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Earthquake this morning!
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 |
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Earthquake this morning!
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:17:29 +0000, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt 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 What is your location? MLB |
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Earthquake this morning!
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. 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 Having zero experience with earthquakes, that sounds scary. I was curious, does a 4.2 damage your house structurally? Sherry |
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Earthquake this morning!
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:35:11 -0700, Sherry wrote:
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. 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 Having zero experience with earthquakes, that sounds scary. I was curious, does a 4.2 damage your house structurally? Sherry IMHO it depends on the structure of the house and how deep the quake is. I was on the 10th floor of a downtown building when we had a 5.quake directly under downtown. That building creaked and groaned and swayed. I was scared, as it was a long way down to the ground and I was afraid the building would crumble. My son was about 4 blocks away on the ground floor and he didn't even feel it. The building had only a few minor cracks at the corners of the ceiling. MLB |
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Earthquake this morning!
Sherry wrote:
Having zero experience with earthquakes, that sounds scary. I was curious, does a 4.2 damage your house structurally? It depends on a lot of things: how close you are to the epicenter, what type of quake it is, how long the shaking goes on. Some quakes have more of a side-to-side motion. Those don't do as much damage. Whereas others, such as the one in the LA (Northridge, in '94) have an up-and-down motion, which I gather is far more destructive. I don't know how long the one this morning lasted. I don't remember feeling any motion - I was awakened by noise - a loud bang and crash. I thought maybe someone had broken one of my windows in an attempt to enter my apartment. Or that there was a feline squabble, ending in some major topplage. In general, 4.2 is considered smallish or moderate. I'm not aware of any damage to my building, but I haven't examined it for structural problems, so who knows? As I said, I live very close to the epicenter of this one, so it was more intense than it would be for someone else further away. Joyce |
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Earthquake this morning!
mlbriggs wrote:
What is your location? MLB I'm in the San Francisco area - earthquake central. (At least for the USA. I probably shouldn't complain about our tiny shaker after what happened in Japan!) Joyce |
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Earthquake this morning!
"Sherry" wrote in message
ups.com... 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. 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 Having zero experience with earthquakes, that sounds scary. I was curious, does a 4.2 damage your house structurally? Sherry If a house is well constructed, an earthquake has to be well over 5.0 before it will do structural damage. I've been through earthquakes over 7.0 with no structural damage. It is obvious that Joyce, like me, has lived in an earthquake-prone area for a long time. A 4.2 will scare people who aren't used to them. However, as she says, they aren't really very strong. I would probably have felt that one since it was so close, but normally I wouldn't feel one under a 4.5. Before our last big one in 1993 (I think), I didn't feel anything under a 5.0, but I've been a little more sensitive to them since then. Of course I've lived in earthquake territory for 71 years. Joy |
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Earthquake this morning!
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Earthquake this morning!
Glad it wasn't big. Those California faults need to let off steam
every once in a while so you don't get a big one. Do your cats sit there and look at you as if they are saying, "Make it stop"? Mine do. Cantate |
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Earthquake this morning!
"Cantate" wrote in message
oups.com... Glad it wasn't big. Those California faults need to let off steam every once in a while so you don't get a big one. Do your cats sit there and look at you as if they are saying, "Make it stop"? Mine do. Cantate If I don't make it stop, my cats run out of the room. When we had our last big one, they ran out of the house, and I didn't see them for several hours. Joy |
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