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noble savage
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1) Yes, I was sleeping though. And I just felt some after shock.
2) See above. It dissipated a lot when it reached our house. 2.0 maybe?
3) Yes, when I lived in Indiana the first time, one was only a mile or so down the road. It was accompanied by golf ball sized hail.
4) Indirectly. Back in 2004.
5) Hurricane Ivan (As mentioned above.) did not break up when it hit land and it flooded half of Pennsylvania. I was locked in school for about 6 hours (I learned how to juggle!). Every time I listen to Sort Yourself Out by On the Virg it reminds me of driving through my neighborhood and seeing giant concrete slaps embedded into peoples houses. Fortunately I lived on a hill! As did most except for some unlucky few.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
1. Have you ever felt an earthquake?
Yyyyyep, back in 2001 i think
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
Only been in one that was of any importance, but it was like 6.2 or something. People freaked the fuck out. I had a great time. It was in the middle of biology class and we were in the computer lab. Those of us who weren't freaking out were pissed that none of the computers came crashing down off the desk, but one or two came pretty close. Should have just pushed them off and blamed it on the earthquake...
edit: Haha, i just remembered one detail... they evacuated the school after the earthquake and it was a huge clusterfuck. There was no real plan, people's parents were coming to get them but there was no method, so kids were just leaving and shit. When i got home i asked mom if she stopped by school or anything and she said no, she figured I'd be fine. Thanks mom... haha, no, honestly that's what I would have done. My mom and I are too similar sometimes...
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Only little dust twisters. Saw those all the time in southern oregon when i was a kid. Those were the SHIT.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Nope. Thank jeeeezusssah.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Centralia (just south of me) got flooded not long back... maybe a few months ago. It still looks like hell, even for centralia (can you believe it Jax? It looks even shittier now). Up here we had some flooding of a few areas of town, but nothing too bad.
Yyyyyep, back in 2001 i think
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
Only been in one that was of any importance, but it was like 6.2 or something. People freaked the fuck out. I had a great time. It was in the middle of biology class and we were in the computer lab. Those of us who weren't freaking out were pissed that none of the computers came crashing down off the desk, but one or two came pretty close. Should have just pushed them off and blamed it on the earthquake...
edit: Haha, i just remembered one detail... they evacuated the school after the earthquake and it was a huge clusterfuck. There was no real plan, people's parents were coming to get them but there was no method, so kids were just leaving and shit. When i got home i asked mom if she stopped by school or anything and she said no, she figured I'd be fine. Thanks mom... haha, no, honestly that's what I would have done. My mom and I are too similar sometimes...
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Only little dust twisters. Saw those all the time in southern oregon when i was a kid. Those were the SHIT.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Nope. Thank jeeeezusssah.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Centralia (just south of me) got flooded not long back... maybe a few months ago. It still looks like hell, even for centralia (can you believe it Jax? It looks even shittier now). Up here we had some flooding of a few areas of town, but nothing too bad.
1. Have you ever felt an earthquake?
Too many to count, having grown up in California.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
The Loma Prieta quake in '89; it was around a 7 on the Richter scale, I believe.
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Yeah, when I lived in Tennessee we had a few come through, hate those things..the accompanying hail did some pretty widespread damage during one storm.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Yep, flew right into Hurricane Ivan trying to get to ProgPower..that was beyond lame. Was also in VA when Isabel came through; not as big a deal.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Yep, when I lived up in Sacramento, some of the areas near us used to flood just about every winter.
Too many to count, having grown up in California.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
The Loma Prieta quake in '89; it was around a 7 on the Richter scale, I believe.
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Yeah, when I lived in Tennessee we had a few come through, hate those things..the accompanying hail did some pretty widespread damage during one storm.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Yep, flew right into Hurricane Ivan trying to get to ProgPower..that was beyond lame. Was also in VA when Isabel came through; not as big a deal.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Yep, when I lived up in Sacramento, some of the areas near us used to flood just about every winter.
Last week's:
1. Detective Clarence Beauregard, but it's taken. :sad: But other than that, I want my name to be legally changed to "Harris the Epic Bergsohn" because "the Epic" is so much more epic of a middle name than "Ian"
2. All the change I get goes into my Studio fund. A big 10 gallon tank of change that's being filled right now.
3. Depends on what I'm buying. Food and weed are cash, gear is card, really really big gear is spare change
4. Doesn't matter as long as I can make my music and smoke a little weed when I get stressed.
5. Harris The Epic: Master Warthog Gunner of Halo 3 Live
This week's:
1. I thought I did, but I was just really drunk and really high, and that's a really bad combination for me.
2. 0.
3. Yeah. Years ago a very small, but pretty strong water spout tore up a couple of houses 3 blocks closer to the water from my house. It cut my power, but my shit didn't get fucked up. It was awesome too, because it was the first time I'd ever seen a house with a tree sticking out upside down from a couple of bedroom windows.
4. Yes. When I was a baby, my parents dropped me on my head once, and that's what knocked the common sense out of my head and knocked the music into my head. That happened in a hurricane.
5. If you were on the forum when those floods and storms hit that almost swallowed Long Island, you saw the pictures of my basement AS IT WAS FILLING UP.
1. Detective Clarence Beauregard, but it's taken. :sad: But other than that, I want my name to be legally changed to "Harris the Epic Bergsohn" because "the Epic" is so much more epic of a middle name than "Ian"
2. All the change I get goes into my Studio fund. A big 10 gallon tank of change that's being filled right now.
3. Depends on what I'm buying. Food and weed are cash, gear is card, really really big gear is spare change
4. Doesn't matter as long as I can make my music and smoke a little weed when I get stressed.
5. Harris The Epic: Master Warthog Gunner of Halo 3 Live
This week's:
1. I thought I did, but I was just really drunk and really high, and that's a really bad combination for me.
2. 0.
3. Yeah. Years ago a very small, but pretty strong water spout tore up a couple of houses 3 blocks closer to the water from my house. It cut my power, but my shit didn't get fucked up. It was awesome too, because it was the first time I'd ever seen a house with a tree sticking out upside down from a couple of bedroom windows.
4. Yes. When I was a baby, my parents dropped me on my head once, and that's what knocked the common sense out of my head and knocked the music into my head. That happened in a hurricane.
5. If you were on the forum when those floods and storms hit that almost swallowed Long Island, you saw the pictures of my basement AS IT WAS FILLING UP.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
rockyracoon
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1. Have you ever felt an earthquake?
Missed another golden opportunity last night, apparently.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
n/a
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
I drove right under a funnel cloud on Rt 72 in central IL on my way home from school(EIU). Having gone to both EIU and WIU, plenty came very close. I live 30 miles west of Chicago now and we hear the tornado sirens maybe 2 times a year. But never seen one here(knock on wood).
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
No, but I hear those hurricane parties are killer!
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Kinda. The mighty Fox River flows directly through Batavia so it keeps most serious flooding at bay, though last year it flooded local businesses. Also, there's a creek in my backyard down a hill so it typically regulates any flooding problems. But yeah Illinois floods seemingly every year.
Missed another golden opportunity last night, apparently.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
n/a
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
I drove right under a funnel cloud on Rt 72 in central IL on my way home from school(EIU). Having gone to both EIU and WIU, plenty came very close. I live 30 miles west of Chicago now and we hear the tornado sirens maybe 2 times a year. But never seen one here(knock on wood).
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
No, but I hear those hurricane parties are killer!
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Kinda. The mighty Fox River flows directly through Batavia so it keeps most serious flooding at bay, though last year it flooded local businesses. Also, there's a creek in my backyard down a hill so it typically regulates any flooding problems. But yeah Illinois floods seemingly every year.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
1) Nope, at least not that I was ever aware of. Bring it on, I could use a good cataclysm right about now, asteroid impact anyone? Just to help mankind put things in perspective...
2) N/A
3) Been WAYYYY too close WAYYYY too many times. The latest was the Wisconsin tornados in January this year, literally 10 minutes from where I live.
They formed right over little tiny Pell Lake... Worst damage at my home was 20 minutes of golfball sized hail, and a few downed trees. My roof vents still bear the scars. The joys of living in the rural Midwest!
4) Only the remnants of Ivan. We were one of (if not the) last plane allowed to land at the airport in Atlanta. Had fun being wasted in the rain & wind!
5) I live not far from the Fox & Des Plaines rivers in Wisconsin, and those flood almost every year. My basement flooded BAD but not due to rising floodwaters (I live on a hill), but due to the %^@**#&^ing @ssclowns who
left plastic bags from the decorative rocks in my window wells. Some people just need killing...
Kenneth R.
Cináed
1. Have you ever felt an earthquake?
I was born in California.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
Northridge. I don't remember the exact magnitude but it was definitely at least 7, maybe 8.
EDIT: Just did some wiki research:
Loma Prieta 1989- Magnitude 7.1. (This seperated the chimney from our house.)
Landers 1993- Magnitude 7.3, 6.4 Aftershock (Cracked the pool.)
Northridge 1994, 4 days after my 9th birthday. Magnitude 6.7, with the highest ever recorded ground acceleration in North America. (Severe damage to streets and many cracks in the house.)
Most of these quakes were fairly close to where we were living at the time. I remember a stop sign falling over as we were stopped on a road right next to San Andreas Fault in 1989.
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Yes, full warning and tore through my neighborhood. Another time, we were running from them in the forest while camping in Wisconsin. I've seen several firsthand. Greatest magnitude probably F3 with my own eyes. The sky turns an interesting shade of green and purple.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Yes. Several.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Yes but we have an uncanny ability to always live in houses on hills. So never my house, but certainly the lower regions. Highest water I've driven through is 3 ft. over the road, slow moving.
I was born in California.
2. If more than one, what's the biggest magnitude quake you've ever felt?
Northridge. I don't remember the exact magnitude but it was definitely at least 7, maybe 8.
EDIT: Just did some wiki research:
Loma Prieta 1989- Magnitude 7.1. (This seperated the chimney from our house.)
Landers 1993- Magnitude 7.3, 6.4 Aftershock (Cracked the pool.)
Northridge 1994, 4 days after my 9th birthday. Magnitude 6.7, with the highest ever recorded ground acceleration in North America. (Severe damage to streets and many cracks in the house.)
Most of these quakes were fairly close to where we were living at the time. I remember a stop sign falling over as we were stopped on a road right next to San Andreas Fault in 1989.
3. Have you ever had a tornado come close to where you were?
Yes, full warning and tore through my neighborhood. Another time, we were running from them in the forest while camping in Wisconsin. I've seen several firsthand. Greatest magnitude probably F3 with my own eyes. The sky turns an interesting shade of green and purple.
4. Ever been in a hurricane?
Yes. Several.
5. Has your home/town ever flooded in a storm?
Yes but we have an uncanny ability to always live in houses on hills. So never my house, but certainly the lower regions. Highest water I've driven through is 3 ft. over the road, slow moving.
Just a thought that came up when I read Kenneth's post:
I once read that the difference between 7 and 8 richter quake is huge. It's exponential: 8 richter quake is statistically 50-100 (or something like that) times bigger when compared to 7. Anyway, I don't know how this difference actually comes up in real life but I'd like to hear people's experiences about it.
Is it easy to determine the approximate scale by experiencing the quake?
noble savage
Member
The largest nuke ever tested was something like 7.0 (50 megatons). An 8.0 is about a gigaton. Pretty big difference. It seems to get bigger though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale#Richter_magnitudes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale#Richter_magnitudes
Kenneth R.
Cináed
I'd say it's pretty easy to determine if you are used to experiencing them. Probably not for a first timer. Yes there is a great difference between 7 and 8, but there are also variations in the way the scales go, if you go by one or another. They recently modified the tornado F scale for instance, and also the hurricane category scale. In addition to that, the scales measure different things. I made purpose to note that although the Northridge quake was only 6.7, it seemed a lot worse and caused much worse damage (one of the most costly in the US among any disaster) because of factors like location, distance beneath surface, ground acceleration, time of day, etc. Aftershocks are another factor. The Landers quake had huge aftershocks set off across the state by the initial slide, spreading out damage and shaking to a greater area.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
In addition to Ken's info above:
Location of the fault & ground/earth/crust variables plays a part as well. New Madrid fault (Southern part of the Midwest) earthquakes seem to have a further reach/range, because of ground type. Magnitude measurements are the same, but the damage can be VERY different. It's really an uncharted science, and I think we're pretty far away from accurately predicting the next "Big One"
Location of the fault & ground/earth/crust variables plays a part as well. New Madrid fault (Southern part of the Midwest) earthquakes seem to have a further reach/range, because of ground type. Magnitude measurements are the same, but the damage can be VERY different. It's really an uncharted science, and I think we're pretty far away from accurately predicting the next "Big One"
Yep..once you've been through several quakes of varying magnitudes, you get to where you can tell the general size of a quake by feeling it.
Jax<-missing SymX tonight, friggin chest pain *grumble*
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
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