Monday, March 09, 2020

Our Little Earthquake

That red dot is the shake, the blue dot is us
I wasn't going to post anything here today, but then the earth started to shake beneath us Sunday evening. It was a quick rolling quake, not a jolt, just a mellow little bit of movement. I was surprised to find that it was a 5.6, which is pretty significant, but it was 65 miles away and a depth of 1.39 miles. The local newspaper called it the "Daylight Savings Shaker." Of course now we'll all wonder if it is a precursor to a larger one to come our way. We'll wait, and then we'll wait some more, and then we'll forget... until it happens. That's life here in earthquake country.
 


Posted by robin andrea at 12:00 AM

26 comments:

  1. Dr Michelle Frantom (aka Mad Fish Designs aka Dr Grafix)March 09, 2020 6:12 AM

    Do you get a lot of quakes or is that the east coast? In Australia we hardly get any - such an old continent. Though it is drifting north apparently and the tectonic plates occasionally grind against each other.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:06 AM

      Dr Michelle-- We are definitely in the earthquake zone here. The east doesn't get much, but here out west it shakes quite often. Here's a link to a post I did a year ago about fault lines here.
      https://newdharmabums.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-fault-dear-brutus.html
      Roger and I have both been in some of the biggest quakes California has had in the past 50 years. Memorable, very very memorable!

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  2. Billy Blue EyesMarch 09, 2020 8:10 AM

    No doubt the moitord it where I used to work, I found it strange that they could pick upi things on the otherside of the world

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:06 AM

      Billy-- I love that the place you used to work monitored earthquakes. I don't know how they do it, but they do it well!

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    2. Billy Blue EyesMarch 10, 2020 2:27 PM

      BTW they have tested the Virus and there results have been released with Peer review apparently. least that's what my mate told me

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    3. robin andreaMarch 10, 2020 6:18 PM

      Billy -- Sounds like quite an interesting place you worked. Earthquakes and viruses!

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  3. Sharon MMarch 09, 2020 8:22 AM

    Hopefully that shaker is the only quaker. (Forgive me... exhaustion is setting in). But really, it's always a weird feeling.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:07 AM

      Sharon-- I actually like a little quake every now and then. It helps relieve the pressure. It also helps to remind us of who is really in charge here!

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  4. ColetteMarch 09, 2020 8:47 AM

    Yikes.

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  5. Ellen D.March 09, 2020 9:33 AM

    You seem so calm about it! I am a worrier (altho that wouldn't help anyway!)

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:08 AM

      Ellen-- We've been through a lot of quakes here, some of the biggest ones California has seen in the past 50 years.

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  6. Steve ReedMarch 09, 2020 10:15 AM

    Wow! I didn't even hear about this one! Glad you're all OK.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:09 AM

      Steve-- It was a gentle rolling quake, not like the major jolts of Loma Prieta or the Sylmar quakes.

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  7. The PadreMarch 09, 2020 11:05 AM

    Love It - The Rollers Were Always So Cool - Big Hugs

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:10 AM

      Padre-- Yes, that's how I feel about it. The rollers are always cool, especially when they don't do much damage.

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  8. Barbara RogersMarch 09, 2020 11:07 AM

    Yes, it was on my news on FB this morning. Thought about you all, and am glad you let us know it wasn't one that shook too badly.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 11:11 AM

      Barbara-- It was a nice little shake. The kind that doesn't scare us and simply reminds us of what can happen and why we should be prepared.

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  9. Arkansas PattiMarch 09, 2020 12:19 PM

    So glad it was only a little roller and that you are OK. Only have felt one here--my first ever--and hope I never get used to them. Glad you are prepared.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 1:20 PM

      Patti-- Interestingly, I did not go into earthquake mode and hide under a table, like a I practiced doing during a fake quake shakedown prep drill. I just felt it rolling and thought, 'wow, that's another earthquake." My prep failed... LOL!

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  10. NCmountainwomanMarch 09, 2020 4:45 PM

    Here in the NC mountains we were surprised that we live not far from a relatively inactive fault. My husband asked our insurance agent if he sells much earthquake insurance. He replied that he sold mostly to the geology professors at nearby Clemson University. Yes, we bought the coverage.

    Hope your shake was the beginning and end for a while.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 09, 2020 5:47 PM

      NCmountainwoman-- Interestingly we don't have earthquake insurance. We're just hoping things don't fall apart too badly if there's a big shake. We were in the 100 year old family beach house when the Loma Prieta 7.1 earthquake shook in 1989. That house rocked like crazy, but it didn't sustain much damage. We're hoping that's true of the house we're in now.

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  11. TaraMarch 10, 2020 10:25 AM

    well, isn't that interesting? Life in California, eh?

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    1. robin andreaMarch 10, 2020 10:41 AM

      Tara-- There were several small aftershocks that we didn't feel. Yes, life in California!

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  12. CatalystMarch 10, 2020 12:57 PM

    My ex-wife and son were living in Canoga Park when the Northridge quake hit. No injuries and the ex is still living in the same place. It always amazes me the complacency of the locals sitting where a huge major quake is constantly being predicted. They've got more bravery than me.

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    1. robin andreaMarch 10, 2020 6:17 PM

      Catalyst-- A lot of the infrastructure in southern CA has been designed to withstand big quakes these days. I think the roads tend to get the most damage. My sister was in the hospital during the latest round of earthquakes in southern CA, and that was pretty scary stuff. There was a 7.1 aftershock when she got home, and no damage at her house. It is scary, but it comes with the territory.

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