BajaNomad - Asuncion shaking it up...again!

Asuncion shaking it up...again!

shari - 6-3-2008 at 08:44 AM

The last few days I had heard rumbilings of locals asking if we had felt the tremors...I had felt my desk and chair moving a bit but thought I was just imagining it ....or that the blowhole was just shaking the house a bit. Then last night we were having a birthday dinner at Ramona's with a group who flew in from Gonzaga when the sound of a freight train coming down main street was heard and the restaurant started a shakin....it was awesome! It was about 10:00 or so but it certainly woke up the village and drove everyone outside and started the town chattering. Pam was pleased about a birthday earthquake! Another little tremor a few minutes ago too....hmmm....got my emergency pack ready again and car parked facing out!

Iflyfish - 6-3-2008 at 08:55 AM

Glad your are prepared! Stay safe.

Iflyfish

Bajagypsy - 6-3-2008 at 09:15 AM

hmmmmm, Todd will be sad that he missed those tremors!

Stay safe, and keep us posted.

David K - 6-3-2008 at 09:16 AM

Godzilla is waking up after a long rest!

Be safe Shari and Juan!

Johannes - 6-3-2008 at 03:41 PM

How come they don't show up on the earthquake site?
<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php>. Normally all earthquakes are shown here when they excede 2.5. Keep us posted

Iflyfish - 6-3-2008 at 03:47 PM

Johannes,

These folks are probably right on top of an ongoing event. They hear booming noises, some venting in the past.

Iflyfish

Russ - 6-3-2008 at 04:21 PM

Shari, did it fix your internet connection?

DianaT - 6-3-2008 at 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by Johannes
How come they don't show up on the earthquake site?
<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php>. Normally all earthquakes are shown here when they excede 2.5. Keep us posted

No, the BA quakes do not show up on that site, but trust me, they are real. While we find them quite different than the ones we have experieced in California, they are earthquakes---very loud ones.

They tend to come in clusters. We had several at the end of 2007 and they all came within a couple of weeks. That was the same pattern that happened when they first happened the year before. There was one last week very early in the morning, the morning we left. Sounds like there have been more since.

None of the earthquakes ever showed on that site, but it was serious enough that when the first cluster happened, the army came in and evacuated the town --- that was before we bought our home there---didn't stop us. :lol:

It appears that there is a local fault that has become active.

Just keeps Bahia Asuncion interesting.

Diane

Lauriboats - 6-3-2008 at 10:13 PM

Hi Shari,
We will be there next month with a big bottle of tequila. :lol:

jodiego - 6-4-2008 at 06:47 AM

The big one is going to make baja an island. Imagine the border waits to catch the ferry to Tijuana!
:lol:

CaboRon - 6-4-2008 at 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by jodiego
The big one is going to make baja an island. Imagine the border waits to catch the ferry to Tijuana!
:lol:

Actually I believe both Upper and Lower California are traveling together. The new coastline will be very majestic as the surf crashes on the beaches of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

CaboRon

oldlady - 6-4-2008 at 07:30 AM

Only if the asteroid that is headed this way in 2039, misses SoCal.

jodiego - 6-4-2008 at 07:34 AM

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Originally posted by oldlady
Only if the asteroid that is headed this way in 2039, misses SoCal.

According to a bible-reading friend of mine, the world is coming to an end on May 21, 2011. So we really don't have to worry about that asteriod. God I hope the Chargers win the Super Bowl by then. (Yes I'm asking him directly!)

jodiego - 6-4-2008 at 07:47 AM

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Originally posted by CaboRon

Quote:

Originally posted by jodiego
The big one is going to make baja an island. Imagine the border waits to catch the ferry to Tijuana!
:lol:

Well, according to the lyrics of a song by Shango (don't you just love google?), the big one is going to split the west coast a bit farther east.

"Day after day, more people come to L.A.
Ssh! Don't you tell anybody the whole place is slipping away.
Where can we go when there's no San Francisco?
Ssh! Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho. "

wilderone - 6-4-2008 at 08:25 AM

The Maya and many other cultures say that a new world will begin on December 11, 2012.
I thought that scientists came to Ascuncion during the last swarm of movement events, and said that the Viscaino peninsula is breaking off. Wasn't their some salt water intrusion in the inland wells already?

DianaT - 6-4-2008 at 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by wilderone
The Maya and many other cultures say that a new world will begin on December 11, 2012.
I thought that scientists came to Ascuncion during the last swarm of movement events, and said that the Viscaino peninsula is breaking off. Wasn't their some salt water intrusion in the inland wells already?

When the first swarm of earthquakes hit in 2006, the scientists set up shop --- not for long. We were not there at the time, but from what we told they just said there was a local fault there that was moving and not to worry. :lol:

Now, if the Viscaino peninsula broke off---gees, I always thought living on an island would be fun! :yes:

But then again, that would cause a problem with our water since it comes from the other side of Viscaino.

It will be interesting to see if there is another cluster and then months of silence once again.

Diane

oldlady - 6-4-2008 at 09:54 AM

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Originally posted by jodiego

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Originally posted by oldlady
Only if the asteroid that is headed this way in 2039, misses SoCal.

The history channel had a program on a couple of weeks ago that said it wouldn't be until 2012. Might give them one more season and Him a little leeway.

Iflyfish - 6-4-2008 at 12:28 PM

Give Her leeway.

Iflyfish

DianaT - 6-4-2008 at 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Iflyfish
Give Her leeway.

Iflyfish

him, her, or IMHO, them---all without capitalization, leeway. :yes:

Guess we will just have to hang around and see what happens.

Just as a side note re: the quakes in BA, our big dog always knows it is coming before we do. He gets restless, barks, and then the quake hits. Wonder if he will feel the end before we do :?:

motoged - 6-4-2008 at 03:05 PM

Nomads,
I wish those religious Armageddon types would get their dates straight....it's hard to plan a trip with that range of variance.

As for the critters.....well, I just don't know (ie. same as religious prognosticators):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1111_031111_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction

http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000072.htm

Ged

wilderone - 6-4-2008 at 04:05 PM

It's not religion, and it's not about destruction - it's about a New World, calculated by those who invented the calendar and kept track of the ages. In the new world, we'll all have more powers in a benevolant world, not hindered by negative energy such as wars, etc.

http://www.13moon.com/prophecy%20page.htm

DianaT - 6-4-2008 at 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by motoged
Nomads,
I wish those religious Armageddon types would get their dates straight....it's hard to plan a trip with that range of variance.

As for the critters.....well, I just don't know (ie. same as religious prognosticators):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1111_031111_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction

http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000072.htm

Ged

Hey, just plan more vacations so you can be where you want to be if the end comes. Everyone needs more vacations. :yes:

I much prefer the new world ideas of the Maya.

The animal articles are interesting. In the case of our dog, Tom, we don't think he predicts them, but think that he hears them before we do and the noise bothers him. The quakes in Bahia Asuncion are the loudest ones I have ever experienced and dogs do have excellent hearing.

Having experienced many earthquakes in California, including some big ones, we find the ones in Bahia Asuncion very different---the sound is just incredible.

Can't wait to get back to the Shaking Bay.

Diane

Diver - 6-4-2008 at 04:56 PM

It's either hearing or vibration detection.
Once had a tornado hit the house and the dog went nuts about 3 minutes before it hit. I figured he knew something so we went into the closet just before the trees and boats and roofing started to blow all over the place.

toneart - 6-4-2008 at 05:12 PM

I think that in the case of tornadoes there is an abrupt change in atmospheric pressure. Do you suppose it is the same just before earthquakes? Is that what animals sense?

Hey, Shari, Diane. If what is happening in Asuncion is the actual beginning of end, I assume you are where you want to be.

He, she or them has placed you there for the blessed event. :yes:

shari - 6-4-2008 at 07:48 PM

All quiet today although there was a little brinca(jump) in the middle of the night. We are all wondering if the clusters will begin acting up again. No damage that I could see or hear of...just alot of rattling plates and windows so far. Since the siesmoligists took their equipment away, they won't show up on the sites. I think it DID fix our internet though!