Anyone near Southern California feel the earthquake?

teacher · 2019-07-08T00:27:37.000Z

I recall a science fiction story in which a California geologist working on earthquake prediction suddenly bolts from his desk and runs across the parking lot.
He’d discovered a sign error in his arithmetic. The big one happens and everything east of the fault falls into the Atlantic Ocean ….

Sounds like wishful thinking by somebody ‘WEST of the fault’. .

chooma · 2019-07-08T00:36:12.000Z

hank:

I recall a science fiction story in which a California geologist working on earthquake prediction suddenly bolts from his desk and runs across the parking lot.
He’d discovered a sign error in his arithmetic. The big one happens and everything east of the fault falls into the Atlantic Ocean ….

raccoon · 2019-07-08T00:53:15.000Z

hank:

I recall a science fiction story in which a California geologist working on earthquake prediction suddenly bolts from his desk and runs across the parking lot.
He’d discovered a sign error in his arithmetic. The big one happens and everything east of the fault falls into the Atlantic Ocean ….

There's a sci-fi story where an apocalypse is kicked off partly by the dam at Success Lake breaking somehow.

I used to live pretty close to Success Lake.

By the way, the lake is not as great as it sounds.

EDIT:

The book is Lucifer's Hammer.

aginthelaw · 2019-07-08T17:26:21.000Z

If an earthquake of even the smaller 6.2 magnitude had hit on the Ramapo fault in New Jersey, it would have been devastating. Not that far from the truth

Bucknkd313 · 2019-07-08T17:59:31.000Z

I felt it in Las Vegas. Thought I had a dizzy moment but then I noticed EVERYTHING in the store I was in was swaying, all the stuff on the wall, all the stuff hanging from the ceiling. Coming from AZ, my brain didn't know what to make of it.

nvanlaar · 2019-07-10T02:00:05.000Z

jon_slider:

sbslider:

Great pictures of the crack Jon. not sure what to make of the video . . .

that video was what was happening at the location where I took the photos of the crack

an example of the “atmosphere” there

she has been living in the parking lot, since before the quake
and calls people out regularly

LOL Gotta love the locals… They are why Pacific Ave and occasionally the wharf are so awesome.

e1000 · 2019-07-10T02:51:01.000Z

SIGShooter:

Boaz:

e1000:

Got a kick out of hearing news outlets remind everyone to make sure they stock up on flashlights.

Good advice … I think harbor freight has some really good ones .make sure and stock up on AAA heavy duty batteries too !

Don’t forget to buy that $4 angle grinder you’ve been saving up for too.

I wouldn’t be surprised if many (most?) people feel that they don’t need a flashlight since they can just use their phone’s flashlight app.

True, and sad

ChibiM · 2019-07-10T05:36:35.000Z

Do you guys also have local strength measurements?

I'm wondering this since I'm curious what the magnitude was at the place where you, guys felt it. Since you talk about a 6.x. But in reality you probably only felt a 1 or 2.

Something like this: https://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20190709113928395-09203438.html

This one for example had a magnitude of 5.8, but as you can see people actually only felt it as a magnitude 1 or 2 locally.

teacher · 2019-07-10T10:54:55.000Z

I ran across this old Los Angeles Times news story (4 May 2016), it seems to indicate “The Big One” could really be bad due to the fact that not much has been going on for over 100 years & a bunch of potential energy is being stored up. .

What say you guys that actually live around there??
…………

San Andreas fault ’locked, loaded and ready to roll’ with big earthquake, expert says

raccoon · 2019-07-10T10:58:51.000Z

The Big One is coming, but there's no way to tell when or how big.

That's what I hear on the news, and it makes sense to me.

It's just a matter of time.

teacher · 2019-07-10T11:21:19.000Z

… That makes sense. Hopefully, whenever it does happen; it won’t be totally devastating.

djozz · 2019-07-10T13:38:56.000Z

hope not totally devastating

That I understand is precisely how the Big One is defined.
But most likely is that we have eradicated ourselves already before the Big One happens

Lightbringer · 2019-07-10T14:24:41.000Z

I’d be more concerned about the Yosemite Caldera.

When that pops its cork…

sbslider · 2019-07-10T14:28:11.000Z

Lightbringer:

I’d be more concerned about the Yosemite Caldera.

When that pops its cork…

maybe yellowstone caldera?

teacher · 2019-07-10T15:20:50.000Z

Yeah, if the stars lined up just right and the San Andreas fault, Yellowstone, & Yosemite all went off at about the same time just about everything West of the Mississippi River & North of most of Texas & some of Arizona would be in a world of immediate hurt.

East of the Mississippi would be to when Volcanic Winter rolled in. .

jon_slider · 2019-07-10T15:12:45.000Z

dont worry, global warming will end the game before california falls into the ocean

if Im wrong, dont worry, it will all be over soon.

raccoon · 2019-07-10T15:19:53.000Z

I want to say something about global warming being fake news...

but I don't believe that, plus it's political, so I should shut my mouth now.

teacher · 2019-07-10T15:26:01.000Z

Not worried in the least about that “ending the game”. In respect for BLF Rules, I'll say no more. .

raccoon · 2019-07-10T15:29:23.000Z

Our elevation is about 1000 feet, so if the seas rise we'll be okay for a while.

A big earthquake, though, and we're in real trouble, even with earthquake insurance.

Henk4U2 · 2019-07-10T17:04:38.000Z

Inhabitants of the East-Coast of the US will be confronted by slow rising water (global warming).
Unless the Las Palmas landslide causes a mega tsunami ahead of schedule (about 10,000yr).

Edit: I am already living below sea-level.