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Large Earthquake Hits Mexico/S. California

April 4, 2010 by B. Daniel Blatt

Open thread here.  But I thought I should post in case Dan is unable to.  Hopefully all of our West Coast readers are doing fine.  I haven’t heard of any injuries in California.

More to follow, I’m sure….

Filed Under: Disasters (natural or "man-caused")

Comments

  1. SoCalRobert says

    April 4, 2010 at 8:53 pm - April 4, 2010

    Carlsbad CA (north of San Diego): we were out walking at 3:40pm – didn’t feel a thing.

  2. Kalroy says

    April 4, 2010 at 9:12 pm - April 4, 2010

    Boron, CA. North of Edwards AFB, felt the whole house roll.

  3. ILoveCapitalism says

    April 4, 2010 at 9:30 pm - April 4, 2010

    south of SF, did not feel anything.

  4. gillie says

    April 4, 2010 at 9:41 pm - April 4, 2010

    Minnesota – Stable Earth Tectonics here! – I don’t know how you people live with that. Stay safe

  5. The_Livewire says

    April 4, 2010 at 9:48 pm - April 4, 2010

    Kalroy,

    Keep your private life out of the thread!

    j/k glad you’re allright.

  6. jann says

    April 4, 2010 at 10:16 pm - April 4, 2010

    Hemet, CA was rocking and rolling like a big ship. It lasted a long time in quake time though and it scared my mother. Now the Northridge quake was a shaker this was not like that at all. All is well here.

  7. MissTammy says

    April 4, 2010 at 10:16 pm - April 4, 2010

    Huntington Beach– looooooong rolling sensation, actually got a little queasy. No noise or jolt, but rather like coming off a cruise ship and not having land legs yet. Felt a few of the aftershocks. Strangest one I have ever felt, but not at all violent.

  8. North Dallas Thirty says

    April 4, 2010 at 11:22 pm - April 4, 2010

    SF proper, not a quiver. Thanks for checking on us, though!

  9. Judith L says

    April 4, 2010 at 11:48 pm - April 4, 2010

    San Marcos, North San Diego County. What impressed me most was the noise–like a very large power tool that was out of balance. I’m accustomed to the train sound at the beginning of a quake, but this sound was unique. Crystal and china are all intact.

  10. killiteten - Native Intelligence says

    April 5, 2010 at 12:00 am - April 5, 2010

    Beaumont, CA about midway between Riverside and Palm Springs. I was working on a ladder in the garage and didnt notice anything. My neighbors didnt mention anything. Found out about it when my wife came home from shopping and told me about it.

  11. Az Mo says

    April 5, 2010 at 12:16 am - April 5, 2010

    Gilbert, AZ felt like I was on a rocking and swaying boat. Books moved back and forth, chandeliers swung.

  12. Sean A says

    April 5, 2010 at 1:05 am - April 5, 2010

    Downtown San Diego here. Insane. I’ve lived here nearly all my life and never experienced an earthquake that went on for that looooooooooooong before. It seemed to be a total of 45-50 seconds–three 15-second powerful waves of rocking back and forth. Plus, we live in an 80-100-year-old warehouse loft made of solid brick and 2-3 feet of concrete between floors and the whole thing was MOVING like it was made of rubber. I’m shocked there was no damage from anything falling down or falling over.

  13. JP says

    April 5, 2010 at 1:24 am - April 5, 2010

    here’s a rare one
    I’m with gillie. Stabil here in DFW.
    Though the gas drilling here causes some shakes(notably down the road a few miles in Cleburne, TX), we are not looking at anything like what can happen out there.

    My sisters live in Memphis….they are still waiting for another New Madrid shake.
    I’ll pass.

    All you out that way, take care!

  14. The_Livewire says

    April 5, 2010 at 9:30 am - April 5, 2010

    Sicne we’re getting good news, is it too soon to ask if the quake was the result of too many people in California and it trying to tip over and fall into the sea?

  15. SoCalRobert says

    April 5, 2010 at 2:29 pm - April 5, 2010

    gillie – the reason there aren’t earthquakes in Minnesota is because it’s so cold, the faults are frozen 😉

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