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Freak
12-09-2003, 04:38 PM
Virginia had a trimmer this afternoon. 4.5 on the Richter. I was in Advance auto parts and the floor started moving and all the racks in the isle started swaying. People didn't even notice. I said " I think we are having a earthquake" and they looked at me like I was nutz.

MagicMtnDan
12-09-2003, 05:07 PM
Now you know what it's like living on the fault line. They say that there's a good chance of a major earthquake taking place on the east coast (eastern Canada had one some years back as I recall).
By the way, there's all kinds of trimmers - here's one:
http://www.solana.co.uk/trimmer.jpg
And then there's tremors like this:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/images/seismograph.gif
:D

Dave C
12-09-2003, 05:17 PM
MMD – you didn’t take into account the VA accent. Trimmer = tremor.
Anyway. 4.5 an earthquake?!. That’s a small fart.
Ask our friends in Northridge and Frisco about earthquakes. It ain’t an earthquake until buildings start crumbling.

miketsouth
12-09-2003, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by Dave C
MMD – you didn’t take into account the VA accent. Trimmer = tremor.
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thats rich

Rexone
12-09-2003, 05:32 PM
4.5 :D
Those hardly make the news here. :D

LASERRAY
12-09-2003, 06:44 PM
Dianne Feinstein's ****farts register higher then 4.5!:D :yuk:

Hallett19
12-09-2003, 07:16 PM
dont like dianne feinstein, ha ? me either :mad:

Coach
12-09-2003, 07:34 PM
I taught Earth science for years and I thought I would throw out a bit of trivia.
9th Largest earthquake in the United States was in New Madrid, Missouri 1811/1812 registering 7.9
Here is some more stuff.
THE TEN LARGEST EARTHQUAKES IN THE UNITED STATES
Mag Date (UTC) Location
1. 9.2 March 28, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
2. 8.8 March 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
3. 8.7 February 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska
4. 8.3 November 10, 1938 East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska
8.3 July 10, 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska
6. 8.2 September 10, 1899 Yakutat Bay, Alaska
8.2 September 4, 1899 near Cape Yakataga, Alaska
8. 8.0 May 7, 1986 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
9. 7.9 February 7, 1812 New Madrid, Missouri
7.9 January 9, 1857 Fort Tejon, California
7.9 April 3, 1868 Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii
7.9 October 9, 1900 Kodiak Island, Alaska
7.9 November 30, 1987 Gulf of Alaska
THE TEN LARGEST EARTHQUAKES IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
Mag Date (UTC) Location
1. 7.9 February 7, 1812 New Madrid, Missouri
7.9 January 9, 1857 Fort Tejon, California
3. 7.8 March 26, 1872 Owens Valley, California
7.8 February 24, 1892 Imperial Valley, California
5. 7.7 December 16, 1811(0815) New Madrid, Missouri area
7.7 April 18, 1906 San Francisco, California
7.7 October 3, 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada
8. 7.6 January 23, 1812 New Madrid, Missouri
9. 7.5 July 21, 1952 Kern County, California
10. 7.3 November 4, 1927 west of Lompoc, California
7.3 December 16, 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada
7.3 August 18, 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana
7.3 October 28, 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho

LASERRAY
12-09-2003, 07:37 PM
Bad Charma Coach. Seeing as how we're due for one!;) :D

Coach
12-09-2003, 07:44 PM
The risk we take living in the land of sunshine.
By the way the San Andreas Fault is well over due. It releases energy about every 150 years in the southern section, the last release in the southern section 1857. 1906 since the SF earthquake that released energy from the Northern section

Stray Cat
12-09-2003, 08:21 PM
From what I've read the New Madrid fault is overdue also. St Louis and Memphis better look out if it matches the last one!:eek:

Kilrtoy
12-09-2003, 08:24 PM
Whats the Big deal we have those all the time