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Major earthquake in the High Desert

Discussion in 'Southern California' started by US Marine, Jul 4, 2019.

  1. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:36 PM
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    US Marine

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    I was camping in the Lucerne Valley when the 7.3 Landers quake hit , so I've been thru two 7.0 plus quakes
     
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  2. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:37 PM
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    Wow, that's crazy. CNN says more fires are going in Ridgecrest.
     
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  3. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:38 PM
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    I ran straight to garage to see if my machines were going to tip. Haven't done that in a very long time. Lol.

    That 94 earthquake was bad, I actually live in Northridge. But I was out of town & still felt it. Luckily I was not home sleeping otherwise I would have been crushed by a huge book shelf that fell on my bed.
     
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  4. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:38 PM
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    I felt a small one here in Chula Vista about an hour ago. Went on for 20-30sec. Pretty steady quake. My wife didn't even notice...but I'm not telling her either because she'll freak out. :anonymous:
     
  5. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:41 PM
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    I posted the feed a page or two back. There's multiple fires but it sounds like it's being handled. The problem is broken gas lines. They are in for a very long night.
     
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  6. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:41 PM
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    I second that.. been in Cali all my life.. you get use to them.. the other day & todays quakes were rolling.. so not so bad.. it’s the shakin kind that get kind of scary.. be safe fellow Californian’s
     
  7. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:42 PM
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    Surprised it took this long for them to ask if it could have been caused by weapons testing at China Lake.
     
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  8. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:43 PM
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    Screenshot_20190705-214148_Chrome.jpg
     
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  9. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:44 PM
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    Got it.
     
  10. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:44 PM
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    I'm in Blythe, and we felt a minor rolling for about a minute and a half... Crazy to feel it all the way out here, though I've been reading that it was felt all the way down in San Diego...
     
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  11. Jul 5, 2019 at 9:47 PM
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    This is a direct result of hydrothermal facilities in the Cosa Volcanic fields and the oil exploration on the North side of the Grapevine
     
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    I blame Elon Musk:cool:
     
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    Whatever, I am gonna blame this on 3rd gens.
     
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    :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
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    And here I thought it was the Tesla boring company.
     
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    Maybe. We are on the plate boundary. Earthquakes are extremely common in that area and have a history of doing this exact same sequence. This whole area for that matter. Caltech has been doing a news conference and said this happened in the early 1900's and 1950's.

    In a few million years LA is going to be a very short drive to San Francisco. The plate is moving northwest.
     
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    How long you been in Blythe?
     
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    Seeing now pictures of large boulders on hwy 178 on ktla 5 news
     
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    Yesterday my gf asked me if I had fell off a chair. Today she told me to stop jumping. Her and her fat jokes that always catch me off guard!
     
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