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Earthquake !!! 5.7
March 18, 2020, 11:45 AM
bendableEarthquake !!! 5.7
defiantly an attention getter
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
March 18, 2020, 12:09 PM
gw3971Yep it was a good wake up shaker. And now a run on gasoline... Watched this fool filling a 25 gallon plastic container with gas in the bed of his truck. He managed to not blow himself up.
March 18, 2020, 12:55 PM
sleepla8er.
Just an FYI...the USGS has a website of all Earthquakes.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ea...22event%22%3Anull%7D After the 5.7 earthquake, there were 15 more small quakes then a 4.4 shake which was followed by 17 more small ones.
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March 18, 2020, 01:57 PM
darthfusterSick of the local news panic mongers reporting every detail of activity here in Northern Utah. It all amounts to fifty people endlessly reporting that all is well no matter how and where they look. Enough already!
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier March 18, 2020, 04:00 PM
sigcrazy7When the fake report came out about about a 9.0 in the next 30 minutes, my wife called up nearly breathless. She went nuts and filled the van up with apple juice (the backseat, not the tank). I told her to calm down, there’s no way we’re getting a 9.0, and if she wants to make herself feel better, go fill all the vehicles with fuel. This was about an hour before the rush on the gas stations. A month ago, I sent her out for toilet paper two weeks ahead of the rush.
Predicting the future like a boss!!
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus March 18, 2020, 05:33 PM
drill sgtquote:
Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
March 18, 2020, 06:33 PM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by drill sgt:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
For me it was Loma Prieta, CA Bay Area, 1989. I was standing in a car dealership to buy a part, everything started shaking. I was in the far corner of the showroom, looked across the large showroom floor, the concrete had rolling waves just like watching the incoming ocean waves while standing on a sandy beach.
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 March 18, 2020, 08:17 PM
wrightdquote:
Originally posted by Scoutmaster:
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Originally posted by drill sgt:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
For me it was Loma Prieta, CA Bay Area, 1989. I was standing in a car dealership to buy a part, everything started shaking. I was in the far corner of the showroom, looked across the large showroom floor, the concrete had rolling waves just like watching the incoming ocean waves while standing on a sandy beach.
That's GOT to be an incredible sight to see, I've never seen anything like that. Seeing the ground propagate like an ocean wave would FREAK me out. I wonder if I could find any video of that phenomenon on the internet.
Lover of the US Constitution
Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster March 18, 2020, 08:20 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by wrightd:
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Originally posted by Scoutmaster:
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Originally posted by drill sgt:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
For me it was Loma Prieta, CA Bay Area, 1989. I was standing in a car dealership to buy a part, everything started shaking. I was in the far corner of the showroom, looked across the large showroom floor, the concrete had rolling waves just like watching the incoming ocean waves while standing on a sandy beach.
That's GOT to be an incredible sight to see, I've never seen anything like that. Seeing the ground propagate like an ocean wave would FREAK me out. I wonder if I could find any video of that phenomenon on the internet.
I saw the sidewalk do that during the Loma Prieta. And a large apartment building sway.
March 18, 2020, 08:32 PM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by kkina:. . .
I saw the sidewalk do that during the Loma Prieta. And a large apartment building sway.
Fun to be in the middle and watch, wasn't it.

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 March 19, 2020, 09:17 AM
TomVThey are following me.....
March 19, 2020, 11:33 AM
2000Z-71quote:
Originally posted by Scoutmaster:
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Originally posted by drill sgt:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
For me it was Loma Prieta, CA Bay Area, 1989. I was standing in a car dealership to buy a part, everything started shaking. I was in the far corner of the showroom, looked across the large showroom floor, the concrete had rolling waves just like watching the incoming ocean waves while standing on a sandy beach.
I rode out the 7.1 we had in Anchorage last year in bed. The weird feeling after the major shaking was the slow motion up and down waves.
My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. March 19, 2020, 11:43 AM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by 2000Z-71:. . .I rode out the 7.1 we had in Anchorage last year in bed. The weird feeling after the major shaking was the slow motion up and down waves.
Just reading that made me a bit queasy.
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 March 19, 2020, 11:44 AM
corsairquote:
Originally posted by Scoutmaster:
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Originally posted by drill sgt:
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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Amateurs.
yes mam... almost daily even now.... 1st expeience was in 1978 seated in a tub taking a bath on 2nd floor.. felt something funy .....ripples were moving from tub sides to center. .... only lasted a couple of seconds duration.. EILSON AIR FORCE BASE just east of FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. .....check out the Good Friday
1964 that hit ANCHORAGE , ALASKA............. drill sgt.
For me it was Loma Prieta, CA Bay Area, 1989. I was standing in a car dealership to buy a part, everything started shaking. I was in the far corner of the showroom, looked across the large showroom floor, the concrete had rolling waves just like watching the incoming ocean waves while standing on a sandy beach.
I was coming out of Embarcadero BART/Metro station when it hit...knew it was bad when the wall panels started shifting, all the rubbing created a crazy cloud of dust, then looking up as I made my way up the stairs to street-level and seeing all the office buildings swaying like trees in the wind. Upon reaching the surface, it was a different world..
March 19, 2020, 12:08 PM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by corsair:. . . . I was coming out of Embarcadero BART/Metro station when it hit...knew it was bad when the wall panels started shifting, all the rubbing created a crazy cloud of dust, then looking up as I made my way up the stairs to street-level and seeing all the office buildings swaying like trees in the wind. Upon reaching the surface, it was a different world..
And maybe the whole time you were asking yourself (as I did),
Is THIS the BIG ONE???
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 March 19, 2020, 12:38 PM
JagerI'm really glad no-one was hurt.
When the ground starts moving, all bets are off.
Been through a few 4.0 range ones. That was enough to get my attention.
I didn't know the SLC area was quake prone. Now I do.
March 19, 2020, 12:47 PM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by gw3971:
Now that's a nice tri-five belair on the trailer,