2012 California Earthquake Crestline

 

That's right.....at about 8am this morning, the California ground did what it does best.....it shook. I've heard reports on the size ranging from 4.1 to 3.8, but either way, this is not a huge earthquake by our standards. But it is a good reminder!

Most parts of the country have their own version of natural disasters. Some are predictable and trackable which certainly helps the locals prepare for the event. Earthquakes strike out-of-the-blue. But this is no excuse to be unprepared. 

We know they are coming!!

Even as a lifelong California resident, I take this for granted at times. Just last month, I used the corkscrew from my earthquake kit to take on vacation....hey, you prepare your way and I'll prepare mine. :)

Seriously, though......we have to be alert. Today's quake is just a wake up call. There is no shortage of websites which talk about how to be prepared for an earthquake. If you've just bought a new home in Mission Viejo, this is a great opportunity to make sure you have emergency supplies and a plan. A new home might be disorienting in an actual emergency. 

Fortunately, this earthquake has given us no reports of injury or damage. The one thing I know of for certain is that it shook up the fish in Lake Arrowhead and my husband was able to catch several large bass. (Hubby is in Lake Arrowhead this weekend, just down the street from the epicenter of Crestline) Take the time now to visit the FEMA Preparedness Website and double check your family's plans.

 

 

 

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16 Comments on The Earth Is A'Shakin Today In California

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Last year Northern Virginia had a 5.8 earthquake and I thought I would lose my mind living through it.  I don't know you guys on the west coast.  My nerves would be a wreck.
3:55pm • #1
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Chris Ann: Mostly because as you live through more and more of them, you learn to understand them. We have our valuables "tacked" down, we know where to stand and what might fall. We are not nearly as fearful, so we can normally make good decisions. I think that helps a lot.
4:09pm • #2
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I'm with Chris Ann after my experince with our earthquake last fall I've become leary of elevators, since I was in one when it hit.  Those of you in quake zones get kudos from me for dealing with them no matter what the richter scales says they are.
4:25pm • #3
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Karen.... that's frightening....be safe.... new england's nice.... move here....we have noreasters....you'll learn to love the snow....
4:38pm • #4
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I'm not sure if I could tolerate living in an Earthquake area.  I guess I'll figure it out if I ever move to one of those areas.
5:04pm • #5
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Cindy: I was on the 45 floor in LA once....that was scary. The whole building moved back and forth, but that's what it's supposed to do, so it doesn't fall.

Barbara: Thanks...but this is our second this week that I didn't feel. My husband and I were in Santa Barbara Monday when one hit under my son's school. I guess that was exciting. They tend to come in 3s, so we'll see. Snow? nah....I was poolside today.

Jeanne/Ralph: You'd get used to it....
5:13pm • #6
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I was living in SF in 19890  ~  It was a very scarey time.
7:05pm • #7
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We had a 5.8 quakeback in the 80's when we lived up north and it was not an experience I'd care to repeat. We moved to FL in '87 and have lived on a barrier island since. We went through the 2004 and 2005 storms and I will take a hurricane over an earthquake any day...plenty of warning to get off the beach for a couple days...

 
7:47pm • #8
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Our hazard is tornadoes. Basements are the best protection but because of the rock formations here, basement homes aren't common. Some homeowners have put in underground shelters but they can be costly. A few builders are now offering saferooms that I think will continue to be a growing trend.
8:56pm • #9
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Lots of little quakes is a good thing.. .means the earth is shifting slowing and won't just "SNAP" .. ( You hope anyway) The Pacific NW has been getting a lot as well but our plate tectonics are round and california's are slate plates... makes for a very different earthquake experience. Be safe, Karen!!
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Joan: I'm sure...I remember our 1971 big one here in Mission Viejo, my bedroom window came crashing in. Very scary

Diane: I understand...but it's harder to prepare for an hurricane, as far as damage is concerned. Our buildings are built to withstand most earthquakes, so we really don't have a lot of big damage...which really makes us all safer.

Tammie: I don't think tornados sound like any fun at all....I've seen them "bounce" around Missouri when I was at school in Illinios. I can't believe we'd go out on the bluffs of the Mississippi and watch them zip around...little ones of course.

Tammy: Interesting....and you're right, little ones relieve the pressure. I guess this one we originally thought was on the San Andreas, but now they think just near it.
8:01am • #11
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Karen - actually it is much easier to prepare for a hurricane than it was when we moved here 25 years ago.

Florida tightened its building codes for new construction after Andrew back in 1992 and also implemented mitigation programs to "harden" existing construction.

After the 2004 and 2005 storms, things are even better - most people now have shutters and have done a lot of other voluntary things to secure their property and make their homes and businesses safer.

For us, when a hurricane threatens, it's just a matter of closing the shutters before leaving for a day or two.

 
9:28am • #12
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Diane: That's good to know....I know the big ones are unusual...and I'm sure our "big one" will be more like a Katrina or Andrew...just hoping for the best. :)
9:32am • #13
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It looks like I got out of southern Cal just in time on Saturday. We don't really get earthquakes in Sacramento. Every so often we feel a rumble in the Sierra but not here. I kinda miss it, actually. OK, so I am demented.
7:21am • #14
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Are you saying your hubby can't catch fish without divine intervention? Or earthly quakes, as the case may be?

Our corner of the world shakes pretty regularly too, being directly on the Teton Fault. It's what gives us these spectacular mountains...
3:15pm • #15
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Karen- I haven't felt one up here in Northern Ca for a while.  I do remember the quake in 1989 very well though and yours down there in 1971.   And who doesn't have a corkscrew in their emergency kit?   I have one in my car, my office desk drawer and several at home, you just never know when you are going to need one.
6:32pm • #16

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