Alaska - earthquake

self | 3 Nov 02 | rightwhale

[RightWhale]

About 1:15 PM AST. Pretty good quake felt in Fairbanks. Lasted about 30 seconds. Things were rockin'. Books fell off shelves, speaker fell off PC. Even the dog woke up.

[Paleo Conservative]

Does this mean Republicans will win in a landslide?

[ppaul]

All is well?
Keep us posted.

[MoralSense]

I worked in Alaska the summer of '83 and went through two 6+ quakes. Actually saw the steel support beam in the ceiling of my apartment shimmy during one. Nobody seemed to pay much attention.

[Dog]

Species is reporting shaking in his area of Alaska ...over on the ATRW thread....shook for 3 1/2 minutes..

[Dog Gone]

If the dog woke up, then it's serious.

[cmsgop]

Not even on the Quake Sheet Yet! Please guess on the size.

[John W]

Mother Earth is busy today---
Mild Earthquake Centered in Nebraska Is Felt in Parts of Three Midwestern States
The Associated Press
Published: Nov 3, 2002




O'NEILL, Neb. (AP) - A mild earthquake centered near the Nebraska-South Dakota state line was felt in parts of three states Sunday.
No major damage was reported, but callers reported that pictures were knocked off walls in O'Neill and some other towns in the region.

The 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit about 2:45 p.m. CST, some 30 miles northwest of O'Neill, and lasted about 10 seconds said John Minsch, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

"It was felt in parts on Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota," Minsch said from the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.

O'Neill is 190 miles northwest of Omaha.

[RightWhale]

Today is also the new moon, so this is probably a time of maximum tidal stress, when earthquakes would be more likely to let go.

[Brian Mosely]

Looks like a big one....

[BossLady]

Mama Earth has been busy all week huh. Maybe readjusting from the Sumatra quake?

[cmsgop]

Jeez!!!!

[Dog]

That is a real big one!

[RightWhale]

If it shook Fairbanks 30 seconds and shook 3-1/2 minutes someplace else, then it might have been strong somewhere. The Good Friday quake was like that.

[NormsRevenge]

A lot of us in California are waiting for an electoral earthquake to hit Tuesday. Simon is on a Roll!! Davi$ is Doomed.

Seriously, hope no one got hurt.. even though it may seem "normal" to some, ya get above a 6.5 or 7, it's messing up somebody's neighborhood pretty darn bad somewhere.

We sailed up that way just 2 months ago. It was nice and stable the whole time. 1964 still comes to mind.

[Dog]

A 7.5 to 8.5 at least...maybe bigger.

[Brian Mosely]

http://edis.oes.ca.gov/bulletins/1036361898.txt


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THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH

WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 11/03/2002 AT 2217 UTC

...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA ONLY...

NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 7.5
LOCATION: 63.5N 147.5W - 45 MILES SE OF DENALI PARK HDQTS., AK.
90 MILES S OF FAIRBANKS, AK.
TIME: 1313 AST 11/03/2002
1413 PST 11/03/2002
2213 UTC 11/03/2002

EVALUATION:
BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT
SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. SOME AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. IN AREAS OF INTENSE
SHAKING, LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SLUMPING.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE TSUNAMI BULLETINS
FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS CONDITIONS
WARRANT. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
[TIBWCA / WEPA43 PAAQ 1036361892]

EDIS-11-03-02 1418 PST

[Brian Mosely]

You nailed it...7.5....

[LADYAK]

house still shaking here in Fairbanks...but haven't been able to get the size of the quake yet. will post when do....

[RightWhale]

Please guess on the size

5 if it was local, much bigger if epicentered someplace else.