On Jul 29, 3:40 pm, "Timothy Drouillard" wrote:
I was on Shemya in Alaska back in 1976 when there was a 7.6 with it's
epicenter not that far away.

Let me tell you, when you see steel reinforced concrete driveways ripple
like someone droped a stone in water, you get a sense of just how much power
is in one of those quakes.

As they used to say, 'It's not nice to mess with Mother Nature'.

Very sobering indeed....

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message

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Just finished a 5.8 earthquake here in SoCal.

Epicenter reported to be within 20 miles.

Lasted 20-30 seconds.

The walls of my bldg moved like they were dancing.

Couple of things fell off the shelf, otherwise no damage.

Gotta love that chicken wire construction.

The sun is shining, life moves on.

Lew

A friend of mine keeps telling me of all the small prices he has to
pay to live in "paradise." Earthquakes; forest fires galore; mud
slides; smog.

But, hey, the weather's nice when it isn't raining.