Just sat through a 5.7 earthquake in Salt Lake City. That will definitely wake you up. I made sure my son was OK, then my coworkers (in that order). WOW. 3 after shocks so far.

Hope everyone's safe. Seeing it posted by my friends in the SLC area.

Wowza!! Glad you are safe. Prayers for everyone!

It's the End Times! Locusts are next.

Just kidding, hope you stay safe.

Felt it in Ogden as well. I guess it's time to go get some bottled water and toilet paper...oh, never mind.

It woke us up - even the teenagers (which is almost impossible to do). 5.7 followed by 2 3.5 aftershocks.

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Originally posted by 4x5:
It woke us up - even the teenagers (which is almost impossible to do). 5.7 followed by 2 3.5 aftershocks.

They weren't already up getting ready for school?

Anxiety on top of anxiety. My kids in Utah all felt it.

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Originally posted by sorenson:
Felt it in Ogden as well. I guess it's time to go get some bottled water and toilet paper...oh, never mind.

All the efforts for emergency preparation are meaningless and wasted. Until one day . . . . it's too late.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
We just had the biggest earthquake I've ever felt in my 16 years in Park City.

Lung Pao Sicken panic and now an earthquake. And we also woke up to a few inches of snow on the ground. I'm starting to think someone is playing Jumanji.

LOL (from another thread)

That’s was probably just Balze taking a spill on his bike.

It felt like about a 4.0 on the Richter Scale to me, in Portage (just below the Idaho border). I just put a modular home on my property and was a little concerned the foundation was shifting!!!

The floor in our house felt like it was rolling. The Salt Lake International Airport is closed too.

It was just wipes and paper towels breaking loose in the sewers.

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Originally posted by Scoutmaster:

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Originally posted by sorenson:
Felt it in Ogden as well. I guess it's time to go get some bottled water and toilet paper...oh, never mind.

All the efforts for emergency preparation are meaningless and wasted. Until one day . . . . it's too late.

Virgins and lamp oil

Called my son in SLC. He is OK and has electricity. SLC sets on the Wasatch Fault. A major earth quack is predicted to hit some day? One occurred long a go forming the Great Salt Lake.

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
It's the End Times! Locusts are next.

Just kidding, hope you stay safe.

Swarms of locusts expected to plague Africa and Middle East


JERUSALEM — A plague of locusts considered “extremely alarming” is headed toward Africa and the Middle East but is likely to bypass Israel.

The locusts are breeding and forming new swarms in the Horn of Africa, The Times of Israel reported, citing Locust Watch, part of the Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations.
The swarms represent “an unprecedented threat to food security,” according to the Locust Watch website.
Among the countries expected to be the hardest hit are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Iran, Pakistan and Sudan, according to the report.
Coronavirus restrictions on travel may prevent proper, timely treatment against the pests.
The last such serious infestation in the region was a plague in 1987 to 1989.

It woke my son and his wife in Provo.

Amateurs.

We felt it pretty well up in Park City. Nearly shook me out of bed.

Had an appointment for service to my Tahoe down in Salt Lake. Showed up but they aren't lifting any cars today due to the shaker. Oh well, I got to catch up on some podcasts during the drive in any case.