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Magnitude-3.5 Quake Hits Baja California

Woooosh - 2-19-2009 at 12:51 PM

Barely strong enough to shake a martini. Would this go in the "emergency forum"?

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Magnitude-35-Quake-Hit...

[Edited on 2-19-2009 by Woooosh]

shari - 2-19-2009 at 01:24 PM

woosey quake...no emergency...maybe just a warm up though!

Russ - 2-19-2009 at 01:34 PM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci144...

Bajahowodd - 2-19-2009 at 05:59 PM

I happen to know Lucy Jones of Caltech. While they will not go public with it, there is increasing concern that the recent up-tick in seismic activity could be a precursor to an event similar to the tejon EQ of 1857.

[Edited on 2-20-2009 by Bajahowodd]

ckiefer - 2-19-2009 at 06:04 PM

Haven't there been a few shakers these past few months? Where did the tejon EQ of 1857 measure?

avid - 2-19-2009 at 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by ckiefer
Haven't there been a few shakers these past few months? Where did the tejon EQ of 1857 measure?


7.9 information here

Hook - 2-19-2009 at 10:21 PM

Absolutely frightening description of the movement of the Ft. Tejon quake of 1857. Ground raised 15 feet in the air..........rivers running backwards or leaving their banks!

And I thought the Feb. 9th 1971 quake was a bad one..........from 60 miles from the epicenter.

Woooosh - 2-19-2009 at 10:40 PM

which one of you geezers has a first hand account? :saint:

nancyinpdx - 2-20-2009 at 05:36 AM

That story of the quake from 1857 is absolutely terrifying! :o

[Edited on 2-20-2009 by nancyinpdx]

Russ - 2-20-2009 at 06:03 AM

Small one (3.7) in central Cal early today:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci103...
Here a pretty cool site for anyone interested is quakes:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/

[Edited on 2-20-2009 by Russ]

BajaGringo - 2-20-2009 at 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by Hook
Absolutely frightening description of the movement of the Ft. Tejon quake of 1857. Ground raised 15 feet in the air..........rivers running backwards or leaving their banks!

And I thought the Feb. 9th 1971 quake was a bad one..........from 60 miles from the epicenter.


I was in Long Beach for that one and will never forget. Couple of things I remember about that one was how long it lasted and that we lost over a foot of water out of our back yard swimming pool.

David K - 2-20-2009 at 09:58 AM

Remember, Baja California was once attached to the mainland... The Baja peninsula, much of Southern California, and the narrow strip of Central California west of the San Andreas fault (to San Francisco) is ALL one piece of land that is part of the Pacific Plate... moving NORTH, along the North American Plate.

When it doesn't move slowly via many tiny quakes, energy builds up until there is a SNAP of sudden movement (Ft. Tejon, San Francisco, etc.)!

Maybe have an emergency kit ready if you live in California (Baja & Alta)?

2-tie-dye-4 - 2-20-2009 at 10:47 AM

Same thing happens here in Jerome, AZ. Constantly moving but you can't feel it. It's measurable, though. We live on a cliff, so when the landslide brings us down, I'm gonna surf the house down the mountain, unless I happen to be in Asuncion at the time. We're also on fault lines. I just hope it isn't snowing at the time.

shari - 2-20-2009 at 11:01 AM

Aww geez David....my emergency kit has been put away for over a year now....hmmmm:no:

Bajahowodd - 2-20-2009 at 11:36 AM

I had the distinct pleasure of living two miles from the epicenter of the '71 Sylmar quake. I later moved, and was rewarded by being four miles from the epicenter of the Northridge quake. I am now inviting all my nomad friends to come over for a visit.:lol:

dao45 - 2-20-2009 at 09:46 PM

Ha ha I wonder what exactly is in that emergency kit

David K - 2-21-2009 at 06:45 AM

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Originally posted by dao45
Ha ha I wonder what exactly is in that emergency kit


Tequila! You know, ... in case of snake bite!:light: