7.2 Baja Quake Near San Diego...

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Steve,
Hope you are alright down there...

[halfdome, Danny]

Dean, Steve is up on a mesa away from the Rose Canyon fault, should be just fine.
I lived in the same general area for years and it just shakes a bit.
This earthquake wasn't centered in San Diego.
I rode out may earthquakes in San Diego, just above the Rose Canyon fault, not a big deal. Just my opinion.
Once I noticed people laughing at my car which was wiggling only to find out later we had an earthquake. Danny

[Miriam C.]

Steve,
Hope you are alright down there...

+1 Double that!

[Wolfgang92025]

My Mom felled the quake in Poway, 20 miles north of San Diego.
Not too bad a shake. But then San Diego is about 100 miles west of the actual quake zone. I missed the whole thing, was driving to Mom's house for Easter dinner, could not tell a thing with the car movement on the road.

News said no major damage so far, even in Mexico. Guess we good lucky again..............

Wolfgang

[Miriam C.]

My Mom felled the quake in Poway, 20 miles north of San Diego.
Not too bad a shake. But then San Diego is about 100 miles west of the actual quake zone. I missed the whole thing, was driving to Mom's house for Easter dinner, could not tell a thing with the car movement on the road.

News said no major damage so far, even in Mexico. Guess we good lucky again..............

Wolfgang

Thanks for the report! Glad everyone is ok.

[teardrop_focus]

The epicenter was just across the Mexican border. I'm 130-ish miles to the north, in Los Angeles county.

We definately felt that earthquake up here... it was a good "roller" that lasted almost a minute... and then there seemed to be two or three little rollers after that. No damage here; there wasn't enough of a jolt or a crash as in the past, like during the Northridge quake in '94.

The southern California region seems to be waking from a long (over 150 years) seismic slumber... I'm just a little concerned, and it's just one more reason to get my teardrop built. I can live off the grid in style when others may be forced to. Sorry if that sounds morbid; I'm tired and need to get up early. G'night.



More here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/Earthquake-hits-Mexico-and-shakes-Los-Angeles

[TheBizMan]

I felt a bump in Phoenix and my hanging lamp started to swing.

[hiker chick]

The southern California region seems to be waking from a long (over 150 years) seismic slumber... I'm just a little concerned, and it's just one more reason to get my teardrop built. I can live off the grid in style ]

Excellent use of a teardrop.

[caseydog]

The southern California region seems to be waking from a long (over 150 years) seismic slumber... I'm just a little concerned, and it's just one more reason to get my teardrop built. I can live off the grid in style ]

Excellent use of a teardrop.

I didn't feel a thing here in North Texas.

A TD is not much use here now that tornado season is upon us -- unless you build it out of concrete.

Yup, if my house is gone, then so is the TD -- and the car, and the furniture....

CD

[eamarquardt]

The southern California region seems to be waking from a long (over 150 years) seismic slumber...

Whatdayamean 150 year slumber. I didn't slumber during the 2-9-71 or the 94 quakes. In 71 I got into a door jamb, held on to each side, and was still shaken to my knees. The 94 was a lot more interesting as I was on the road within minutes and saw a collapsed interchange, houses burning to the ground (no water to put them out), and lots of other damage.

The thing about earthquakes is that the damage is rather localized. You can go just a few miles away and things are pretty much normal. Have lived in So. Cal. nearly all my life and earthquakes are simply business as usual. The good thing is they are pretty much over in less than a minute.

Now, as I understand, it the Mississippi valley is long overdue for a "big one" and many of the buildings there are not built "right".

I'd rather be here in So. Cal.

Been there, done that.

Cheers,

Gus

[Roly Nelson]

As an employed construction superintendent of large commercial buildings, when the "Big One" hit Northridge in '94, we only had 2 construction projects underway. The day after the quake, we had 17 jobs, and the owners wanted them finished ASAP! If nothing good can be said about our So Calif earthquakes, it at least provides a lot of work for a whole lot of people. A sad statement to make, considering the loss of life and property, but true.

I was living in my 5th wheel trailer at the time, which was just a few miles from the epicenter. As we sat up in bed, it sounded like a freight train was coming through the living room. Above us was the roof of our rig, consisting of 1 by 2 cross members, 1/8th in plywood and a thin aluminum roof. not a problem, we were totally safe, and didn't have to worry about a masonry chimney crashing down upon us.

[48Rob]

The southern California region seems to be waking from a long (over 150 years) seismic slumber... I'm just a little concerned, and it's just one more reason to get my teardrop built. I can live off the grid in style Sorry if that sounds morbid;

No shame in being prepared for what may...

WAY too many haven't lifted their tail off the couch long enough to even consider what "they would do" if water, electricity, sewer, food...etc. are suddenly "taken away.

Rob

[Corwin C]

I have to agree with the get yourself ready advice here ... be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. If you're ready to spend a week or more without water, power, sewer, etc. you will be SO much better off than those who aren't. This is one thing that really bothers me about the Katrina fiasco. You can't tell me that there wasn't even one ol' boyscout in New Orleans that could figure out how to dig a latrine. Most of the people there simply were not prepared to deal with any form of disaster ('nuff said).

Not to bring up religion, but my church encourages everyone (members and non-members) to have enough food, clothing, fuel, etc. stored away to last a YEAR (working on it, long ways to go). Disasters happen all over the world everyday. Imagine how good it would feel to be prepared ... be it tsunami, earthquake, flash flood, wildfire, tornado, hurricane, war, or even run-away inflation, or a sudden lack of employment ... to still be able to take care of yourself and your loved ones.