulcio.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/motorcycle_jump127080331_std.jpg

[Fpoonsie]

http://www.theaccidentalsuccessfulcio.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/motorcycle_jump127080331_std.jpg

:lol

[manufan10]

http://www.theaccidentalsuccessfulcio.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/motorcycle_jump127080331_std.jpg
:lmao

[PakiDan]

Felt it in San Dimas (LA) - The hanging lamps all swayed.