Posted on 10/13/2014 9:57:42 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
EL SALVADOR (CBS SF) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the coast of El Salvador Monday evening near La Union, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s automated seismograph alert network.
The quake struck at an estimated depth of 70 KM below the earth’s surface. Deeper quakes are less noticeable while a shallow quake–in the 0 to 40 mile depth range–can feel much stronger than their actual reported magnitude. Quakes just below the earth’s surface, in the 0 to 10 miles range, can cause even more damage at lower magnitudes.
No tsunami threat was expected.
Big one!
Yep, that’s a biggie. When one that size hits you are off to buy new dishes and putting your refrigerator back in the upright position. That is if your single story house did not turn into a split level and you can still live in it.
Anyone else notice how lame the USGS website is since the changed it. Used to be able to see the quake and all details as soon as you opened the page.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000slwn#summary
And it has a Gang Activity map so I know where to stay away from.
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