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Post number 15015

Davezilla — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:49:23 -0800

Southern California just had a good shake up An earthquake measuring 5.2 just hit there. Anybody have anymore details?

By: xiffix

xiffix — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:54:57 -0800

Hmmm...

By: SiW

SiW — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:58:32 -0800

What? Dave is responsible for these disasters because he posts them? =) In answer, no, I don't have anymore details.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:00:08 -0800

Odd. I'm in SoCal, didn't feel a thing. Am I that desensitized to earthquakes now?

By: terrapin

terrapin — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:02:33 -0800

Looks likes the epicenter was in Mexico.

By: FreezBoy

FreezBoy — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:03:19 -0800

From the Associated Press

By: Davezilla

Davezilla — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:05:07 -0800

I got a phone call from a friend there right after it happened. Don't blame me for that extra entry. I used Post a Link like a good boy; I wasn't on any pages.

By: bingo

bingo — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:06:06 -0800

I'm near downtown Los Angeles and I didn't feel a thing.

By: artlung

artlung — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:09:01 -0800

In San Diego, Didn't feel it. But a boyfriend of a person I work with felt it and called. Some folks in high rises felt it as well. This is downtown San Diego.

By: Sinner

Sinner — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:12:01 -0800

This is probably the doing of either OBL or Ken Lay.

By: afx114

afx114 — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:23:23 -0800

5.5 is pretty weak. I'm in SD and didn't feel a thing. The local SD Union Tribune is reporting it as only a 3.4.

By: luriete

luriete — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:28:24 -0800

There were two according to the USGS. a 5.2 followed by a 3.4, same epicenter. Follow the original link. It's updated regularly.

By: LionIndex

LionIndex — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:29:13 -0800

Also in SD. Also felt nothing. 5.5 is actually a pretty good jolt. There was one in October that was less than that, and it woke me up.

By: jeblis

jeblis — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:43:31 -0800

A nice map of it.

By: senorbunch

senorbunch — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:08:12 -0800

I'm in Laguna Beach, and I felt it for sure. Other people here at work didn't, but it was a pretty steady, slow roll for about 15-20 seconds here. Anybody know if Tijuana is still standing? I'm not sure that many buildings down there are up to seismic code.

By: stefanie

stefanie — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:20:42 -0800

Even if you didn't feel anything, you should still report your experience and check out the intensity distribution maps

By: Danf

Danf — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:33:32 -0800

looks like just another small chapter in the LA-to SF journey. . .the epicenter is right on the fault line or group of fault lines that has created the Gulf of California and the San Andreas complex. . one day the land that LA is on will be north of the land now occupied by San Franciso. . . The last chapter of Basin and Range has a very good explanation of it.

By: labotsirc

labotsirc — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:35:14 -0800

In Calexico (USA/Mexico border town), all seems to be OK. There's no sign of structural damage from what I've been told, although I'm not certain about Mexicali, BC, Mexico. I was frightened during the first few jolts, since its been quite a while since we've had anything quite like this. We've pretty much been waiting for "the big one" to hit and I thought for a few seconds this was going to be it. Ironically, I didn't crawl under any desks or stand under any doorways. I just sat and observed everyone's reactions. Also, MSNBC (television) gave some airtime to Calexico. Represent!

By: owillis

owillis — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:58:11 -0800

looks like just another small chapter in the LA-to SF journey I'm still looking into Lex Luthor's plan (Superman I) of buying up worthless desert in the hopes of it eventually becoming beachfront property...

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:20:28 -0800

In honor of this seismic event (which I didn't feel in Orange County), I shall now listen to a Calexico CD.

By: bingo

bingo — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:24:56 -0800

Even if you didn't feel anything, you should still report your experience I should report my non-experience?

By: yesster

yesster — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:36:59 -0800

The non-existence of an experience is not the same thing as the experience of non-existence. Or something.

By: quercus

quercus — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:13:57 -0800

Did you note the odd behavior of the dog, Watson? Why the dog did not even bark, Holmes. Precisely.

By: thirteen

thirteen — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:37:43 -0800

I'm still looking into Lex Luthor's plan (Superman I) of buying up worthless desert in the hopes of it eventually becoming beachfront property... Will you make me your heir California boy? I'll even pay the death tax.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 22:38:25 -0800

"I should report my non-experience?" Seismologists might be as interested to know who didn't notice anything as they would be in those who did. It could help them pinpoint how far the tremors reached, and how they travel. Here in Texas, the natural disaster of choice is tornado activity. Those things can touch down and take out the house right next door to ya yet leave you unscathed. Meteorologists use all kinds of data to observe patterns and attempt to predict how and where the next one's gonna hit. I'm assuming the same thing's being done with earthquakes, and the more data the better, even if you think the data's a non-experience.