JUST EXPERIENCED A 6.88 EARTHQUAKE

[stefen]

Quite the ride...lasted about a minute...

Preceded by 3 smaller quakes...

Having another as this is being posted...small roller about 3.5 or so...

Epicenter about 45 miles due west in the Pacific Ocean...

 

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[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

Wow I hope you and everybody near you is safe and well.

 

[AU_Solitude]

Stay safe...My biggest quake was a 4.8, can't imagine a 6.9 ; oddly enough it was in Reno NV not in California.

 

[coazon de oro]

Howdy Sefen,

That must be some experience to live through. Sure hope your shelter didn't sustain any major damage.

Homar

 

[jeff of pa]

Stay Safe !

6.9 earthquake felt across Northern California, southern Oregon

6.9 earthquake felt across Northern California, southern Oregon - latimes.com
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[stefen]

Geographically, Ferndale is located on a land protrusion which is the most westerly land mass of the continental United States. The quake occurred along the San Andreas Fault which terminates where 3 continental plates meet, and this is the location of 25% of all quake activity in California.

We live in a 3 story Victorian home and was on the 2 nd floor when the quake hit...fortunately my wife and I were in the bedroom doorways and literally couldn't move...

There were 3 minor quakes ranging from 2.7 to 3.5 that preceded the 6.9 shaker...

Quakes have different characteristics depending on the source...some are rollers, shakers and what call drops...like being then dropped...jolting....some have a noise-like sound...

You could hear the whole house twist and squeak...accompanied by screams...shouts, and a quick trip to the bathroom...

Grew up experiencing tornados, floods, forest fires and quakes...will take a quake any day...

Bang and it's over.