bwaha.. man what a nice ride.. really an eye opener... how you guys in the bay doin? you all ok?

5.6er the news say.

I would once in my life would like to know what an earthquake feels like. Just the experience.

quote Originally posted by Wichita: 5.6er the news say. I would once in my life would like to know what an earthquake feels like. Just the experience.

its a pretty creepy feeling that WILL rattle your nerves.. its like a roller coaster ride that everything is on.

I beat you to it, but you did a better job naming your thread lol https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/052244.html

(Update Nov 1st) This map updates itself by the way. We had another little one yesterday. My co-workers said they felt it pretty well. I was driving out on the tarmac and didnt feel a thing

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quote Originally posted by Wichita: 5.6er the news say. I would once in my life would like to know what an earthquake feels like. Just the experience.

Beats the heck out of yearly tornadoes and ice storms. I thought this one was kind of fun, actually.

I've been here 5 years and I have only actually felt one earthquake. I don't know what the magnitude was but obviously not very much. At first I just thought I got dizzy for a minute. Then I realized things in the room had moved. Being from the Southeast, I had no idea what to expect. In this case, it was a sideways movement instead of up and down. Very strange...

I know you said 5.6, but how did it feel 'seat of the pants'? Was it like the one I felt that just lasted a few seconds or was it more prolonged? We didn't get it down here.

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Lasted about 5 to 10 seconds id say. Just a little rumble like somebody slamming every door in the house at once or if lightning strikes near

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I felt the Loma Prieta earthquake in Fairfield. 6.9 for 15 seconds. Not a good feeling.

some people in my class felt it. i didnt.

Must have been a strong one, the wife told me she felt the earth move that night. Personally, I felt only tremors.
Glad there wasn't more damage and injuries in CA though.

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I'm about 45 miles south of the epicenter, and we definately felt it. It wasn't really hard shaking, just a lateral back-n-forth movement. The big thing was, it went on for almost a minute. It was LONG.

Someone asked what it feels like - imagine sitting on a couch or bed, and someone is pushing and pulling the bed or couch back and forth across the floor. That's what last night's quake felt like. Some are sharper, with up and down movement. That feels like you, the building you are in, and everything around you is being bounced up and down. How much depends on how strong the quake, of course.

We are just about 20 miles from the epicenter here and boy did we feel it! I grabbed my daughter and ran outside once I realized it wasn't stopping after 3-4 seconds. No damage, just a few things fell over.

There seemed to be only one really big movement then a couple moderate ones and the rest was just a long burp.
My fish got scared. I just held my coke so it wouldn't spill on my paperwork. I thought about going outside or at least a door way but I was to lazy.

Crap, I didn't feel anything. Janell told me about it about an hour after it happened. Otherwise I would have not even known till this thread.

Yet another earthquake that went unnoticed by me... :/

quote Originally posted by Austrian Import: Crap, I didn't feel anything. Janell told me about it about an hour after it happened. Otherwise I would have not even known till this thread. Yet another earthquake that went unnoticed by me... :/

Just got hit by another one a couple minutes ago.
A 3.7

WOO HOO!!!!! Maybe it is time for a big one.

quote Originally posted by pokeyfiero: Just got hit by another one a couple minutes ago. A 3.7 WOO HOO!!!!! Maybe it is time for a big one.

Unlikely. Normally, the aftershocks get smaller and smaller, and less frequent, as time goes on. Geez, I remember after the '89 quake, the aftershocks were big and every couple minutes. They got smaller and more spaced out over time.

So it is normal to run out of a building during an earthquake? living in the midwest I know the drill for tornadoes (go to basement and avoid windows) but whats the standard procedure for earthquakes?

quote Originally posted by The Poopsmith: So it is normal to run out of a building during an earthquake? living in the midwest I know the drill for tornadoes (go to basement and avoid windows) but whats the standard procedure for earthquakes?

Stand in a doorway or get out of the house but really most people just look at there stuff move about and think about having to plaster up the cracks. That's why it is always a good idea to keep your paint color code in a file.

quote Originally posted by pokeyfiero: Stand in a doorway or get out of the house but really most people just look at there stuff move about and think about having to plaster up the cracks. That's why it is always a good idea to keep your paint color code in a file.

lol thats what i did!

quote Originally posted by The Poopsmith: So it is normal to run out of a building during an earthquake? living in the midwest I know the drill for tornadoes (go to basement and avoid windows) but whats the standard procedure for earthquakes?

Standing in a doorway or getting under a sturdy table is the best bet. It is usually NOT a good idea to get out of a building because stuff might be falling outside.

Interesting

quote Originally posted by fierobear: Unlikely. Normally, the aftershocks get smaller and smaller, and less frequent, as time goes on. Geez, I remember after the '89 quake, the aftershocks were big and every couple minutes. They got smaller and more spaced out over time.

That's actually anicdotal. The fact that we have so many faults in the area means that a strike slip event on one fault might actually increase the stress significantly on another fault. For example, the Calaveras fault is just a mile or two from the Hayward Fault. When the Calaveras fault slipped the Hayward fault didn't move a bit. I'm not good with that.

quote Originally posted by Toddster: That's actually anicdotal. The fact that we have so many faults in the area means that a strike slip event on one fault might actually increase the stress significantly on another fault. For example, the Calaveras fault is just a mile or two from the Hayward Fault. When the Calaveras fault slipped the Hayward fault didn't move a bit. I'm not good with that.

That is normally the way it goes. It was certainly true in '89. I'll never forget it. It is also now being speculated that activity on one fault may cause stress on an adjoining fault. I think those are two separate phenomenon.