Good news... it appears that a 3.6 magnitude quake is not enough to knock my 928 off its jack stands.

 

I'd like to report that a 7.2, several 5.2s, and a few 5.9s also do nothing on this side of the country. I'm putting on some wheels and tires though to be safe. Too much rumbling.

 

3.6 magnitude that's a regular day in Cal

'89 S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black

 

I fart 3.6...

 

yeah yeah yeah... this was my first quake, I didn't know what the hell was going on.

 

kccampro - just messing with you Mickster might want to take it easy on the beans what year did you get? you should list it in your sig.....

'89 S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black

 

All I can say is this:

http://bit.ly/7UPmA

 

You guys are going to slide into the ocean before we do!

At least our buildings are meant to withstand quakes. A 5.9 would flatten a lot of the east coast.

 

I'm in MD and it did not wake me up, nothing was off the walls and nothing on the ground.

People that I know that were up at that time said it was like someone was jack hammering without all the noise.

 

my 928 survived an 8.8 earthquake here in Chile last february.... (only the 5th biggest ever..)
guess I am winning now....
Fortunately me and my family were all OK....only broken glasses and dishes.....
A couple af days ago we had a 6.5 and a 5.9
just another day at the office....
cheers.

Nando

 

Mickster You would get along great in this house!

 

Glad you survived the Big One! :-)

A 3.6 in CA is regarded as the equivalent of an ant farting. It's gotta be a 6 or so before anyone raises an eyebrow.

 

Here's some perspective for you:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/

 

Anything 3 or less is only noticeable if you are standing still and paying attention.

A couple decades ago i started/commissioned a geothermal power plant in the Sierras in California. This involves drilling into old volcanic areas for hot water and steam. My first day on the site, they had over a hundred 3+ events. It felt like heavy equipment driving by outside all day. But without the heavy equipment.

USGS has a live earthquake map that shows intensity and age. It's kinda cool to go look at the swarms of little events that happen every day. Cali is a popular place with lots of flags, but there are a surprising number of little shakes in places one might not expect.


Earthquakes have a slight advantage over tornadoes and floods, since most of your stuff pretty much falls straight down in a big one. OTOH, there is generally not much warninig. We had a small (sub 5) shake a week ago, and the folks on TV mentioned it before the movement made it to us, and we are right between CalTech's seismic lab in Pasadena and the NBC studios in Burbank. The shake must have been caught in traffic or something.

 

Bill,

So glad the car (and those great looking wheels!!) survived the terrible thrashing that must have been going on in the area. Rumor has it that one of the house/senate "majority folks" in DC was responsible. But, they've claimed it was a remnant from the last administration!

Cheers,

Gary Knox