dwf1004
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6.0 measured...about 70 miles away from SLO.
Are we good over there?
Are we good over there?
Earthquake in Parkfield, CA
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dwf1004
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Good to hear that SLO gets the thumbs up! 
Jon, just curious, what exactly would you feel from a 6.0 70 miles away from you? Is it something that you notice, or is it one of those ho-hum kinda things (like you feel a little rumble below your feet, etc.)? I noticed that Parkfield's not too far from Paso Robles, where that one was last Dec., hence the concern. You know we love y'all over there.
Pardon my ignorance, as I've never lived in a region that experiences, nor have I been "blessed" with the real life experience of a quake. I did feel the ripple effect coming from the Joshua Tree quake back in '99 (http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/16/california.quake.04/)
Good enough, brotha...thanks for the report!
Jon, just curious, what exactly would you feel from a 6.0 70 miles away from you? Is it something that you notice, or is it one of those ho-hum kinda things (like you feel a little rumble below your feet, etc.)? I noticed that Parkfield's not too far from Paso Robles, where that one was last Dec., hence the concern. You know we love y'all over there.
Pardon my ignorance, as I've never lived in a region that experiences, nor have I been "blessed" with the real life experience of a quake. I did feel the ripple effect coming from the Joshua Tree quake back in '99 (http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/16/california.quake.04/)
Good enough, brotha...thanks for the report!
Well...I was home from work today(migrane..yes, it sucks) so I was about 40 miles from the epicenter,sleeping when it hit. It was not a ho hum situation. It got may attention really quick 
The bed and entire house was shaking, pictures rattling on the walls, the cat was freaking out...You never really get used to them, because you never know if this one is going to be "THE BIG ONE" they always talk about
The bed and entire house was shaking, pictures rattling on the walls, the cat was freaking out...You never really get used to them, because you never know if this one is going to be "THE BIG ONE" they always talk about
koogie2k
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Man....I glad you are alright out there......I was out there in San Diego and never felt one...thankfully....Hope all is well over there.... 
dwf1004
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Oh sure, Jon, I never meant to play it down, etc. What I mean is this:
-the '99 quake, I felt it underneath my feet (there was kind of a rolling, wave-like motion going across the ground). I also noticed that it did move the ground enough to make my chandelier slightly swing in the direction of the motion, etc. Now mind you, this was not house-shaking, OMG, head for the doorway type action, but it was enough to get my attention (I guess that's the "ho-hum" that I was getting at...you sense an earthquake, but it isn't shakin' your world up!)
-then you have your general/typical movie type earthquake, and what you talked about, ie. house shaking, pictures rattling, falling, etc. etc. -- one that you KNOW is occurring. Seems like that was obvoiusly what you were feeling. I know to be 40-70 miles away from the epicenter, you had to feel something, obviously, just wasn't sure of the magnitude or how badly things were gettin' rocked around there.
Yeah, man...like I said, I've never been in one or in a region where they can occur, hence not knowing much about them, etc. Call me weird, but I actually have that on my "to-do" list in life to experience one. Just to know, to experience the power of Mother Nature, and to pretty much gain more respect that even though we abuse her at times, she can still whoop our ass.
No matter what, glad that all is OK over there in EBMM land.
-the '99 quake, I felt it underneath my feet (there was kind of a rolling, wave-like motion going across the ground). I also noticed that it did move the ground enough to make my chandelier slightly swing in the direction of the motion, etc. Now mind you, this was not house-shaking, OMG, head for the doorway type action, but it was enough to get my attention (I guess that's the "ho-hum" that I was getting at...you sense an earthquake, but it isn't shakin' your world up!
)-then you have your general/typical movie type earthquake, and what you talked about, ie. house shaking, pictures rattling, falling, etc. etc. -- one that you KNOW is occurring. Seems like that was obvoiusly what you were feeling. I know to be 40-70 miles away from the epicenter, you had to feel something, obviously, just wasn't sure of the magnitude or how badly things were gettin' rocked around there.
Yeah, man...like I said, I've never been in one or in a region where they can occur, hence not knowing much about them, etc. Call me weird, but I actually have that on my "to-do" list in life to experience one. Just to know, to experience the power of Mother Nature, and to pretty much gain more respect that even though we abuse her at times, she can still whoop our ass.
No matter what, glad that all is OK over there in EBMM land.
dwf1004
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Yeah, that's a true test of will right there...I'm glad to be "stuck" in the good old AZ.
