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Grannie | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:00 pm     Updated: 02:57 PM EST Earthquake Rumbles Along California Coast CAMBRIA, Calif. (Dec. 22) - An earthquake rocked the remote central coast Monday, knocking out power in the area and sending tremors across a wide swath of Southern California. Initial reports indicated minor damage and some workers injured at a winery. Talk About It · Chat | Post a Message The quake, which struck at around 11:16 a.m. local time, was felt as a sustained but gentle rolling motion in downtown Los Angeles. The U.S. Geological Survey gave it a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and said it was centered north of the coastal town of Cambria. Cambria is in San Luis Obispo County, about 185 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The county has a population of around 250,000. The site is only a few miles from San Simeon, William Randolph Hearst's castle. Calls to the castle did not immediately go through. The quake struck just before 11:16 a.m. on a series of faults that run parallel to the San Andreas Fault, said Lucy Jones, scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey office in Pasadena. The quake likely ruptured along roughly 20 miles of a yet-unknown fault, Jones said. ''It's luckily on the coast - there is not very much nearby. That's a good thing,'' Jones said. The USGS listed several smaller quakes in the same area in the minutes following, the largest magnitude 4.9. San Luis Obispo County sheriff's Sgt. Pete Hodgkin said damage reports were trickling in. ''It's the usual stuff, broken glass and stuff. Haven't heard anything serious,'' Hodgkin said. ''Some people are hurt at the Wildhorse Winery, some wine barrels fell over. I don't know anything more. ''It's kind of hectic,'' he said. ''It felt like a big one, like the San Francisco earthquake years ago. The lights went out. We're on emergency power here. We felt some small ones earlier but nobody believed us.'' Tad Weber, managing editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, about 30 miles southeast of Cambria, said he was in a meeting when ''all of a sudden there was a jolting and we look up and see the building swaying. I dove under a desk to wait it out.'' A magnitude 6 quake can cause severe damage under a populated area, though damage is often much less in places with strong building codes. |
Pcakes2 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:01 pm     I felt it all the way up here in Marin (north of SF) |
Grannie | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:10 pm     I am going to sign off for now. You are all probably hearing the news or getting info online. By the way, nothing but news on TV here now. |
Tabbyking | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:46 pm     we only felt one minor shake from one of the larger aftershocks, but the main earthquake really moved things around. i was just going to sign up for a college class. i leaned over to look at some documents on the chair next to me and thought i was feeling faint from my sugar dropping or something. i sat back up and tried to get rid of the nausea feeling and it kept happening. after about 5 seconds, i called to my kids that it was an earthquake. we did this gentle roll almost as if you were on the deck of ship that hit some waves. it lasted at least 25-30 seconds. seems there is a loss of power around cal poly to 40,000 or so people, but no reports on the dorms and older classrooms at this point. the nuclear reactor near san simeon seems to be okay, too, which could have been a major disaster had there been any damage to it. counting our blessings! |
Grannie | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:49 pm     Tabby, so glad you are ok. I am seeing some major damage reports in Paso Robles downtown area. I really have to go now. Take care. |
Tabbyking | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:51 pm     thanks, grannie! |
Tabbyking | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 01:01 pm     you know, the strange thing about earthquakes is when they first start and you think, 'oh, an earthquake.' it might just be a little tiny jolt or a little tremor where you aren't even sure you felt something. then you might hear there was a smallish earthquake (2.5 to 4.0). but the other thing is, you start to 'wonder' when you feel more than the first second or so of something. about 5 seconds into something, you wonder if it is nearing the end of the rolling or if this is just the beginning of a motion that will increase tremendously and have you discover you are only miles from the epicenter--'the big one'. it's a 'sit and wait' thing, where you kind of say, 'okay...' or maybe giggle a little from nerves or start talking among yourselves. most of the time, they are small and you just go on with whatever you are doing and if you didn't look up the recent earthquake info on the internet, you wouldn't hear anything about it. a 6.5 like this earthquake would have done horrendous damage had it been in a populated area with tall buildings; the loma prieta earthquake was a 6.9 and i believe the northridge one was also a 6.9--so 6.5 can potentially be very bad. |
Reader234 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 01:50 pm     Right now, I'm glad for all the information Grannie, and Tabby posted. So glad it was in an unpopulated area!! Right now, I just went to the Members Only folders area.... I would like to tell the moderator, Yes Sir, you got my attention!! (scroll down the abc, to P, and you'll see what I mean!!)
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Tabbyking | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 02:45 pm     http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/FaultMaps/121-36.htm this will show you recent earthquake activity. you can see how many aftershocks there were from today's earthquake! |
Weinermr | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 02:57 pm     Wow, thanks Tabby. A lot of earthquake activity going on, that's for sure. The 6.5 near San Simeon was followed by 4.7, 3.9, 4.4, 4.0, 2.9, and 3.3 so far. |
Grannie | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 03:21 pm     MOD Please delete my post of 12:05 pm (I "borrowed it") thank you. |
Mygetaway | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 05:24 pm     Right Now I'm hoping you Southern Cali TVCH'ers are still doing ok. |
Reader234 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 05:30 pm     The pictures are staggering! |
Tabbyking | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 05:36 pm     fortunately, even most of central california is doing okay. i feel awful for those who died, please don't think for a moment i don't, but it could have been so much worse. i think more people felt it north than south! some people felt it in sacramento which is another 115 miles north of me, so almost 300 miles from the epicenter, while some people in the l.a. area didn't feel it at all, even if they were 200 miles south of it. i was so sure at first that it was in the santa cruz mountains like the loma prieta one of the '89 world series where the house i used to live in slid totally off its foundation. when hubby called from sunnyvale and it wasn't centered near him, i was pretty sure it wasn't loma prieta again, even though it felt like it from where i live--we moved here only 2 months before the loma prieta quake--i began to wonder about the central coast because i don't usually feel l.a. earthquakes. i am just so happy that son is home! his dorm is only 35 miles from the epicenter. i also hope there is no damage at cal poly, but i think we would have heard already if there were... |
Gidget | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 06:08 pm     Right now I am exhausted. |
Mamie316 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 06:39 pm     I live in the bay area and I didn't feel it but my sister in Visalia did. It was centered in San Simeon. |
Sillycalimomma | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 08:46 pm     Right now-I am so happy because my inlaws actually have a computer with DSL and guess what?They put it in the guest bedroom!!!(This was not here last year when we visited!) So, I am trying to catch up on all of the fun I missed on here since this morning as quickly as possible as they are making beds and hot chocolate and we are about ready to settle into movie time! I hope I can steal away for a bit each day to post some thoughts on here-and catch up on my Starting Over spoilers!! Our flight was just fine-no problems and we spent the day visiting with family. Tomorrow we do Disneyland!!!!!! Yay!! I will check back in tomorrow*fingers crossed!!* |
Sisalou | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 08:54 pm     Right now I am having a terrible case of indigestion and I don't have any antacids. (sp?) I am also mad at myself because I forgot to go pick up my prevacid prescription. |
Mamie316 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 10:03 pm     Right now, I am jealous Jamie, I wish I were going to Disneyland tomorrow! Have Fun! |
Jmm | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 10:46 pm     Right now I'm thinking that if Sisalou has some baking soda and looks at the box it will tell her how to mix it to help her indigestion. |
Sisalou | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:13 am     Right now I'm thanking Jmm for the advice. I was already logged off when you had posted. I going to the drug store asap this morning. |
Secretsmile | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:54 am     Right now I need a hug. My darling dog is not doing well, I was hoping she would perk up during the holidays since the kids are all home, but I'm afraid I'll loose her before the new year. |
Cindori | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:54 am     {{{SS}}} I'm sorry. |
Reader234 | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 02:25 pm     {{{SS}}} and darling dog...
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Grannie | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 03:18 pm     Secret, so sorry about your friend (dog). |
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