At 3:58 there was a pretty loud earthquake that made me jump out of my chair...just as I was reading the turtle episode...whew...hope they dont start
up again!!!TheColoradoDude - 4-16-2009 at 04:45 PM
Are they common in that area?Bajahowodd - 4-16-2009 at 04:48 PM
It's the Pacific Rim. And for good measure, check out the "extinct" volcanoes near Santa Rosalita.
Geologists agree that Baja was once part of the mainland. Now, that must have been a real shaker!
[Edited on 4-16-2009 by Bajahowodd]
[Edited on 4-16-2009 by Bajahowodd]shari - 4-16-2009 at 06:00 PM
whoa yeah.....we are all kind of bracing for more....a couple years ago for those of you who dont remember or are newbies...we had 2 months of
constant quakes which made our little village pretty crazy!
There hadnt been any quakes in recent memory but the seismologists said it's good to let the pressure off now and again so another BIG ONE doesnt
happen...and because of our house being on this dang rock out here, the noise of the quake can be likened to when thunder happens right over your
house...only it's under the house! Pretty unnerving....but no other quake yet...hopefully not in the night...geez, I'll have to get my emergency bag
ready again.DianaT - 4-16-2009 at 06:07 PM
The quakes are so localized, they do not show up on any monitoring site----but they are real.
They are VERY LOUD even in the dunes where we live and from the olds we have experienced there, they are sharp ones, not the rolling type. Our big
dog always hears them before we do and warns us.
At least they don't evacuate the entire town anymore.
DianeBajaGringo - 4-16-2009 at 06:10 PM
Our new place in San Quintin is built in front of several volcanoes and our footings are actually tied into volcanic rock just a few feet below. I can
just imagine what that must have felt like.
Hopefully no injuries or damage...
[Edited on 4-17-2009 by BajaGringo]shari - 4-16-2009 at 07:02 PM
uh oh...just had a bigger one...20:01...dang...longer and more rumble that time...hmmmmTheColoradoDude - 4-16-2009 at 07:13 PM
Well you take care! And hang on!shari - 4-16-2009 at 07:38 PM
graciaas Dude...yeah, better put some emergency beer in the truck just in case! We wont be sleeping real sound tonight.Marie-Rose - 4-16-2009 at 07:42 PM
Hang in there Shari... you'll be thinking you were on Vancouver Islandlingililingili - 4-16-2009 at 08:01 PM
Earthquakes! No one said anything about earthquakes!
[Edited on 4/17/09 by lingililingili]vandenberg - 4-16-2009 at 08:04 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by lingililingili
Earthquakes! No one said anything about earthquakes!
[Edited on 4/17/09 by lingililingili]
Well, you know now.
[Edited on 4-17-2009 by vandenberg]DianaT - 4-16-2009 at 08:18 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by lingililingili
Earthquakes! No one said anything about earthquakes!
[Edited on 4/17/09 by lingililingili]
Opps, thought you knew.
They really are not that bad, but then again, we are native California people---been through several big earthquakes.
They are loud, however---can't miss them.
DianeBob H - 4-16-2009 at 08:56 PM
Shari.... Diane... when this happened two years ago, was it about this same time of year?
Hang in there.... Bob HSkip_Mac - 4-16-2009 at 10:10 PM
Shari, Sorry they spooked you. I recall that you said the previous earthquake swarm were shallow (focus) quakes. That's pretty good as quakes go.
Deeper ones are typically stronger, longer and have the rolling wave forms that wreck stone structures. As I recall your place is mostly wood
frame...that's safest in these conditions...provided you are careful about furniture (book cases or heavy, unsecured furniture near the bed...where
things may fall over... Also I an damn sorry I missed it! Tell the goddess to hold off till I can get back, please.Bajahowodd - 4-16-2009 at 10:57 PM
I've been "privileged" to have lived two miles from the epicenter of the Sylmar Quake in '71, and five miles from the epicenter of the Northridge
quake. Just lucky, I guess. just make sure your good tequila is stored somewhere that it can't fall and shatter.Bajagypsy - 4-17-2009 at 06:13 AM
Shari, you know they are starting again because it is very close for us to come down! Don't worry they aren't earthquakes its the rumble of our
truck!!shari - 4-17-2009 at 07:30 AM
You are correct Skip...these are close to the surface and dont roll and only last maybe 3 seconds at the moment....they are just annoying as they are
very loud...and it seems a big semi just hit your house or something...BOOM...but no damage...our house is cement so when they increase, we just pitch
the tent outside...no problema!
The last episode was in November a couple years ago and we've only had some small tremors since those 3 months of every day occurences...they say its
good to let the pressure off though so this is probably a good thing.comitan - 4-17-2009 at 09:30 AM
Shari
The whales are just returning from the Sea of Cortez through the tunnel and just hitting their heads in the tunnel.
