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Huge Quake, So Cal
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Posted on 03/28/2014 9:13:36 PM PDT by Yogafist

Just had a very large violent quake here in So Cal. Scary.


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KEYWORDS: earthquake; la; panic; quake; socal
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To: 5th MEB

Still having aftershocks....another sharp one seconds ago (23:17)


61 posted on 03/28/2014 11:07:10 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom
he said always keep a pair of shoes by your bed because walking barefoot through broken glass is not fun.

Yep, I remember. A flashlight and emergency lights are important too -- the first thing that goes is electric power. Some of the Northridge aftershocks were in the 5.5 range.

62 posted on 03/28/2014 11:11:00 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: Bernard Marx

Aftershocks in rapid succession now...Fullerton-La Habra area...


63 posted on 03/28/2014 11:12:36 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: rottndog

You’re real close. Nothing more in the Santa Ana Cyn.


64 posted on 03/28/2014 11:15:45 PM PDT by Pelham (If you do not deport it is amnesty by default.)
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To: Yogafist

An old school friend of mine was in Northridge for that one, and he said it was life changing.

Familiar buildings destroyed. Lives turned over.

He was a recovered alcoholic with about 20 years sober at the time of the quake and he stated it was the closest he came to drinking again.

He has about 40 years sober, now. He did heroin in his 20s, went to prison a bit, got his masters and has lived a sane, productive and sober life.


65 posted on 03/28/2014 11:15:58 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: Pelham

The slab shifted in the house we’re in...several additions on different slabs butted up together...some tile has buckled up in places...part of the house outside moved 2 inches.


66 posted on 03/28/2014 11:20:13 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: Yogafist

These after shocks are coming every 5 minutes or so. A hot potato tonight.


67 posted on 03/28/2014 11:21:02 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl

Dang, less than that now. Every couple minutes. What does this mean?


68 posted on 03/28/2014 11:22:23 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: RegulatorCountry
Much as I loved driving through northwestern Oklahoma, I don't think I would ever want to live there or any other state east of the Rockies. Between tornado's and blizzards I wouldn't know whether to dig a bomb shelter or just insulate the hell out of every thing. As for tornado's; to me it would be like being afloat in the middle of the South China sea, you know the sharks are there, you just don't know when they are going to get you.
69 posted on 03/28/2014 11:22:39 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: rottndog

Ride’em out; good luck to everyone down there and GOD bless.


70 posted on 03/28/2014 11:24:50 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Yogafist

5.4? Meh! I’ve had bigger gut rumbles after a good bowl of chili.


71 posted on 03/28/2014 11:26:35 PM PDT by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)
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To: 5th MEB

My friend in La habra says the fire dept is at her house - a power line on roof. Also says a house collapsed around the corner. May be more damage than the TV stations know about.


72 posted on 03/28/2014 11:27:53 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: rottndog

I trust every body on this thread down there has earthquake insurance, first thing I bought when I became a home owner.


73 posted on 03/28/2014 11:28:43 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: 5th MEB

There are blizzards in California. Maybe not where you are, but they do occur. Tornadoes have occurred in every single state, as well. It’s a matter of frequency and severity. Our tornadoes are very seldom as large or as lengthy as midwestern ones. A true blizzard is practically an unheard-of thing here. Earthquakes, we’re at moderate risk due to proximity to Charleston, but I’ve experienced nothing stronger than a tremor in my lifetime.

To me, it would be nerve-wracking to live in a place where there was a severe risk of any of these. It’s possible to get any of them here but it’s not a severe risk. Worst thing that has ever happened to me was sleeping through the roof being blown off my house by Hurricane Hugo. Sounds like that sort of thing would wake you up, but the wind howling kind of masked it, I guess.


74 posted on 03/28/2014 11:31:56 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: machogirl

Hopefully the fault is slipping incrementally and there won’t be any sever damage or injuries. Get through the aftershocks and it will be stable for the foreseeable future. GOD willing.


75 posted on 03/28/2014 11:32:27 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Yaelle

Hope every body is OK, guess I will have to call my wife back and make sure she’s good.


76 posted on 03/28/2014 11:34:32 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Yaelle

I live in a hilly area of Fullerton, just over the hill from La Habra....the house here has moved, in some places 2 inches. I can imagine other houses in the area of the same age also will have similar damage, and some won’t be as obvious until daylight.

We have an automatic gas shutoff valve...I went to reset it, but the ground around it shifted enough so the valve is not level. Now will have to call the gas company.

Still getting real sharp quick jolt type aftershocks....


77 posted on 03/28/2014 11:51:32 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: 5th MEB

A lot of the aftershocks are around Brea...which is close to the Chino Hills fault that had a big shaker last year. Carbon Canyon is closed due to rock slides.


78 posted on 03/28/2014 11:52:48 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: RegulatorCountry
Oh, trust me I know we have blizzards here; 2 years ago my barn got flattened by a little over 7 feet of wet slushy snow on the roof, but they are relatively rare. I have yet to have what we call out here a typhoon come through my farm.
A couple of pretty destructive El Ninos, but it is usually just to much rain all at the same time without the 70 to 100 mile an hour winds. I usually get about 8 to 10 feet of snow a year, but it usually comes in at about 1 to 3 feet per storm and that is manageable.
All places have their problems and the weather will be what it wants to be. In the Mojave you have to drill a thousand feet to get water, up here some times I get a lot more than I really need. I been on the Mojave desert when there was 3 feet of snow at Barstow and been out there when it's 118 in the shade, if you could find any.
That's why I moved to Northern California and I still get snookered.
79 posted on 03/28/2014 11:54:48 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: rottndog

Ouch! I hope you’re renting...


80 posted on 03/29/2014 12:09:18 AM PDT by Pelham (If you do not deport it is amnesty by default.)
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