A terrible moment.......

[NuclearCrap]

Just about 7 minutes ago, I was staring at the TV while standing, then all of a sudden, the whole house shook once, I was freaked out........could this be related to the big one?

[man 430gt]

Intresting..Check the news mate?

[baddabang]

Arnt you guys overdue for a big one anyway?

[NuclearCrap]

Ok so it was an earthquake, my friend just called me.

[johnnyperl]

Ok so it was an earthquake, my friend just called me.
you live in cali and you needed someone to tell you that? :D

if you didnt know thats what it was, what did you mean by "the big one"?
didnt you mean the big earthquake we're expecting?

[NuclearCrap]

you live in cali and you needed someone to tell you that? :D

if you didnt know thats what it was, what did you mean by "the big one"?
didnt you mean the big earthquake we're expecting?

I meant that my friend felt it too and his call confirmed it.

I donno if it is foreshadowing the big one.

[man 430gt]

Right.. So is it a big one then?

[PerfAdv]

I meant that my friend felt it too and his call confirmed it.

I donno if it is foreshadowing the big one.
Where are you in California? I'm south of the LA fault-line but with the big one I don't think it'll matter. :(

[johnnyperl]

I meant that my friend felt it too and his call confirmed it.
oh.

smaller quakes release the pressure built up by the plates sliding against each other. no expert, but it seems like many small ones are a good thing.

[NuclearCrap]

Where are you in California? I'm south of the LA fault-line but with the big one I don't think it'll matter. :(

I'm in the bay area, and you have to remember that the last big one almost destroyed SF.......... :(

[NuclearCrap]

My parents just called, also my bro..........they felt it too.

[NuclearCrap]

Now my dog is acting a little nervous, and the rabbits are hiding in their little house.......... :( :( :(

Pets are good earthquake detectors.........

[adamfraser]

Get the hell out of there. Well, thats what id do..

[NuclearCrap]

Get the hell out of there. Well, thats what id do..

Can I borrow your car?

[adamfraser]

Sure. Il ship it over! :p

[NuclearCrap]

Youll probably have had the earthquake by the time it gets there, haha

Omg can you not say that?

[adamfraser]

OK, il go edit the post.

[QuattroMan]

Just about 7 minutes ago, I was staring at the TV while standing, then all of a sudden, the whole house shook once, I was freaked out........could this be related to the big one?
DUDE!!!! You are embarrassing Californians!LOL!:D

[Esperante]

Know your seismic facts. Living in that 'vulnerable' an area, you should at least know a bit. I don't know why you didn't immeaditely think it to be an earthquake.

San Francisco isn't due for another 'Big One' for another 60 or 70 years. You should know better than I that San Francisco get minour trembles every so often, not big enough to do damage, just enough to be felt or knock stuff from the walls. You probably felt a 3.0 or so. The seismic measurements, according to the richter scale, increase exponentially. Thus, a 7.0 is 10x stronger than a 6. '89 was a 7.8, I believe.

If, by referring to 'the Big One,' you mean the one that will send California uner the sea, it's a bunch of bollocks. The Pacific Plate moves North and the N. American plate stays (relatively) in place. California will NOT tumble into the sea. Earthquakes are means of relieving the pressure built up in the faults, in 1906 the Pacific plate moved about 3 ft. North. I thinki in '89 it was 1 foot or so...

Pets as good natural disaster detectors is just a wive's tale.

So long as you live in a fairly modern house built up to codes following the '89 quake, you should be in good condition.

[kingofthering]

is this some kind of joke, i live in s.f and i didn't feel a thing. of course, that could be because i was partying at school at a 4hr party.

[Zondaboy1]

where in the bay area do you live?
i have an uncle in the mission by church street
have you tried some of the pizza from that escape from new york pizzia shop on Height Street? get the potato stuff sounds nasty but its awesome!!!
some places in Berkley are good
i'll ask my uncle to get me some of the places to tell you...
go to Jerry Garcia's old house at 710 Ashberry street
its right off height

[NSXType-R]

Man, I hope everything will be ok.

[QuattroMan]

is this some kind of joke, i live in s.f and i didn't feel a thing. of course, that could be because i was partying at school at a 4hr party.

49'rs baby:)

[NuclearCrap]

DUDE!!!! You are embarrassing Californians!LOL!:D

QuattroMan please...........this is no joke, especially if it happens around here because the last big one did the most damage in the bay area.

[NuclearCrap]

where in the bay area do you live?

El Sobrante, the little residential area in the corner.

[NuclearCrap]

Holy sh*t I just felt another one, this time my monitors shooked a bit. :(

It's been one year since the last small one..........Lol. :D

[Quiggs]

Yay, maybe I can finally rid myself of Kalifornia. Drinks are on me if it falls into the ocean.

[Fleet 500]

Just about 7 minutes ago, I was staring at the TV while standing, then all of a sudden, the whole house shook once, I was freaked out........could this be related to the big one?
There is only a very small chance that the quake you felt is a foreshock to a larger quake.

[Quiggs]

But there's still a chance.

[Fleet 500]

San Francisco isn't due for another 'Big One' for another 60 or 70 years. You should know better than I that San Francisco get minour trembles every so often, not big enough to do damage, just enough to be felt or knock stuff from the walls. You probably felt a 3.0 or so. The seismic measurements, according to the richter scale, increase exponentially. Thus, a 7.0 is 10x stronger than a 6. '89 was a 7.8, I believe.

It depends on what part of San Francisco. The last large quake on the Hayward fault was an estimated 6.8 magnitude in 1868. That would be in the Oakland/Berkeley area. The last large quake adjacent to San Francisco was the 1906 quake (7.8 on the updated moment magnitude/8.2 on the Richter scale); the 1989 quake 7.0 quake was quite some distance from S.F.


If, by referring to 'the Big One,' you mean the one that will send California uner the sea, it's a bunch of bollocks. The Pacific Plate moves North and the N. American plate stays (relatively) in place. California will NOT tumble into the sea. Earthquakes are means of relieving the pressure built up in the faults, in 1906 the Pacific plate moved about 3 ft. North. I thinki in '89 it was 1 foot or so...

Yeah, ridiculous that California will "fall into the sea" when 86% of the coastline is rising.
The maximum horizontal movement in the 1906 quake was 20 feet near Point Reyes.

[Fleet 500]

But there's still a chance.
There sure is, but that chance decreases by the hour.

[Fleet 500]

A map of past S.F. earthquakes...

[kingofthering]

You could ask someone who lives in San Francisco.

Yes, there are occasional shocks, but nothing major. However, certain parts of the city are screwed, such as the Marina, which was literally built on landfill.

[Fleet 500]

Yeah, always a lot of damage in the Marina District in a big quake.

[DesmoRob]

We had a small earthquake in my area two weeks back. It happened around 3am, and I didn't notice it because I was sleeping like a rock. My folks said that it shook them up pretty good though.

[NuclearCrap]

Alameda would be even worse than Marina in this case......

Guess what? Hollywood be at Alaska in a million years!!! :D

[Dino Scuderia]

Do you have earthquake insurance on that $500,000 compy of yours?

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Pets have been shown, through studies, to have a sensory perception of imminent disaster - thats why Birds leave areas, for example, before inclement weather.

Hopefully the earthquakes are just small releases of pressure - it's better to have a few small ones than one big one :)

[NuclearCrap]

Do you have earthquake insurance on that $500,000 compy of yours?

What are you talking about? My PC costs less than yours. It's not my fault that you paid twice as much as my Opteron for your X2 4200+. :rolleyes:


Pets have been shown, through studies, to have a sensory perception of imminent disaster - thats why Birds leave areas, for example, before inclement weather.

Hopefully the earthquakes are just small releases of pressure - it's better to have a few small ones than one big one :)

Luckily my pets are stilling acting as retarded as always. :)

[Dino Scuderia]

What are you talking about? My PC costs less than yours. It's not my fault that you paid twice as much as my Opteron for your X2 4200+.

And what was that other processor you paid $300 for that you told me about?:)

[NuclearCrap]

And what was that other processor you paid $300 for that you told me about?:)

That was the 3500+ over a year ago and it was one of the most bang for the buck CPUs at the time!! Oh well at least my $150 Opteron 165 makes your $300 X2 4200+ cry. :D

[Dino Scuderia]

That was the 3500+ over a year ago and it was one of the most bang for the buck CPUs at the time!! Oh well at least my $150 Opteron 165 makes your $300 X2 4200+ cry. :D

If you added in all the hours you spend overclocking and monkeying around with it, the labor added would make your compy cost $8,000.:D

[Fleet 500]

Guess what? Hollywood be at Alaska in a million years!!! :D
Actually, that will take around 50 million years. It will take Hollywood about 15 million years to reach San Francisco (or what's left of San Francisco).

[kingofthering]

It's gonna be like Escape from New York.