BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles...breaking on DRUDGEREPORT.COM | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 504985 Netherlands 10/01/2008 02:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: BREAKING NEWS 514713 I must have been to long on GLP lately. When I saw the first letter of your first sentence, I immediately skimmed it as MEGA instead of MINOR, realized my mistake only at the end of the sentence. |
OxygenX User ID: 514711 United Kingdom 10/01/2008 02:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hardly a Jolt now is it...3.0 wouldnt even rattle a hamster cage. Cheers. ----------------------------- "Shit, if this is gonna be that kind of party, I'm going to stick my dick in the mashed potatoes." "The gene pool is stagnant and I am the minister of chlorine" "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence" |
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uh nope User ID: 459790 United States 10/01/2008 03:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: BREAKING NEWS 514713 hmmm didnt feel nada here yo noho |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 514717 United States 10/01/2008 03:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hardly a Jolt now is it...3.0 wouldnt even rattle a hamster cage. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 510792LOL how do you know it's not a pre-cursor.... how do you know it's not a pre-cursor.... how do you know it's not a pre-cursor.... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 493346 United States 10/01/2008 03:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: BREAKING NEWS 514713 I guess those who implied that you lied didn't get the memo. Sheesh, all they had to do was check out the USGS link you provided. Oy. |
Hillcrest User ID: 392015 United States 10/01/2008 03:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | it's only a 3-pointer. nothing to worry about unless we get a bunch of them clustered in a short period of time, then they could be pre-shocks. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 514717how do you know it's not a pre-cursor.... a pre-shock is the same thing as a pre-cursor Water always wins. :sun: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 514776 United States 10/01/2008 06:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | it's only a 3-pointer. nothing to worry about unless we get a bunch of them clustered in a short period of time, then they could be pre-shocks. Quoting: Hillcresthow do you know it's not a pre-cursor.... a pre-shock is the same thing as a pre-cursor how do you know it's not a pre-shock? |
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Geode nli User ID: 397067 United States 10/01/2008 07:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It totally depends on where you are located in relation to the quake, as EQ's can dissipate their energy quickly as the distance from the epicenter increases. I was only 5 miles from the epicenter which was in El Segundo (not far from the LAX airport). It was a strong jolt, but very brief, only 1 second or so, like a strong sonic boom without the sound. Also, equivalent magnitudes of quakes can create a stronger or weaker effect depending on if it is centered very deep underground vs a shallow quake. It also creates a lot more back and forth motion, and much worse damage, if your home is on sandy soil vs bedrock. Soil can liquify in strong quakes, and homes can sink down into the ground like quicksand. I had guessed that it would be a 4.0 quake if it was close by, but it seemed stronger than a 3.0 due to very sandy soil below where I was located when it struck. |