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(The Hill)   Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hits LA, after which city residents asked, "Did someone just sneeze?"   (thehill.com) divider line
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brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2 days ago  
I've been through bigger earthquakes than that one in two Canadian provinces. For a real Californian, 3.6 is not enough to rattle you unless you are going for some kind of world record, stacking cards or something. It's like an LA snowfall in Montreal. Hardly noticed.
 
AirForceVet [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2 days ago  
Sneezed? At that level, they'd ask who farted?
 
Spectrum [TotalFark]
2 days ago  
You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.
 
swaniefrmreddeer [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

brantgoose: I've been through bigger earthquakes than that one in two Canadian provinces. For a real Californian, 3.6 is not enough to rattle you unless you are going for some kind of world record, stacking cards or something. It's like an LA snowfall in Montreal. Hardly noticed.


We had a 5.0 last week, the epicenter was by Rocky Mountain House. I didn't feel it, but a few of my co-workers did.
 
Lorelle [TotalFark]
2 days ago  
It woke me up this morning, mainly because the epicenter was just a few miles from where I live.
 
Richard Freckle [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.


8:01 AM PDT.

/I feel your snark
//wanted to help anyway
 
Spectrum [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Richard Freckle: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

8:01 AM PDT.

/I feel your snark
//wanted to help anyway


Thanks for the misinformation.
 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache
2 days ago  
Kim Kardashian fell down the stairs, and her moon butt broke her fall.
 
jaivirtualcard
2 days ago  
According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, some witnesses described the quake as a "sharp jolt" while others said it either woke them up or caused light shaking. Another witness on the earthquake reporting site said the quake was "short but strong."

That's what she said?
 
Boojum2k [TotalFark]
2 days ago  
Hopefully not a foreshock.
 
GitOffaMyLawn [TotalFark]
2 days ago  
Roughly here: 3701 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023
 
Fart And Smunny [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.


Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.
 
radinator
2 days ago  
Bed did a brief shake. Most action it's seen since I became a Farker.
 
Some Junkie Cosmonaut
2 days ago  

Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.


Notice what?
 
GitOffaMyLawn [TotalFark]
2 days ago  
Google Earth with the USGS overlay is your friend.
 
hammettman
2 days ago  
I ask myself, why would they even report this?  It's not even a quake.  A baby quake, maybe?  Then think back:

Drought
Fire
[oh, that's right, we missed quake season]
And tomorrow begins flood season
 
Nirbo
2 days ago  

AirForceVet: Sneezed? At that level, they'd ask who farted?


I'm from a fairly stable area. I'm sure it'd feel like a shart to me
 
TwowheelinTim [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

brantgoose: I've been through bigger earthquakes than that one in two Canadian provinces. For a real Californian, 3.6 is not enough to rattle you unless you are going for some kind of world record, stacking cards or something. It's like an LA snowfall in Montreal. Hardly noticed.


That is almost a daily occurrence living adjacent to the Mendocino Triple Junction. I'm so used to them I don't even notice until they're well over 4.0
 
Fart And Smunny [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Some Junkie Cosmonaut: Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.

Notice what?


Just a big truck driving by or something.
 
Spectrum [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.


I'm local, and I didn't notice, so I wondered what time. Turns out it was 7:01 AM, and I was sawing several logs around then.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2 days ago  
Considering all of the predictions of mud slides I can see why some LA people might get a wee bit freakedout out by a minor tremor today.
 
duenor
2 days ago  

Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.


Not true at all.
We locals, the ones who really understand quakes, have a healthy respect for them. We don't freak out, but instead we listen ... Because that will tell you whether your house needs an attic or crawl space visit. Do you hear a purlin cracking? The sound of tension on a collar tie? Did you hear a grinding sound, which could be an unanchored bottom plate shifting over the footing? And so on.
And after every quake, it's wise to mentally tally our supplies, and your family plan. Consider little ones as drills for the bad one that will inevitably come.
 
Fart And Smunny [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

duenor: Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.

Not true at all.
We locals, the ones who really understand quakes, have a healthy respect for them. We don't freak out, but instead we listen ... Because that will tell you whether your house needs an attic or crawl space visit. Do you hear a purlin cracking? The sound of tension on a collar tie? Did you hear a grinding sound, which could be an unanchored bottom plate shifting over the footing? And so on.
And after every quake, it's wise to mentally tally our supplies, and your family plan. Consider little ones as drills for the bad one that will inevitably come.


I was definitely overgeneralizing California - I apologize. I am an ex-Santa Cruz local. We'll sleep through anything under a 5. :)
 
Lorelle [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Richard Freckle: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

8:01 AM PDT.

/I feel your snark
//wanted to help anyway


Nah, it happened just after 7am.
 
Lonesome fugitive
2 days ago  

duenor: Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.

Not true at all.
We locals, the ones who really understand quakes, have a healthy respect for them. We don't freak out, but instead we listen ... Because that will tell you whether your house needs an attic or crawl space visit. Do you hear a purlin cracking? The sound of tension on a collar tie? Did you hear a grinding sound, which could be an unanchored bottom plate shifting over the footing? And so on.
And after every quake, it's wise to mentally tally our supplies, and your family plan. Consider little ones as drills for the bad one that will inevitably come.


This... everyone makes fart jokes until the big one comes. And there's been a lot of activity around the ring of fire lately.
 
cyberspacedout
2 days ago  

GitOffaMyLawn: Roughly here: 3701 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023


Was it close to midnight?

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(this was filmed next door)
 
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2 days ago  
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SurelyShirley
2 days ago  
In other panic inducing news, Central Oregon just had a wind gust of TWELVE MILES AN HOUR!
Looks like the entire west coast is either being swallowed by the ocean or swooped up into the sky.

Thanks, CornPop!
 
phishrace
2 days ago  

Fart And Smunny: duenor: Fart And Smunny: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

Serious answer: At that level locals wouldn't even notice.

Not true at all.
We locals, the ones who really understand quakes, have a healthy respect for them. We don't freak out, but instead we listen ... Because that will tell you whether your house needs an attic or crawl space visit. Do you hear a purlin cracking? The sound of tension on a collar tie? Did you hear a grinding sound, which could be an unanchored bottom plate shifting over the footing? And so on.
And after every quake, it's wise to mentally tally our supplies, and your family plan. Consider little ones as drills for the bad one that will inevitably come.

I was definitely overgeneralizing California - I apologize. I am an ex-Santa Cruz local. We'll sleep through anything under a 5. :)


I don't even slow down on the freeway for under a 6.0.
 
OgreMagi
2 days ago  
Bah.  3.6 isn't even going to be noticed by the locals, especially in the middle of the end of times, aka rain-storm.
 
whatisaidwas [OhFark]
2 days ago  

GitOffaMyLawn: Roughly here: 3701 Union Pacific Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023


Probably just a train going by
 
Enigmamf [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2 days ago  

OgreMagi: Bah.  3.6 isn't even going to be noticed by the locals, especially in the middle of the end of times, aka rain-storm.


The people getting 10-15 inches of rain are 700 miles from where the quake hit
 
I Swear I'll Jump
2 days ago  

Nirbo: AirForceVet: Sneezed? At that level, they'd ask who farted?


Depends on WHO farted.
 
OgreMagi
2 days ago  

Enigmamf: OgreMagi: Bah.  3.6 isn't even going to be noticed by the locals, especially in the middle of the end of times, aka rain-storm.

The people getting 10-15 inches of rain are 700 miles from where the quake hit


it rained in Los Angeles.  If they felt even a single drop of water, it's a sign of the apocalypse.
 
2fardownthread
2 days ago  
Get a good heavy rain coming down on and off for about two or three days, saturating the top 6 inches or so of earth. This amount can vary, but once you get that saturation down just a little past the root layer....

Then just give a little shake.

And watch the hills shed their layers of grass and green. It usually does not take much because it is not an avalanche, just a slide, so the whole layer just loses traction more or less at once and it all comes down.

Earthquakes do not have to be strong to cause chaos. Sometimes it is all just being in the right place at the right time.

Ground liquefaction is also a thing. It usually needs a 5 or 6 to get that going, though.
 
jerryskid
2 days ago  
3.6 ain't an earthquake.  I've cause more destruction with a fart.
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil
2 days ago  

Boojum2k: Hopefully not a foreshock.


The mohel wasn't trained properly if you're getting that.
 
skybird659 [OhFark]
2 days ago  

Tom Marvolo Bombadil: Boojum2k: Hopefully not a foreshock.

The mohel wasn't trained properly if you're getting that.


I saw what you Yid there!
 
Mad-n-FL
2 days ago  

AirForceVet: Sneezed? At that level, they'd ask who farted?


He who felt it, smell't it?
 
Mad-n-FL
2 days ago  

I Swear I'll Jump: Nirbo: AirForceVet: Sneezed? At that level, they'd ask who farted?

Depends on WHO farted.


"I woke up in a SOHO doorway, the hydrogen sulfide blew my way"
 
Richard Freckle [TotalFark]
2 days ago  

Lorelle: Richard Freckle: Spectrum: You'd think an article like this would tell us what time this event occurred. I guess I'll never know.

8:01 AM PDT.

/I feel your snark
//wanted to help anyway

Nah, it happened just after 7am.


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Must have a been a time zone thing for me, makes sense as I am in Denver.
 
Non Sequitur Man [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2 days ago  
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Erma Gerdd
2 days ago  
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Daddy's Big Pink Man-Squirrel [recently expired TotalFark]
1 day ago  

Boojum2k: Hopefully not a foreshock.


Nope. LA is circumseismic.
 
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