My first one ever ... The entire office/house shook. The phone lines are busy. The train was still running - so that's a good sign ... and it only lasted for about 10 seconds ... But this rocked my world and unnerved me a little bit.
From the recent little ones in the Luther area, I don't think Oklahoma has many aftershocks ... at least of significance ... but it could happen.
This was scary for me ... and it was MY first ... and the dog wigged out.
How you folks on the west cost handle these things I'll never know.
News break -- they reported it was an earthquake. (USGS says 4.5)
My sister lives in Christchurch, NZ and since their big one (still can't believe no one was killed) and they have had over 1400 aftershocks, alot of them in the 3.5 to 5.5 range. This would try anyone's patience!
As for here on the West coast, I grew up with them rocking and rolling, kinda cool.
I, however, would totally freak out in a tornado!!
Sorry about that Money Penny
I knew I sneezed terribly hard earlier. Didn't mean to shake things up down that way.
But I can drive away from a tornado (not outrun) ... or get behind it (around it). I've at least stopped my car until it passed over the highway - snugged up behind a building - (the parking lot with the light poles didn't look to safe) took me a long long long time to get home that night in May 1999. I can't tell you how far west I had to go in order to get back headed south. Weather was weird when I passed through downtown OKC. I decided to take the city streets instead of the 20 mile highway drive. And thank God I did because after it passed the highway was closed.
I'm also a avid "flag watcher" - American flags or car lot "v" flags can tell which way the wind is coming from.
In an earthquake, there isn't anywhere to get away from the rolling.
My sister lives in California ... She says the same thing as you.
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Holy Cow -- that was quite a sneeze ! 😉
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And the ceiling fan in the office is out of sync now ...
(wang wang wang wang wang wang wang wang) - thankfully it has an OFF switch ! 🙂
A 4.3 earthquake
Seismo Report: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010ciay.php
Hit with a solid thump here in NW OKC. Woke my wife up, she works nights.
But it didn't set the dogs off as quakes commonly do.
Andy you're right
They've adjusted their report.
The first map said 4.5 ... and 6 miles ESE of Hall Park.
I experienced one in Northern Cal once that had the fir trees swaying a good 10'. The house, which was on redwood pilings except for the back edge did the same dance.
I was house/baby sitting.
It lasted long enough for me to think how am I going to explain to the owners how I demolished their house in an afternoon..:-)
No damage, but makes you feel quite insignificant compared to nature.
DJJ
Money,
CNN says it’s a 4.5, man I’ll take hurricanes any day. I hope I’m dead when Yellowstone blows up.
Take care, glad you are OK!
Money Penny
I have nothing of substance to add to this discussion, except to say that I was having a hard time getting past Money Penny's avatar. WOW.
Familier stuff... what's not to like? (-:
Familiar... but spooky anyway
On October 1, 1969, two moderately strong earthquakes measuring M 5.6 and M 5.7 occurred at 8:57 pm and 10:20 pm, respectively, near Santa Rosa, Ca 95401 (my family home is 10 miles away)
--- I remember it well, I saw waves in the hardwood floor!
I was sitting at the kitchen table with Dad watching the waves in the floor and the walls sway.
I was just a kid of 19 and said "COOL!"
He said "it's not your house"
It was a cold evening, the hot tar roof cracked and we had rain damage a few days later... I still have a Safe from a crumbled store in Santa Rosa where it was more severe.
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9-14-2010
The dogs woofed and woke me, I felt the bumps, I get up and find this, saved it so I could remember it was not just a dream, then went back to sleep.
Technology sure has a grip on us!
it was kind of like a small bump in the road... a magnitude 5.0, highest reported intensity V= moderate shaking, very light damage.
draw a line from Indio thru Mexicali, then to the epicenter and on to the Sea... that is the ...fault, they shake regularly, we just get a bump bump... bump. like a drum roll.
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Easter, 2010
On this one I saw the walls swaying (looked like about a foot but probably not) and just waited it out... some good aftershocks, good hard bumps.
I was in my second story living room (wood frame 3 story). After it calmed down I found no new stucco cracks, but an overstressed cross beam did settle about an inch... no big deal, just jacked it up and added some plywood sheathing, esthetics only.
Easter Day, 2010
Report just in that there was an earthquake in Norman, Oklahoma.
80,000 fans looked up and wondered "Why are the Sooners playing on a weekday!" LOL
The news is reporting only two injuries so far which is good. I worry with our soils though that many will find plumbing damage in the coming days and months.
Glad you guys are okay.
I've only been in one and the feeling is very unnerving to your stomach. Hard to put into words but I just got this strange sensation of vertigo.
Deral
ULF is associated with earthquakes and can give that feeling.
Money Penny
I'm with Kris!!
I can’t imagine having stuff moving/swaying for any amount of time (fir trees swaying a good 10’). I don’t handle being “dizzy” or off balance very well …
My sister knows some folks who have a place in Anza, California. It seems that Anza is just rolling all the time – to a small degree. Or, rather, small earthquakes are the usual norm for them.
Peter – Your Dad sounds like a guy that’s good for a smile/chuckle.
Deral – Haha … a Sooner funny !
Kris – My husband likes it! It helps get his attention - especially when I ask him to bring home bread, milk, and cocoa butter – 😉
Money Penny
I bet he doesn't mind the coco butter at all.
😉
Earthquake Detector
Since surveyors commonly have plumb Roberts ["Bobs]:
Hang up a spare plumb bob from something. When a shaky happens you can tell and maybe even find the direction.
~Peter
Earthquake Detector
> Since surveyors commonly have plumb Roberts ["Bobs]:
> Hang up a spare plumb bob from something. When a shaky happens you can tell and maybe even find the direction.
> ~Peter
Peter is right. Very good idea too! :good:
We have one every now and then here in the Puget Sound area. The major fault is the Cascadia Subduction Zone along the CA./OR./WA. coast. I experienced one that was 6.8 in 2001. I was standing on the beach and I actually saw the ground (Rayleigh) waves on an island about 4 miles away.
I certainly don't want to go through that again. Just plain freaked me out.
Didn't feel a thing. However, the evening news reported that it had been felt about 40 miles to my east-southeast which would be almost exactly the same distance from the epicenter.
