Im not an expert on quakes but this doesn’t sound normal. Do quakes in California just happen at random near the fault lines or can they just advance like that? I remember 10 years ago there were a series of quakes that just advanced to each city in Northern Turkey.
On the Sonic Boom...which I had not heard about:
Mysterious 'Sky Quakes' Rattle Nerves in the O.C.
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KTLA News
March 5, 2009
DANA POINT -- Some mysterious shaking is rattling nerves in Orange County. But, there may be a simple explanation.
Thousands of people reported feeling shaking and window rattling Tuesday night about 9:20 p.m. Experts say it wasn't an earthquake, but likely a sonic boom produced by a high speed jet, according to Bob Dollar, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey.
"This morning Kate Hutton (of Caltech) reviewed seismograms from the event last night," Dollar said in an email. "These data are consistent with a sonic event coming onshore near Dana Point and traveling northward inland."
The F/A 18 Super Hornet fighter jets used in Southern California by the Navy and Marines are capable of breaking the sound barrier and producing a sonic boom felt on the ground, but no one reported seeing the high flying jets.
The same thing happens locally when the space shuttle lands at Edwards Air Force Base but, there are currently no shuttles in flight.
Residents reports feeling rattling of their doors and windows but were surprised to see other things, like wind chimes still. Others say they noticed their dogs acting funny and said the shaking felt like someone was pounding on their front door.
So far, neither the Air Force nor the Navy has confirmed the flight of any supersonic jets in the area.
is the Nixon li-berry there???
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In general the more small quakes the better.
There are two ways to release the built up energy...
All at once or over many small releases.
The most dangerous locations are locations known to have fault lines that have had little or no activity for a very long time.
Not for them. . . just the smug attitude they live in the magical kingdom and the rest of us are all drama queens for being concerned.
During the last quake, Mr.Hubby, was at lunch, sleeping in his car, rolling around during the quake, and never woke up. Never even knew there had been a quake until someone told him.
Nixon’s Revenge.
**** If you’ve never experienced an earthquake, its impossible to imagine. Sometimes the ground starts shaking and the heart starts pumping because you never know if this is the BIG ONE. Sometimes its a jolt and then the ground (and anything attached to it) starts swaying back and forth. You cant run away from it. you have no where to go. As the ground shakes and everything in the house is falling off the shelf you dont know if its going to stop or get worse. Having lived here all my life, earthquakes are always in my mind. People living here know that the BIG one will come. Whether it will be in the north (SF) or south (LA) is a roll of the dice. Its like living in the midwest. There is always that chance that a tornado will hit. The only difference is that there are usually tornado warnings. The only warning for the Big one is that it will happen in the next 30 years. Hows that for peace of mind.