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growler_south ([personal profile] growler_south) wrote2005-06-17 09:08 am

Earthquakes in LA?

So who felt that? According to Xeni there was a 3.? followed by a 5.? about 70 miles east of downtown LA...

Update: Yes I know earthquakes happen all the time and no-ones impressed any more. New Zealand is one big fault-line with a few volcanoes thrown in for good measure, so I'm well acquainted with earthquakes. I was merely interested in who, if anyone, actually felt those two. (The last one I felt made me wonder if my hangover was worse than I thought- until I looked at Mo and saw he had the same "was that an earthquake or was it just me?" look...)

[identity profile] growler-south.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Actually I meant Liquifaction, not liquification. But I think 8" would feel like 8.0 in any case...

Did the earth move for you?

[identity profile] f8n-begorra.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
7.3 feels like 9.5" (and 5" around)--you really know you're getting fucked!

[identity profile] sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't felt anything seismic since early 2001 when we had a 6.8 south of Seattle. I was in an old masonry building that rocked like hell. And I was at a urinal. That was fun.