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Title: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 29, 2008, 12:11:56 PM
Just wanted to see if everyone is okay.  We just had a 5.8 earthquake at 11.42 pacific time centered around Chino Hills/Diamond Bar area.  Had to evacuate at my work.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: Citizen K on July 29, 2008, 12:48:23 PM
It shook up Torrance for just a few seconds.  Friends in Long Beach said it lasted about a minute, but I'm not hearing about any damage. :thumb:
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 29, 2008, 12:51:23 PM
Yeah, haven't heard about damage either, but 5.8 is pretty big.  It was about a minute long.  started with a small shake ~3.0 to 3.5, then shook hard the 5.8 for about 10-15 seconds, then rolled pretty heavily for the rest of the time.

Pretty fun, but just wanted to make sure no one got hurt.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: scottpA_GS on July 29, 2008, 12:58:48 PM

You Cali guys and your earth shaking...

Hope you all are OK  :cheers:
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 29, 2008, 01:02:20 PM
You Pennsylvanians and your flooding j/k.  Yep, we haven't had a descent sized one in quite a while.  I'm kinda surprised it wasn't bigger.  Although 5.8 isn't all that small.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: scottpA_GS on July 29, 2008, 01:26:36 PM

Yea, floods... My city had the bigest ever like 2800 people died  :o So far I think we have that fixed though  :laugh:
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 29, 2008, 01:29:04 PM
Sorry if that hit a bad spot.  30 seconds of research found that floods where the biggest natural disaster in PA.

Still looks like there's no real damage.  The wife said that a couple things fell over at our place, but nothing broke.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: mach1 on July 29, 2008, 04:04:56 PM
I was leaning on my tool box at work looking for a drill bit and thought some one was shaking my box I was who the f%$k looked up and saw the walls moving and said well shaZam! about time I was waiting for a quake during the day for along time now. I never stopped working tho just looked up saw the movment and went back to looking for my bit. if the military wants it unit I need to get it done.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 29, 2008, 04:31:18 PM
lol.  I was going to continue working too, but everyone in the building was evacuating.  Who knows why, but it was nice to brake up the morning a bit.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on July 29, 2008, 11:39:48 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on July 29, 2008, 12:58:48 PM

You Cali guys and your earth shaking...

Hope you all are OK  :cheers:
that was just a bunch of 500 pounders bumpin uglies  :thumb: O0
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: frankieG on July 30, 2008, 01:17:01 PM
i watched it on MSN or Fox i can't remember which but they showed judge judy running like a scared cat...i hate that big  mouth Buddha Loves You
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 30, 2008, 01:17:37 PM
That's great!  I wish I saw that.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: TheGoodGuy on July 30, 2008, 05:42:26 PM
i was on the freeway, did not even feel it (I-5 south going into OC). I probably was exiting the freeway at Main/Broadway in Santa Ana when it hit.. but i didnt feel anything.

Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: quiktaco on July 30, 2008, 05:46:25 PM
That's good.  Hopefully it didn't reveal it's head to any other drivers/riders as well.  Sitting at work, it was a very large quake.  Probably the biggest that I've been in.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on July 31, 2008, 01:35:03 AM
Quote from: frankieG on July 30, 2008, 01:17:01 PM
i watched it on MSN or Fox i can't remember which but they showed judge judy running like a scared cat...i hate that big  mouth Buddha Loves You
yup, dont worry, it will rear its head on youtube before too long  :laugh:

speak o' teh devil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXS3lS7ENs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5t_p6Adu8E&feature=related   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: blwnbwtie on July 31, 2008, 01:49:11 AM
I was at work watching the cars shake on the hoists.  It was a pretty good one, even though i was so far from the center of it.
Title: Re: Southern California Earthquake!!!
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on July 31, 2008, 03:04:24 AM
from what ive heard there was minimal damage. for a decent size of a quake. speaking of quakes, i wonder if well ever get a big one at new madrid fault  :dunno_white: