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I, too, was thinking that a 3.3 quake was just a little rattle, then I read your comment! I lived in West L.A. when there was a 4.5 quake and all my dishes rattled, but no damage, and I lived in Pasadena CA when the 7.2 quake struck in Northridge early one morning, several miles away; the floor was rolling like a ship in a storm and everything was shaking and rattling - and, just as scary, were the many aftershocks for several weeks afterward. Now I live in Canada, near Toronto, and we have had some small quakes in the past few years!As stated above a 3.3 is a little rattle the nerves for those not used to the earth moving. I’m a Sounthern California girl who grew up with the ground shaking and school earthquake drills. I recall as a young girl taking a bath with my sister when an earthquake struck. The water swishing back and forth, oh what s fun game that was. Shake, rattle and roll.Many quakes in between with my last experience in January 1994, the Northridge earthquake. I lived in Burbank on the 4th floor of a five story building. It sounded like a fright train, so loud. My daughter and I were in the same room and I was yelling at her to stay where she was. It was pitch black. The quake lasted what seemed like forever. Many aftershocks to come and many lives lost. So grateful the quake today was a small one.
As stated above a 3.3 is a little rattle the nerves for those not used to the earth moving. I’m a Sounthern California girl who grew up with the ground shaking and school earthquake drills. I recall as a young girl taking a bath with my sister when an earthquake struck. The water swishing back and forth, oh what s fun game that was. Shake, rattle and roll.Many quakes in between with my last experience in January 1994, the Northridge earthquake. I lived in Burbank on the 4th floor of a five story building. It sounded like a fright train, so loud. My daughter and I were in the same room and I was yelling at her to stay where she was. It was pitch black. The quake lasted what seemed like forever. Many aftershocks to come and many lives lost. So grateful the quake today was a small one.
I live about 5 miles/8km to the epicenter of the M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake that occurred in 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, and which did over $10B in damages. I am old enough that I remember it vividly. Earthquakes are quite common in the area, though, and the saying here is anything less than a M4 is not worth mentioning. In the several years I've been on this forum, I couldn't remember ever seeing a post for an earthquake on the Camino (though a cursory google search shows they are more common in Spain than I had initially thought), and hence, why I posted it, despite it only being a M3.3.
The epicenter of the 1989 earthquake is located in a state park and I often go hiking there, my thinking being, what are the odds of it occurring again in the same exact spot?View attachment 160734
Now that got me thinking! I'm from Hawkes Bay (NZ) and our Biggie there was way back in 1939. It was a nasty one, M7.8. Killed 256 people in HB - rather a lot considering that the combined population of Napier and Hastings back then was just 27,000 people.The epicenter of the 1989 earthquake is located in a state park and I often go hiking there, my thinking being, what are the odds of it occurring again in the same exact spot?
I have not done anything of note in my life, and not yet reached the 15 mins of fame that Andy Warhol says we all get, but I was known as the ‘earthquake guy’ by colleagues around 30 years ago!!I live about 5 miles/8km to the epicenter of the M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake that occurred in 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, and which did over $10B in damages. I am old enough that I remember it vividly. Earthquakes are quite common in the area, though, and the saying here is anything less than a M4 is not worth mentioning. In the several years I've been on this forum, I couldn't remember ever seeing a post for an earthquake on the Camino (though a cursory google search shows they are more common in Spain than I had initially thought), and hence, why I posted it, despite it only being a M3.3.
The epicenter of the 1989 earthquake is located in a state park and I often go hiking there, my thinking being, what are the odds of it occurring again in the same exact spot?View attachment 160734
I have not done anything of note in my life, and not yet reached the 15 mins of fame that Andy Warhol says we all get, but I was known as the ‘earthquake guy’ by colleagues around 30 years ago!!
My first trip to the USA (from London) was to SFO on the day of the earthquake in 1989. I was only going for one night for work!!! I spent a good part of the flight trying to buy a World Series baseball ticket off a guy on the flight as the event was on that day in SFO. I checked into my hotel at 501pm…there was something in the floor of my room, I knelt down to pick it up and the room started to shake violently. It was quite something.
I followed that up with being in California for the 1992 earthquake. The room did shake but not too much as a long way from epicentre.
Finally (yes really) I was in a major aftershock following the 1999 Turkey quake in 1999 in a 24th floor rooftop bar! I think the alcohol numbed the fear.
In my online dating profile I did used to say that the earth moved when I am around!
Sometimes I feel like an earthquake magnet. I was working in down town San Francisco when the Loma Prieta earthquake hit. I was in Los Angeles in 1971 for the M6.5, in Los Angeles in 1979 for the M6.4, and Seattle in 2001 for the 6.8 quakes. But I was nowhere near Spain on Thursday so I dodged that blame.I live about 5 miles/8km to the epicenter of the M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake that occurred in 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, and which did over $10B in damages. I am old enough that I remember it vividly. Earthquakes are quite common in the area, though, and the saying here is anything less than a M4 is not worth mentioning. In the several years I've been on this forum, I couldn't remember ever seeing a post for an earthquake on the Camino (though a cursory google search shows they are more common in Spain than I had initially thought), and hence, why I posted it, despite it only being a M3.3.
The epicenter of the 1989 earthquake is located in a state park and I often go hiking there, my thinking being, what are the odds of it occurring again in the same exact spot?View attachment 160734
I've heard that, but have optimistically limited that risk to lightning and not earthquakes.Sometimes lightening strikes twice in same spot.
Take care.
Not recommended reading for anyone living in the Pacific Northwest, unless they’re prepared to sell up and move.Here is a link to a 2015 article in The New Yorker magazine that is instructive, but scary.
The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest
When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.www.newyorker.com
I'm in Anacortes.Thanks John for the link. Very informative article and eye-opening as I live 3 miles north from the I-90 fault line. Another reason to move soon....
You are welcome.@John Crawford Howell, many thanks for the link, a really interesting article.
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