Guest carlsbadrolex Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Just checking to make sure my SoCal brothers are alright. We just had a 5.8 mag earthquake outside of Diamond Bar, CA. We felt it pretty strong all the way down here in Carlsbad. Hope all is well, get ready for the big one!!! Check out the USGS website, its REALLY interesting! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I'm in Irvine today and it was very mild. A couple seconds of shaking is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I was on the top floor of our building, and the second wave was very intense. No damage, but we have a HUGE mess to clean up in the lab since the water baths and sonicators sloshed about 100 gallons all over the benchtops and into the drawers and cabinets. We rocked for about 5 minutes, it was kind of fun except for all the people yelling and running around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 HA...I just got a text from my brother who recently moved from Seattle to Corona Del Mar that said he just experienced his first earthquake while on the toilet... ...and my reply? Naturally, "Well if it scared the crap out of you, at least you were in the right place!!" He said it felt like the house was coming down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wish I could experience an earth quake. All we get here are those pesky hurricane's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I didn't feel it as I was out running errands but it seems like everyone else did. I'm scared to death of earthquakes. I was pretty much traumatized by the Bay Area '89 quake. I was a just a kid but the weeks after the quake were the worst of my life up to this point. I know, I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I didn't feel it as I was out running errands but it seems like everyone else did. I'm scared to death of earthquakes. I was pretty much traumatized by the Bay Area '89 quake. I was a just a kid but the weeks after the quake were the worst of my life up to this point. I know, I know... I was in the heart of the quake zone in '89 also (it measured 7.0 where I was), and on the 10th floor of a building built on seismic rollers. This means the building is designed to rock side to side rather than resist rocking, as a fixed foundation would do. Of course I learned all this after the fact and was sure the building was coming down in the moment.... It was and still is the one time in my life where I thought - no I knew - I was going to die. Gotta love being wrong from time to time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmosblau Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 It was pretty good shaker - I was at a Mall (Westside Pavillion) and everyone went nuts. Lasted about 30 seconds, which is a long time. Definitely the biggest one since the 94 northridge earthquake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enock Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Pasadena here, on the top of a 9 floor building and no real damage, but it shook the sh*t of out me. Friend was downtown at the top of a 50 floor building and things were off the shelves up there. I just feel sorry for the saddle back high crane (the one that looks like a T will weights at the end) operator. He had a hell of a day! as his load was still swaing 10 minutes after the quake... Yours Enock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake48 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Just checking to make sure my SoCal brothers are alright. We just had a 5.8 mag earthquake outside of Diamond Bar, CA. We felt it pretty strong all the way down here in Carlsbad. Hope all is well, get ready for the big one!!! Check out the USGS website, its REALLY interesting! T Hey Carlsbad - Rode it out from the fifteenth floor down town LA. Our building is on rollers and boy did it roll... Bulldog - I drive through Irvine on the way home form LA. I will be around Irvine anytime after 4PM - I 'd like to buy you a beer. PM me with your cell # if we can get together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I'm in Irvine too.... I was in a meeting when it happened.... it's all good though.... nice lil roll... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake48 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I'm in Irvine too.... I was in a meeting when it happened.... it's all good though.... nice lil roll... OK - Why don't you just come out and say it - you want me to buy you a beer too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 beer? hell no.... jack and diet.... now we're talking.... hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szvwj Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 We felt it here in Santa Barbara, more of a rolling motion, but definitely and earthquake. What a tremendous amount of power to be able t feel it over such a wide area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 It was pretty shaky to say the least. A piece of an old wooden miniature japanese temple (family heirloom) fell from the top of a bookshelf. It did not break though. Frickin' cats just slept thru it with no shame in their game Cheers to all our SoCal earthquake riders... I hope everyone is fine & dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Jake48 - I'm flying out this evening, but next time you're on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta8088 Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Glad you guys are allright out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 yeah, it was rock and roll here today. I thought I was just having an inner ear problem until the books fell of the shelves. Luckily, the important thing is that all my fake watches are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmosblau Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 ... Luckily, the important thing is that all my fake watches are OK. Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golf645 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Was 1 mile from the epicenter in Chino Hills. Sounded like a great subwoofer and shook the place for a good 10 seconds. If that is a 5.4, I would hate to be near a 7.0 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta8088 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 yeah, it was rock and roll here today. I thought I was just having an inner ear problem until the books fell of the shelves. Luckily, the important thing is that all my fake watches are OK. Guess we know where your priorities lie. I can see it now. Yeah a bunch stuff fell on the cars in the garage and damaged them. Everything fell off the walls and shelves and broke. The plasma TV fell over and broke but the watches are all okay. Lol. Have been out there before but never during a quake. Must be something to go through one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 The last earthquake I was sleeping in, it felt exactly like someone was shaking my bed to wake me up. Today, at first it felt just like a really fat guy was stomping by my desk, then the building started swaying on it's rollers. It's hard to get a perspective of how much you are moving, until you look out the window and then it's like being on a boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Glad to hear everyone is alright. For about the last two months I have had the USGS website saved on my desktop. I check out the US earthquake map daily... There has been a HUGE increase in activity over the last three weeks. I have been telling the guys I work with that the big one is on its way, they all freaked out today. I still say THE BIG ONE is going to happen before the end of the year. Im saying 8.0+. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 it's sad to say... but as the VP of a construction company... i hope you're correct... i'll be as happy as an oilman if there is one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailboss99 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Glad all are OK. You know, and I don't wish this on you guys for a minute, one day half of So-Cal is going to dissapear into the Pacific ocean. Either that or an offshore quake is gunna throw a wall of water at you. pity realy I kinda like So-Cal. Col. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.