Earthquake in SoCal

[jbusc]

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My UCLA D, who’s back east right now, received an automated text message and some automated email alerts from UCLA regarding the earthquake. It seems as if the automated alerts arrived about 30-60 minutes after the quake. I don’t know if this was due to them sending it late or the cell system delivering it late. When we had the big fires here last October my UCSD D received automated text alerts from UCSD as well. It’s great that these schools have and are using these automated alerts systems but we need to remember that in an large area-wide impact, like an earthquake, the cell system might delay the actual delivery of the alerts.

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<p>I got two texts on my phone from USC’s automated alert system, too - the first one saying that DPS was inspecting each building and to report any damage/injuries and the second one saying that no damage or injuries had been reported.</p>

<p>I received mine shortly after the quake, but another student who I was with at the time received his about an hour after (I believe he has verizon) He got a call from his mom which went through fine, though.</p>

[tsdad]

<p>My son sent me a text from LA at 1:55 central time about the earthquake.</p>

[binx]

<p>Finally heard from S2 who is in Santa Barbara. He said he was on a bus at the time and didn’t feel a thing. Sounded disappointed. (Hope that doesn’t fall in the category of “be careful what you wish for!”)</p>

[ucsd_ucla_dad]

<p>^^ A co-worker of my San Diego D, recently here from New Jersey, was all excited and happy that he finally was able to feel an earthquake (albeit in San Diego where it wasn’t very strong). He’d been waiting awhile to feel one.</p>

[JC]

<p>It was a roller in San Gabriel, kind of went on and on. Lost some things from shelves, nothing bad. Got 3 calls and 2 email from LMU’s emergency system hahaha, a little overkill.
Just take it in stride, nothing like Northridge, Whittier Narrows or Sylmar ( yeah I go way back)!
I will take earthquakes over any other natural disaster!</p>

[WashDad]

<p>WashMom has never completely forgiven me for being out of town on business when the Northridge quake hit. Heh. After living in SoCal for 40+ years, by far the worst earthquake I’ve felt was here in Washington. The 6.8 Nisqually quake was a real rock-and-roller. If you live on the west coast you just kind of get used to them. If I’d ever been right on top of a 6+ earthquake I’m sure I’d be less blase, but I’ve been a ways away from most of the big quakes.</p>

<p>One time a little 4.8ish quake happened in Santa Ana more-or-less directly under our office. That was fun – it felt like one thump straight up and down about 6 inches, and then it was over. When I was kid I was outside when a good-sized roller went through. I could see the waves running down the street and the neighbor’s jeep rocking in easy cadence with the ground movement. I wish I’d had a video camera back then. It was always fun to see newbies freak out during minor quakes, too.</p>

[notre_dame_AL]

<p>JC*-never been in an earthquake, but have witnessed tornado weather! Can’t really compare the two, but I certainly don’t like tornado weather!! Glad to hear there were no serious injuries with this earthquake.</p>

[JustAMomOf4]

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I told my employees—next time when you are running out of the office screaming, be sure and take just a moment to backup your data

this has me in stitches!
hears on the news this is the biggest earthquake on the west coast since 1994? is that true?
If so then there are a lot of youngun’s for whom this must have felt pretty big.
In the mid-90’s we had one that was about a 4.8 here in PA. I was in Wal-Mart and I remember the loud boom. I thought a tractor trailer had backed into the loading dock and shook the building. I never thought of an earthquake making noise until then.
I remember a customer coming in - he had no idea what happened. He said he was driving down the road and the road moved under him.</p>

[88888888]

<p>I live in Chino Hills, however I’m on vacation in China… hopefully nothing much fell in my house…when I get back o.O</p>

[WashDad]

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heard on the news this is the biggest earthquake on the west coast since 1994?

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<p>Not even close – the Nisqually quake in Olympia, Washington, in 2001 was a 6.8 – much, much more powerful than yesterday’s event. There have been two or three 6+ quakes in central and northern California since 1994 (but not in big urban areas). Yesterday’s quake, which wasn’t really very powerful as these things go, is the biggest in the LA/Orange County/Inland Empire area since 1994.</p>

<p>If you want to include Alaska on the west coast, there have been even more.</p>

[JC]

<p>My school’s summer school ended last week, but we have daycare until the end of the month. We only had about a dozen kids on campus and they were all in the sandbox. They didn’t feel a thing:) I exited my office after the roll to check on the daycare and only the adults really looked concerned. So thankfully no traumatic experience for the kiddies.</p>

[coureur]

<p>A sign I’m considering installing in our office:</p>

<p>In case of fire or earthquake simply flee the building with the same reckless abandon that occurs each day at quitting time.</p>

[HisGraceFillsMe]

<p>WashDad has it right…biggest for LA/Orange County/Inland, but for others, it was nothing.</p>

[JustAMomOf4]

<p>WashDad - I certainly could have misheard - it must have been LA</p>

[coolweather]

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A co-worker of my San Diego D, recently here from New Jersey, was all excited and happy that he finally was able to feel an earthquake (albeit in San Diego where it wasn’t very strong). He’d been waiting awhile to feel one.

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<p>Did he prefer to feel at night or during the day?</p>