Earthquake (of sorts) in Northern California

[Bob Borzelleri]

At about ten minutes til noon, I was reading new notes on SMC and, lo and behold, the ground shook. At first I thought it was the cats thundering by, but they had never had the effect of windows rattling. My wife came in from outside and said that the large windows in the back were still shaking.

So far, no news about anything anywhere else. We are about 50 miles NE of Sacramento off of US 80.

...Bob

[Bob Nieman]

A light earthquake occurred at 11:45:57 AM (PDT) on Sunday, June 26, 2005.
The magnitude 4.8 event occurred 7 km (5 miles) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
Earthquake Map (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/)

(the big blue square)

Distance from:
Tahoe Vista, CA - 7 km (5 miles) NNW (348 degrees)
Kings Beach, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NNW (334 degrees)
Truckee, CA - 12 km (8 miles) ESE (107 degrees)
Reno, NV - 32 km (20 miles) SW (221 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 147 km (92 miles) NE (55 degrees)

[Chris Padilla]

Finally saw some stuff on the new about this...knocked a few items off the shelves in stores and frazzled a few nerves but that was about it.

[Matthew Springer]

We had an earthquake?

Shows ya what I know.

[Michael Perata]

A 4.8 50 miles away, come on. :p

A 5.5 next door is where it starts to get interesting, and then it is mostly a wake up followed by a yawn. ;)

[Bob Borzelleri]

A 4.8 50 miles away, come on. :p

A 5.5 next door is where it starts to get interesting, and then it is mostly a wake up followed by a yawn. ;)

The next great ego builder; Richter Scale envy...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Michael Perata]

The next great ego builder; Richter Scale envy...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I'll take my Loma Prieta and give you 100 Tahoe Vistas. :D

[Vaughn McMillan]

I'll take my Loma Prieta and give you 100 Tahoe Vistas. :D
I got yer 10 miles from Northridge epicenter right HERE baby! :cool: :p

[Lee DeRaud]

I got yer 10 miles from Northridge epicenter right HERE baby! :cool: :pPffft. Anybody here that was in Alaska in 1964?

[Michael Perata]

I got yer 10 miles from Northridge epicenter right HERE baby! :cool: :p
Oh yeah, as the crow flies, I am only 8.5 miles from the L-P epicenter. :p

Of course, the Northridge quake was a thrust quake whereas the L-P was a slip strike, so I didn't have my ceiling coming at me at 1,000 mph, just my bed (napping) moving from under me at 1,000 mph.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Oh yeah, as the crow flies, I am only 8.5 miles from the L-P epicenter. :p

Of course, the Northridge quake was a thrust quake whereas the L-P was a slip strike, so I didn't have my ceiling coming at me at 1,000 mph, just my bed (napping) moving from under me at 1,000 mph.
Whether they're moving up, down, or sideways, objects at 1,000 mph are faster than they appear. Definitely no fun in any direction, but it does make for some interesting stories to tell. In my case the damage was limited to some broken glass and dishes, along with a very shaken up (literally and figuratively) dog.

And I think Lee has us all beat. At least our earthquakes were over in 30 seconds or so, instead of 5 minutes. After about 2 or 3 minutes, you gotta wonder if it'll ever end.

- Vaughn

[Michael Perata]

And I think Lee has us all beat. At least our earthquakes were over in 30 seconds or so, instead of 5 minutes. After about 2 or 3 minutes, you gotta wonder if it'll ever end.

- Vaughn

5/22/60 Chile, 9.6, 9.5 & 9.0 (Same day, yikes!!)
3/28/64 Alaska, 9.2
12/26/04 Sumatra, 9.0

Hey Seattle, you still there. :eek:

[Chris Padilla]

We'll be neighboring Seattle in million years or so...I plan to hang out my window and watch it go by! ;)

[Michael Perata]

Chris

Do you per chance have a piece of 3/4" dowel, any species, about 4" long I could acquire?