Earthquake this morning!

jmcquown wrote:
badwilson wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
jofirey wrote:
"Cantate" wrote in message
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Back to the question "Are buildings in earthquake zones built
differently" the answer is YES! We have very strict building
codes here; the buildings that collapsed in Niigata were mostly
over 50 years old. (Of course, any building will tip or break
down if shaken too hard-- or if there's a fault right under it!)

The building code in Tokyo went into effect in the 1970's. I'm
not sure what all is involved, but concrete structures are
reinforced by flexible steel rods running through the concrete,
which are supposed to make the building sway with the "flow" of
the earthquake rather than bending, and they sway in an S shape,
direction depending on the direction and sound frequency (Hertz)
of the quake. Wooden structures already do this, but the S-bend
that the earthquake produces in some houses (which are not tall
enough to do the whole S) will collapse the first floor. So in a
two-story house, you're actually safer on the second floor, which
is why most of our houses have bedrooms on the second floor.

Cantate


When we lived in Anchorage AK in 1970, there was a new hotel built
to earthquake standards, and the bar was on the top floor.

Some loved it and some were scared spitless of it, but it swayed
with every little earth tremor. Anchorage got lots of minor quakes
while we lived there. They usually came from the same direction,
south east, and they sounded like a jet coming in for a landing,
only the flight path wasn't in that direction. You could always
hear them coming before you felt them.

Jo

The Twin Towers were built to sway. That's why some of us didn't
think they'd actually collapse. Looked like they were just swaying.
Then, of course, oh my god.

Jill

Have you got broadband? You might find this movie interesting:
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Don't see anything but a manger scene... and I'm not a Christian.

It's a 2 hour movie about religion, 911 and other terrorist activities
and the banking system. Very interesting.
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson

Sherry wrote:
On Jul 22, 6:11 am, "badwilson" wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
jofirey wrote:
"Cantate" wrote in message
oups.com...
Back to the question "Are buildings in earthquake zones built
differently" the answer is YES! We have very strict building
codes here; the buildings that collapsed in Niigata were mostly
over 50 years old. (Of course, any building will tip or break
down if shaken too hard-- or if there's a fault right under it!)

The building code in Tokyo went into effect in the 1970's. I'm
not sure what all is involved, but concrete structures are
reinforced by flexible steel rods running through the concrete,
which are supposed to make the building sway with the "flow" of
the earthquake rather than bending, and they sway in an S shape,
direction depending on the direction and sound frequency (Hertz)
of the quake. Wooden structures already do this, but the S-bend
that the earthquake produces in some houses (which are not tall
enough to do the whole S) will collapse the first floor. So in a
two-story house, you're actually safer on the second floor, which
is why most of our houses have bedrooms on the second floor.

Cantate

When we lived in Anchorage AK in 1970, there was a new hotel built
to earthquake standards, and the bar was on the top floor.

Some loved it and some were scared spitless of it, but it swayed
with every little earth tremor. Anchorage got lots of minor
quakes while we lived there. They usually came from the same
direction, south east, and they sounded like a jet coming in for a
landing, only the flight path wasn't in that direction. You could
always hear them coming before you felt them.

Jo

The Twin Towers were built to sway. That's why some of us didn't
think they'd actually collapse. Looked like they were just swaying.
Then, of course, oh my god.

Jill

Have you got broadband? You might find this movie
interesting:http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ --
Britta

I watched about 7 minutes of that film. It was absolutely mesmerizing.
The images were haunting. I'd be
very interested to know more about this -- very OT, so could you e-
mail me a brief explanation?

Thanks Britta,

Sherry

There's not much more to tell than what I just told Jill. It's a 2 hour
movie in 3 or 4 parts. It addresses religion, terrorism (esp 911) and
the banking system. I found it fascinating.
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson

jmcquown wrote:
badwilson wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
jofirey wrote:
"Cantate" wrote in message
oups.com...
Back to the question "Are buildings in earthquake zones built
differently" the answer is YES! We have very strict building
codes here; the buildings that collapsed in Niigata were mostly
over 50 years old. (Of course, any building will tip or break
down if shaken too hard-- or if there's a fault right under it!)

The building code in Tokyo went into effect in the 1970's. I'm
not sure what all is involved, but concrete structures are
reinforced by flexible steel rods running through the concrete,
which are supposed to make the building sway with the "flow" of
the earthquake rather than bending, and they sway in an S shape,
direction depending on the direction and sound frequency (Hertz)
of the quake. Wooden structures already do this, but the S-bend
that the earthquake produces in some houses (which are not tall
enough to do the whole S) will collapse the first floor. So in a
two-story house, you're actually safer on the second floor, which
is why most of our houses have bedrooms on the second floor.

Cantate


When we lived in Anchorage AK in 1970, there was a new hotel built
to earthquake standards, and the bar was on the top floor.

Some loved it and some were scared spitless of it, but it swayed
with every little earth tremor. Anchorage got lots of minor quakes
while we lived there. They usually came from the same direction,
south east, and they sounded like a jet coming in for a landing,
only the flight path wasn't in that direction. You could always
hear them coming before you felt them.

Jo

The Twin Towers were built to sway. That's why some of us didn't
think they'd actually collapse. Looked like they were just swaying.
Then, of course, oh my god.

Jill

Have you got broadband? You might find this movie interesting:
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Don't see anything but a manger scene... and I'm not a Christian.

And I'm not a Christian either.
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
jofirey wrote:
"Cantate" wrote in message
oups.com...
Back to the question "Are buildings in earthquake zones built
differently" the answer is YES! We have very strict building codes
here; the buildings that collapsed in Niigata were mostly over 50
years old. (Of course, any building will tip or break down if shaken
too hard-- or if there's a fault right under it!)

The building code in Tokyo went into effect in the 1970's. I'm not
sure what all is involved, but concrete structures are reinforced by
flexible steel rods running through the concrete, which are supposed
to make the building sway with the "flow" of the earthquake rather
than bending, and they sway in an S shape, direction depending on the
direction and sound frequency (Hertz) of the quake. Wooden
structures already do this, but the S-bend that the earthquake
produces in some houses (which are not tall enough to do the whole
S) will collapse the first floor. So in a two-story house, you're
actually safer on the second floor, which
is why most of our houses have bedrooms on the second floor.

Cantate


When we lived in Anchorage AK in 1970, there was a new hotel built to
earthquake standards, and the bar was on the top floor.

Some loved it and some were scared spitless of it, but it swayed with
every little earth tremor. Anchorage got lots of minor quakes while
we lived there. They usually came from the same direction, south
east, and they sounded like a jet coming in for a landing, only the
flight path wasn't in that direction. You could always hear them
coming before you felt them.

Jo

The Twin Towers were built to sway. That's why some of us didn't think
they'd actually collapse. Looked like they were just swaying. Then, of
course, oh my god.

Jill

A day I think no one will ever forget or can forget. One of the few moments
in time where the world stood still.
A moment that still lives in our (my) heart.


Having an earthquake I know how you feel ever time I see a hurricane coming
towards us

On Jul 20, 7:17 pm, wrote:
There was a small earthquake in my neck of the woods early this morning.
However, I felt it very intensely because it was only one kilometer from
my house.

....
Joyce

The first earthquake I remember happened during the day when I was
about 5 years old and living in Oregon (U.S.A.). My mother was outside
hanging the washing on the line, My little sister (about 3 yrs old)
and I were in the house. When things started to rumble and shake, my
sister and I jumped onto the couch and pretended we were on a boat in
the ocean. We were disappointed when it stopped. However, I'm sure
our mother was relieved to see that we were fine when she came into
the house to rescue us,.

I've felt a number of smaller earthquakes since then, but they are
hardly noticable,

The other significant earthquake I experienced was when Jim and I and
our preschool daughter were living in family housing on a southern
California college campus. The housing was tiny WWII cracker boxes.
To increase storage space for our stuff, Jim put our mattress on top
of a structure he made of 2X4 boards. Our daughter had a crib in the
other bedroom.

I was enjoying a sound sleep when the rumble and shaking sounded,
Because we were raised up over the floor on the platform, our bed
swayed pretty good. Jim and I climbed off the bed and got our
daughter out of her crib and stood in a doorway until everything
calmed down. Then, we went back to bed.

The next morning we found out the earthquake had damaged a VA hospital
in Los Angeles and damaged a freeway overpass. Jim says it also broke
the Seme (can't remember how to spell it) Dam, but I don't remember
that part.

Annie

wrote:

There was a small earthquake in my neck of the woods early this morning.
However, I felt it very intensely because it was only one kilometer from
my house.

Here's what I wrote to Winnie, who just emailed me to ask about it:

I am fine, but the quake jolted me out of sleep (it was around 5 in the
morning) and scared me to death! I didn't actually feel anything, but I
heard a loud, crashing sound and that's what woke me up. I thought at
first that the cats had knocked something over. Then I thought maybe someone
had tried to break into the apartment, so I got up and checked everything
out, but nothing was toppled over or broken, and no signs of entry.

So then I thought it might have been an earthquake, especially since when
I woke up, I found Smudge cowering in the little space between my bed and
the night stand beside it. So I looked under the bed, and yup, Licky was
crouching under there with shining eyes. Poor kitties! Only Roxy continued
to sleep blissfully, my little Zen master kitty.

I didn't find out for sure until several hours later when I got online
and had received messages from my neighborhood email list about the quake.
It wasn't a really strong one - 4.2 - but it was only one km from my
house, so I was practically on top of it. Other people in my neighborhood
had really felt it, too.

Joyce

I'm glad you are all ok!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek