Ever worry about LA Earthquake risk? (Los Angeles, Ontario: live, move to, title)

[kidcanaduh]

I just spent an hour looking for it. I can't find the thread. There 1.3 million threads on this board. It's archived without a proper search feature. I did get an answer from discovery, I meant I didn't get a proper answer. They said because I live in the north he stays light longer than in T.O. Um, no kidding, I knew that, but it gets dark at the same time every year, but that year it was lighter longer.

I might be able to search more when I have time. It is on the board, but there is alot of threads to search. But I'll find it.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by kidcanaduh

I just spent an hour looking for it. I can't find the thread. There 1.3 million threads on this board. It's archived without a proper search feature. I did get an answer from discovery, I meant I didn't get a proper answer. They said because I live in the north he stays light longer than in T.O. Um, no kidding, I knew that, but it gets dark at the same time every year, but that year it was lighter longer.

I might be able to search more when I have time. It is on the board, but there is alot of threads to search. But I'll find it.

Keep looking! But a thread about it isn't very convincing. An actual story from a well-known news source like AP or the New York Times or CNN.

But we can ask everyone reading this thread... has anyone here witnessed daylight lasting one hour longer than usual?

I haven't and Meteorology (along with Seismology) is one of my interests.

[crazy gurl]

Originally Posted by JerZ

I don't really worry about it. In "disaster" documentaries, they're constantly talking about how "any day" the Big One could happen. But I remember people buzzing about how California was going to fall into the sea even when I was a young girl in the 70s.

At some point it could happen. But I think we always tend to think of huge disasters happening during our own time. The previous generation thought so, too. When was that huge San Fran earthquake? 100 years ago? So, a few generations. I just don't think it's something that "has to" happen during my time.

Now mind you, I don't live in the city itself. However, an earthquake of the caliber that people are always threatening (and disaster movies always portray) would certainly have repercussions in my area.

I moved here two years ago, and we had those couple/few quakes during the summer. One was supposedly very big. It was weird--dishes rattling, etc...but I wasn't scared. There wasn't enough time to be scared. That's one thing I learned about earthquakes right off the bat. Unlike in the movies, they don't generally last half an hour. By the time I could have gotten scared, it was already over with.

If it were to happen, especially if the main damage was done in the city itself, it could be a huge disaster. People could lose lives, and certainly property damage would be in the astronomical numbers. But no, I don't think about it from day to day. I mean what could possibly be done to prevent it? Realistically speaking.

When I lived on the east coast the big fear was hurricaines. In the midwest, it's tornadoes. You can't really escape Mother Nature.

I Dont worry about none of that cuz i live in utah and i dont have to worrycuz utah is quiet!

[stock66]

I've been through a couple of smaller earthquakes in a newer high rise downtown. the building was on springs and being up high like that REALLY amplified things. The building would sway back and forth pretty hard.
I was part of office's emergency team and went through some extra training. The predictions for downtown in case of a REAL earthquake were pretty dire. They expect glass and debris would be up to the second floor level. The also predicted that that if the old Arco Towers (City National) got rocking they could actually bang into each other.
If a bad one hits I hope I am home in my single story wood frame house.

[oc2eire]

I've lived here for in LA once for 5 years and right now for 3 years and I've only been in 2 or 3 sizable earthquakes, though none of them went above 8. There's really not too much to worry about as long as your prepared.

[Winston Smith]

Originally Posted by oc2eire

I've lived here for in LA once for 5 years and right now for 3 years and I've only been in 2 or 3 sizable earthquakes, though none of them went above 8. There's really not too much to worry about as long as your prepared.

An earthquake 100 times stronger than Northridge, you would definitely remember a magnitude 8.0 -- if you survive it!

The trouble with bigger quakes, as in the projected "big one" on the San Andreas fault, is their duration. It's hard to imagine several Northridge-style quakes all in a row lasting up to three minutes.

Originally Posted by stock66

The predictions for downtown in case of a REAL earthquake were pretty dire. They expect glass and debris would be up to the second floor level. The also predicted that that if the old Arco Towers (City National) got rocking they could actually bang into each other.

That's an incredible projection for the downtown area! Would hate to experience it in person.

[Charles]

One other interesting thing about both the February 1971 Sylmar quake and the January Northridge 1994 quake: Both days were very warm Santa Ana wind days. I lived in Canoga Park in 1971 (my elementary school, Our Lady of Malibu canceled classes naturally) and I distinctly remember shooting hoops in my front yard basketball hoop. It was very warm. In 1994 I remember sitting in my backyard (no power in the house in Moorpark) getting a sunburn.

[kidcanaduh]

Interesting tidbits.

Northridge, Jan. 17 1994

Kobe Japan, Jan 17 1995

Bam Iran, Dec 26, 2003

Tsunami, Dec 26, 2004

It was on the 26th of September 2003 the Northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido was hit by a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8, after Sendai of Japan became a point of devastation on the 26th of May. And on the 26th October in the same year the Gansu Province in China was hit by two strong earthquakes.

Hold your breath, it goes further back. On the 26th of April 2002, an earthquake measuring 7.1 struck Marianna Islands. And on the 26th of January 2001 it struck Gujarat in India and back again at Channai in September causing utter devastation to the entire region.


And think about this.

The Oklahoma bombing occured at 9:03 am.

The second plane to hit the towers on 911 struck at 9:03 am.

The tower fell at 10:30 am.

The earthquake in Asia on Dec 26 2004 struck one year to the hour the quake in Bam hit the year before, in 2003.

The tsunami hit at 10:30 am, the same time the tower fell.

Coincidence?

[kidcanaduh]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Keep looking! But a thread about it isn't very convincing. An actual story from a well-known news source like AP or the New York Times or CNN.

The NYT and CNN aren't all the creditable at times.



It’s 5:25 pm right now Fleet, and it’s still light out right now. This is not normal.



I found some of the stuff. There were many threads and I’m not going to keep searching for more. You don’t have to believe me and I’m not trying to convince you of anything. But this is what happened.

My prediction list

Text taken from one thread

Every quake I predicted has come true, whether you like it or not. And within days and weeks of my predictions.

Here's the list.

1] Bam, I called it within two weeks.
2] The first one in Japan this year, it happened within 3 weeks or so.
3] An 8 or better before Christmas, I got the location wrong but an 8.2 hit on Dec. 23 and a 9 on Christmas Day, in the western time zone.
4] The Mississippi River. Two hits days later.
5] Quebec, it hit next door in New Brunswick a few days after I predicted it.
6] Melbourne Au., it hit Canberra 2 days after I predicted it.

My California landslide was predicted in September. My Turkey earthquake prediction came true days after I made it.




From another thread.

US72 said: Hey Kid.....we are having Earthquake weather

Me: I still have 20 days before my earthquake prediction becomes flawed.


BBB said: and what if it does become flawed?
do you have your retort worked out?
or are you playing the numbers game?


US72 said Dec 16 2004: oh man I forgot about the Kid....LOL!....the clock is counting down Kid!

[SIZE=3]Me: [/SIZE]US...tick tick tick tick.

Me on December 30: Please read this thread and notice the date of the posted messages.

I'M STILL THE GREATEST

JC said: Hey Kid! You have been missed. I thought of you first thing when I heard about the earthquake...and the tsunami. I never imagined then that it was that bad.

Me: Funny how I was being laughed at BEFORE and today they're are probably 20 threads covering what I warned you all was coming


From another thread dealing with the light issue.

Dec 30, 2004 - Well Kid you didnt predict this!

US72 said: we have been getting 35 minutes more of sunlight since the tsunami earthquake! it never stays this light until usually february....anyone else getting any adverse affects?


Me: I'm going to have to watch. It's using dark around 5 pm this time of year and it's actually still light out at 5:07, as I write.

They post sun rise and sun set times so I'll have to check.

Scientists have said the quake sped up the rotation of the earth by one-one millionth of a second, but certainly not by 35 minutes, which would make it darker sooner, not later.

How did you notice this US this?


US72 said: its dark here at 4:45 everyday as it is every year at this time of year....well it was brought to my attention yesterday by a freind who was here and said its 5:20 isnt it supposed to be dark by now.....it was just a natural observation!

Me: Well Dec. 21 is the shortest daylight day of the year. The daylight gets longer each day from that point on but that was only 9 days ago. It's 5:22 here and it's still not dark. Hmmm. This is weird now that you mention it but I can't see it being connected to the earthquake.

US72 said: well something has caused it....and all I can think of is that they did mention it tossed us off our axis a few degrees!..personally I would think a few degrees would be tragic...but I am no scientist and can only rely on the bull**** spit forth by the media!

Me: I would said it was officially dark here @ 5:32, and that is late. I'm going to do some research on past sun down times to compare.

Jan 6. 2005. Me: I've been watching closely since you mentioned this US72 and you're right.

Something is up.


Dear fans,

I wrote the Discovery Channel regarding this and they sent me this chart.

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/sun.html

http://www.sunrisesunset.com

They say that in Toronto the days gain a minute or so of daylight each day after solstice, Dec. 21st, the shorthest day longest night of the year in the northern Hemisphere.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/wintersolstice1.html

They say that it maybe more in northern cities, like Sudbury. Well I'm sure this is correct it still doesn't explain why its lighter longer this year compared to previous years.

I was advised to also write the weather channel here in Canada. They sometimes take your question and answer it during their broadcast on TV. I haven't heard from them yet, though.

[Fleet]

Where do you live and what is your sunset time for this time of the year?
Where I live, it is exactly the same as it was last year, the year before that and many years before that. It gets dark here about 5:25 PM, just like it does every year.
I hope you really don't take this "one hour longer" daylight claim seriously! Lol.

And whoever "US72" is happens to be wrong... the is no such thing as "Earthquake Weather."

The focus (origination point of an earthquake) is an average of over 10 miles below the surface. Weather has zero affect on that.

As for your "predictions," post a link to the actual thread you made it on. Typing it out here means you could have made a "prediction" at any time.