Did you guys just feel that?

BusterK

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/ci10370141.html
A moderate earthquake occurred at 7:49:46 PM (PST) on Thursday, January 8, 2009.
The magnitude 5.0 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) S of San Bernardino, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).

Awesome huh?

Brainleech

You rock my world
O yea harder harder

BusterK

Felt more like a P wave
Just one jolt

Marathon

I did not feel it, because I live halfway across the country. Good luck when your state breaks off into the ocean.

Stormin Joe

nope

Einhander

Living in California was awesome. All earthquakes errywhere.

You always knew when there had been like a two or three pointer during the night when you wake up and everything on your desk has moved around an inch or two.

FlatEric

Yep, sure did.

It didn't feel like just one jolt to me though. Lots of rolling and rocking.

Centipede Damascus

I've said it before and I'll say it again

California: If the hippies don't get you, the earthquakes will

Tossrock

I am disappointed I didn't feel this in San Diego

Skull Man

that is what you get for living on the meeting of two tectonic plates

all you fools need to move over here where you'll be safe

we have a guest bed and two couches

Faricazy

new york doesn't get earthquakes

ASimPerson

Nifty Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.113+-117.2943(M5.0+-+GREATER+LOS+ANGELES+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA+-+2009+January+09++03%3A49%3A46+UTC)&ll=34.113,-117.2943&spn=2,2&f=d&t=h&hl=e

FlatEric

Most of the buildings out here are built for giant earthquakes though, so most of the ones that occur ain't no thang.

BusterK

Looks like it was right smack in San Bernadino
They probably deserve it

Belruel

yea, it was about 30 miles from me

shake, rattle and roll

Larlar

I farted pretty hard and missed it during landing.

Stormin Joe

Larlar wrote: »

I farted pretty hard and missed it during landing.

i felt the fart

Bogey

(Oops, posted this in the wrong thread! :P )

Whooooo! 5.0 earthquake epicentered in San Bernardino (about 50 miles east of Santa Monica.) Quite a jolt.

Butters

Janson

I was scared of the prospect of earthquakes here

But the really big ones don't come around so often

and I was woken up by a 5.5 freak earthquake in the UK and actually it wasn't scary at all so that has calmed my fears

Nothing was even damaged (although a poor boy in the next city over had his pelvis crushed when the chimney fell in on him as a result of the quaking)

FlatEric

Butters wrote: »

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My sister got pretty scared and started texting everyone.

I barely felt it.

FlatEric

Janson wrote: »

I was scared of the prospect of earthquakes here

But the really big ones don't come around so often

and I was woken up by a 5.5 freak earthquake in the UK and actually it wasn't scary at all so that has calmed my fears

Nothing was even damaged (although a poor boy in the next city over had his pelvis crushed when the chimney fell in on him as a result of the quaking)

I've lived here 19 out of the 21 years of my life and there's been one big earthquake, and even then it wasn't bad. You really don't have much to worry about.

Belruel

Janson wrote: »

I was scared of the prospect of earthquakes here

But the really big ones don't come around so often

and I was woken up by a 5.5 freak earthquake in the UK and actually it wasn't scary at all so that has calmed my fears

Nothing was even damaged (although a poor boy in the next city over had his pelvis crushed when the chimney fell in on him as a result of the quaking)

yea we just kinda go 'wooooo' and grab something

Xhaztol

There was a fucking earthquake? I thought my cocker spaniel was walking under my computer chair.

BusterK

The only real danger is that something will fall on you
But you should have enough time to get out of the way
Buildings very rarely collapse in California
In fact, it almost never happens

Transporter

Nobody move!

It can't see us if we DON'T MOVE.

jwalk

5.0 pfft.. I did that with your mom last night.

Janson

BusterK wrote: »

The only real danger is that something will fall on you
But you should have enough time to get out of the way
Buildings very rarely collapse in California
In fact, it almost never happens

Well, for a start I presume architects and builders here know to expect earthquakes and design buildings accordingly

Also, yeah, most surburban houses are only one storey high, and are made from wood

In the UK, where everything is brick and at least two storeys high, the damage was a lot more significant

Stormin Joe

Janson wrote: »

I was scared of the prospect of earthquakes here

But the really big ones don't come around so often

and I was woken up by a 5.5 freak earthquake in the UK and actually it wasn't scary at all so that has calmed my fears

Nothing was even damaged (although a poor boy in the next city over had his pelvis crushed when the chimney fell in on him as a result of the quaking)

im going to add "crushed pelvis" to my fears now

BusterK

Everything built in CA is made to vibrate a bit in an earthquake
So the energy has a chance to dissipate

jwalk

Depends on how old the building is.

Mysst

oh, sorry about that guys, some bastard blew up one of my evil bases.

guess no one gets hoverboards for another 30 years. you have the british to thank for that.

Randall_Flagg

why the fuck was the kid sticking his pelvis in the fireplace

Marathon

Randall_Flagg wrote: »

why the fuck was the kid sticking his pelvis in the fireplace

hot sex

Fandyien

he gave the fire some wood

L|ama

jwalk wrote: »

Depends on how old the building is.

to an extent, wooden buildings can flex with the movement, but brick buildings are really bad.

(also 5.0 lol that's nothing)

BYToady

I've slept through both of the earthquakes that I've been in.

Pharezon

I felt a jolt.

Kazhiim

there's a nuclear plant about 10 miles out from here that is built on the San Andreas fault. Like, the fault literally bisects the reactor.

seizureorbs

we don't get your stupid earthquakes out here in illinois

boy is this an exciting state