Jim R Posted December 22, 2003 Report Posted December 22, 2003 I was logged on to the site this morning, and around 11:15 PST had just opened JSngry's thread with the answers to BF test #4, when I felt the telltale signs of an earthquake beginning to occur. I've lived here in the Bay Area my entire life, and have felt many earthquakes including the 1989 Loma Prieta quake which caused so much death and destruction. Today's quake was felt relatively mildly here (about 150 miles north of the epicenter) in terms of movement, but the duration was above average (I felt it for at least 15-20 seconds). It got me out of my chair, which the average earthquake will not do. I have since been following the radio and TV (local news, as well as CNN coverage), and after initial reports that no major damage or injury occurred, it was later reported that at least 3 people were killed in the town of Paso Robles. No names have even been reported as of yet, and I don't know anyone down in that community, but having felt the earth move myself today, I feel connected to those folks down there. At least 3 people and their families will not be experiencing joy this Christmas, and my heart goes out to them. Quote
Big Al Posted December 22, 2003 Report Posted December 22, 2003 Thanks for telling us about this. I'm just glad you guys are okay, and my heart goes out to those who lost loved ones today. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted December 22, 2003 Report Posted December 22, 2003 Scary stuff... although I hate the whether sometimes, I love living in Michigan. No earthquakes, fires, mud-slides, hurricaines, etc... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 22, 2003 Report Posted December 22, 2003 Wow. To tell the truth, I didn't even feel this one today. For some reason, ever since Loma Prieta, it's got to really start rockin' for me to even notice. I can't remember a single quake I've noticed since that one...not sure if this is good or bad. Quote
Noj Posted December 23, 2003 Report Posted December 23, 2003 I felt this one all the way in Hollywood. I'm on the tenth floor of a warehouse, and the whole building swayed. Not violently, but enough that I felt a little dizzy and was like, "what the hell was that?." Quote
Jim R Posted December 23, 2003 Author Report Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) Wow. To tell the truth, I didn't even feel this one today. For some reason, ever since Loma Prieta, it's got to really start rockin' for me to even notice. I can't remember a single quake I've noticed since that one...not sure if this is good or bad. Interesting, Mark. I think I almost feel the opposite way. Ever since Loma Prieta, I get a LOT more alert when an earthquake begins. I remember being out in my backyard during the 1984 (?) 6+ Morgan Hill quake, and although I was standing on flat cement I felt like I was standing in a boat on ocean waves. I had felt many quakes before that one, but it was one of the first that really felt like I was "taking a ride". Still, it was over fairly quickly and I don't recall anybody gettting hurt. I still felt like a California quake "veteran", able to withstand just about anything nature could throw at me. Loma Prieta changed my whole perspective. I went from getting ready to watch the Giants / A's World Series pregame to (30 or 40 seconds later) literally yelling at my house to stop shaking (I later found out that was a pretty normal reaction. ). Never having been there, I was curious what the old clock tower in Paso Robles looked like (its collapse today is what killed those three people, according to the reports I've heard), and I tried a Google search for pictures. Interesting... all I found was a beautiful, cheerful painting... Edited December 23, 2003 by Jim R Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 23, 2003 Report Posted December 23, 2003 Like I say, Jim, I don't know if this is good or bad. It's almost like my brain blocks it from me. There have been a few times that I felt queasy, and later found out that a quake occurred, but quakes just don't register as quakes anymore. I used to enjoy feeling the quakes, and the one time I saw a "wave" rippling down a street just amazed me. I think finding out that "solid ground" wasn't back in '89 affected my thinking. Or maybe I've just been reading too many Achtung! Dr. Freud posts... Quote
BruceH Posted December 23, 2003 Report Posted December 23, 2003 I didn't feel this as I happened to be driving down the SF peninsula when it happened. There was an announcement on the radio that an earthquake had just occurred somewhere in California. Gee, that really narrows it down! Got to a computer and found out that the epicenter was close to San Simeon, which we took the kids to see 2 or 3 years ago! And it caused buildings to sway in SF and LA. Yikes. I wonder how badly San Luis Obispo was hit, it's very close to the epicenter. Shit, I would gladly trade all of California's damn quakes for all the snow, sleet, slush, and ice of New England. Call me crazy, but quakes spook me! Quote
medjuck Posted December 23, 2003 Report Posted December 23, 2003 I live in Santa Barbara which is closer to San Luis Ibispo than either SF or LA are but am in Eastern Canada at the moment. Saw a report about the quake on tv here. My daughter text messaged some of her friends who replied that they could really feel it but I don't think there was any damage or injury there. Quote
chris olivarez Posted December 24, 2003 Report Posted December 24, 2003 Hope the California contingent of the board got through this ok. It's one more reason I'm glad to be on Colorado. Quote
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