I live in Southern California and I’m pretty sure it’s going to be near here. I’m really scared because it’ll probably happen in the next few years (according to my History teacher) how big do you think it will be? Also how many people do you think will die in it?
Why are people saying they're is gonna be an earthquake today in California?
Oct 18, 2010 in
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I keep hearing they’re is gonna be a 6.5 to 7.0 earthquake likely in Southern California; Most likely in the Coachella, Salton Sea area or Chino Hills, Los Angeles area. October 1 2010 98% chance =O &&’d Everyone on twitter is making a big deal :/
Who knows any details about the Earthquake in Southern California today?
Aug 24, 2010 in
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i have a two friends that live in southern california maybe somebody can tell me some details thanks
When I watch USGS’s maps http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/
I always see a lot of movement near the Southern California Mexico border.
What magnitude earthquake at what distance warrants an emergency?
Jul 21, 2010 in
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Southern California experienced a 5.4 magnitude earthquake 30 miles away from Long Beach. Skid-dish managers triggered an emergency and all buildings were ordered evacuated. I have not seen an emergency evacuation plan which specifies any standards as to what strength earthquake should trigger an emergency call. Any Ideas?
i want to know when the next earthquake will be in southern california. so if anybody knows a good website please do let me know(: once you find out when the next earthquake will be…please tell me and be specific as possible such as: years, months, weeks, days, minutes, or if u can even seconds
thank you very much and only good, reasonable answers(:
Why are there so many earthquakes lately?
May 29, 2010 in
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Maybe I’m just paying attention more, but I am noticing a lot more earthquakes all over the world. I live in Southern California and I have been experiencing several tremors.
Why are there so many earthquakes lately?
Nightmare or health condition?
May 22, 2010 in
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About a month ago I went to bed feeling okay, a little earlier than usual, but nothing bad. When I woke up the next day, I found myself not being able to move. I began to see a hand come out from my bedroom door, it didn’t look like a human hand. Then, there was an earthquake, it shook my whole bedroom, and pictures were falling off walls, then all of a sudden i was back in my bed…shaking, really bad almost as if i was having a seizure. It took me about 20 minutes to began moving. When I finally got up, I called my mom and asked her if she felt an earthquake she said that there was no earthquake, i live in southern california so an earthquake would have been the best excuse for the shaking. What was that hand? Was I having a nightmare? Why was I shaking violently but i couldn’t move???? Im pretty sure i was not having a seizure.
During the "earthquake" i was standing up, when i was shaking i had my eyes wide open and i was in bed, its almost as if i was hallucinating the earthquake, and the hand.
Should we in the Northwest part of the United States be worried about all the latest earthquakes?
Feb 15, 2010 in
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It seems like we are experiencing back to back earthquakes. First Southern California 2 weeks ago, then Haiti a week ago. Yesterday Argentina got hit with a 6.3, Guatemala got hit with a 5.8 and Mexico got hit with a 4.0 and this was all today. What is going on?
California BIG earthquake?
Feb 09, 2010 in
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I heard that there is a 99% chance that there will be a 6.7+ earthquake in California within the next 30 years. What do you think of that? San Fransisco has already had I think a 6.7 quake, but they say there will be another a BIG one. They say there is a 10% chance of a 8 to 9 magnitude quake, but I highly doubt that. And the likelihood of a 7.5 or greater is 46% in southern california, most likely, they said. But I don’t know… Do you??
Who actually lives in California too? I live in California…
Is California due for the big earthquake?
Feb 04, 2010 in
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its supposed to be a record 10.5. So far, there was an earthquake in the Philipines, then small tremors in San Diego, then 6.5 in Northern California, and then 7.0 in Haiti. Is there a pattern or does that relieve tension?
I live in Southern California and im too young to die….
How come when we have Earthquakes our cell phone services don’t work?
Feb 02, 2010 in
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What are we suppose to do when we have a real life emergency and need to call out?
It’s amazing how most of you thought that I lived down in Southern California. Ahahaha
Fault line in my house?!?
Jan 04, 2010 in
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Well, I just discovered an unusual long crack in my house. It stretches from the end of the house, through the tiles and into the garage cement. It is not moving diagnally through the house. Could this be a sign of an upcoming earthquake or is this actually a fault line? I live in Southern California, btw.
HUGE EARTHQUAKE coming in southern california?
Dec 23, 2009 in
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i heard on the news that a LOT of little earthquakes have been happening in the desert in california(though i know everyday we have little earthquakes here that we dont feel) and that were expecting a huge earthquake in hours or days.. is it true?
does anyone have more info on it? i live in orange county in southern california and if scared people say that it could hit in the ocean and we would have a tsunami im considering moving because i have a major fear of natural disasters../:
What is the main reason why earthquakes occur in Southern California?
I just need help with mistakes and the like.
My phobia, the thing that terrifies me the most, is earthquakes. The millions of people that live in California, let alone on the West Coast, fearing earthquakes may not seem so irrational. Earthquakes have happened. Earthquakes have killed. Earthquakes will happen. So why the use of the word “phobia” if my fears have valid reasons behind them? It is not whether or not my fears are sound or not, but rather my reaction to the earthquakes. All my problems started with one event, problems the likes of which still plague me to this day.
In 1994, an earthquake rocked most of Southern California. The earthquake and the damage it caused could be felt for miles from the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley, and clocked in at a whopping 6.7 on the Richter scale. I was only three at the time, but I can still remember that day vividly. I woke up to my uncle, who had been staying with us at the time, yelling at me. My bed was halfway across the room from where it had been when I had fallen asleep. My parents got to me just seconds after my uncle with my mom screaming for me and running after my dad. It was chaos as we tried to get out of the house. Glasses, plates, pictures, all seeming to fall on to of us, falling from their respective shelves and shattering on the floor. It was no wonder that no one had noticed my dad’s foot had started bleeding profusely until we were safely outside. For weeks after that day, I had nightmares and would often und up in my parents’ bed.
Nightmares weren’t the only thing that has resolved from that night. Since then, anytime there have been earthquakes or aftershocks or anything that even feels like an earthquake, I freak out. Immediately, I start to feel weak and shaky. I become fidgety for the rest of the day, and there is nothing I can do to calm down. There is nothing else that can terrify me so, and, in fact, as the years go by, it seems as though my fears have increased rather than be assuaged by time. The interesting thing about my reaction is the fact that I only seem to get these “symptoms,” for lack of a better word, when the earthquakes occur and after the entire ordeal. In between, in every other crisis or danger I have faced, I remain calm, cool, and collected. Only in the face of an earthquake do I freak out.
Most people get over their fears when they exist because of natural disasters. The people may still have an aversion to the things that remind them of the event that they have lived through, however, they tend to become used to the dangers that go with living in the region. And then there’s me. I still have my fear of any and all earthquakes, no matter how small. My sister accidentally bumping my bed while in my room for some reasons or my dogs jumping on my bed have me waking up, already on high alert. Every time I get worked up, I assure myself that everything is fine, that I am overreacting, and that I won’t act in such a manner the next time. Every time I get worked up, I forget the promise I made last time. In fact, over time, my fear seems to increase despite my effort to rein it in just slightly. Albeit, this has occurred over many years, and only slightly at that. While many other phobias interfere with people’s lives, mine has yet to do so. As such, I have little reason to for fully getting over my fear. Yes, I flip out when I believe there to be earthquakes, but it only occurs every so often, and I have yet to be incapacitated by it. I have only really freaked out at home, anyways. Nothing too embarrassing … yet.
Regardless of whether or not I have been embarrassed by my fear, the fact of the matter remains. An earthquake in 1994 scared me so thoroughly that I can still feel its repercussions, but not so much so that I have felt the need to get professional help. Perhaps, one day, in the near future, preferably before the next earthquake takes place, I will move to someplace else (Europe, maybe) where another phobia will replace my current fear of earthquakes.
poll- did anybody in california feel the earthquake today in california?
Oct 23, 2009 in
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it was a 4.1 earthquake in the am. only answer if you live in california.
btw i live in southern california in san diego
1. Where were you and what were you doing at the time of the earthquake?
2. Did you anything during the earthquake to improve your safety?
3. Did you try and call someone immediately after?
4. Did you go online or turn on the television?
5. Did the earthquake cause any damage where you were at?
6. Did you panic or stay calm?
7. On a scale of 1-10 how severe was it to you?
8. What are you going to do to prepare for the next earthquake?
9. Do you feel this was a "wake-up" call for people living in Southern California?
Thank you for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated.
1. Where were you and what were you doing at the time of the earthquake?
2. Did you anything during the earthquake to improve your safety?
3. Did you try and call someone immediately after?
4. Did you go online or turn on the television?
5. Did the earthquake cause any damage where you were at?
6. Did you panic or stay calm?
7. On a scale of 1-10 how severe was it to you?
8. What are you going to do to prepare for the next earthquake?
9. Do you feel this was a "wake-up" call for people living in Southern California?
Thank you for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated.
1. Where were you and what were you doing at the time of the earthquake?
2. Did you anything during the earthquake to improve your safety?
3. Did you try and call someone immediately after?
4. Did you go online or turn on the television?
5. Did the earthquake cause any damage where you were at?
6. Did you panic or stay calm?
7. On a scale of 1-10 how severe was it to you?
8. What are you going to do to prepare for the next earthquake?
9. Do you feel this was a "wake-up" call for people living in Southern California?
Thank you for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated.
I had a bookmark to a real time seismograph for Southern California but I have lost it, I have searched but nothing so far.
Yes I felt that one too. Thanks to both of you for the links but the one I had was a link to the actual seismograph in real time. It was linked by a local tv station, however I guess it has been removed.
The second answer is pretty close to what I had…thank you so much.
I am in Reno. Do you think the buildings here are Earthquake safe?
Jul 24, 2009 in
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Are the buildings in reno, particularly sky scraper casions built in the last 5 decades as safe and prepared as Southern California’s buildings? or would a 6.0 knock everything down?
Would a 5 point earthquake in the Pacific just off the coast cause potential harm to those on land?
Jul 19, 2009 in
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Since I live in Southern California I find it interesting to keep one site in "my favorites" -it’s the quake.usgs site that monitors earthquakes in California and Nevada. I noticed that on July 18th there was a 5.0 quake just off the northern california coast around Petrola. Wouldn’t that be considered strong enough for those in the surrounding areas to feel and have possible damage?
When do you think the next great Earthquake in Southern California will hit?
Jul 07, 2009 in
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.I know we can’t predict the future, but estimate..I live in Southern California, and rumor has it, the San Andreas fault is long over due, particularly the Southern part of it’s 800 mile scar. Lately, I have been having dreams of this catastrophate Quake occuring.
*catasthropic.spell check..
Southern California is on the Pacific plate and the state of Washington is on the North American plate.
will these two area have the same or difference level of hazard (earthquake and volcano activity ) between the two areas??
Would the two areas have been more similar or more different in their levels of activity/hazard 40 million years ago?
a geologist told me its time for southern california to experience a large earthquake real soon, and im wondering what its going to be like
i dont think hes a proffesional geologist, but he predicts that its going to come real soon
an 8 pointer perhaps?
Hanging Pictures in “Earthquake Country”?
Jun 03, 2009 in
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I live in Southern California and survived the '94 Northridge quake. Since then I haven't hung any pictures on my walls for fear that they will fall off, the glass will break, and someone will get hurt trying to get out of the house. Other than replacing all the glass with plexiglass is there a safe way to hang frames with glass in them? I would like to hang family pictures down my hallway but don't want anyone to get injured should there be an earthquake.
Is there supposed to be an earthquake in california on November 14?
Jun 01, 2009 in
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So I’ve been hearing stories about how there’s supposed to be this big earthquake on Friday, is that true? I know southern California is having a earthquake drill tomorrow at 10am to see how we could handle this earthquake. Basically i just want more information on this earthquake that’s supposed to happen Friday.