5.4 Quake hits SoCal (July 29, 2008) - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

One Radical Dude · 07-29-2008, 12:05 PM

It's been an interesting morning.

I felt something shake this morning twice. The first one, I didn't seem to think it was real. The second one, I knew it was enough to check out what happened. The center of the quake was around Chino Hills (off in San Bernardino County). No major damages reported, and no injuries. Now I can tell folks that I have experienced my first quake that I felt.

Pawbah · 07-29-2008, 12:17 PM

This was your first one? Nice. We haven't had a good quake in a while. It woke me up and knocked some stuff off my shelf. My dog barked at the quake, apparently thinking that would scare it off. The only thing that bugged me about this one is my cell phone wouldn't work and I couldn't check in with my family that lives closer to Chino. But eventually I got through to everyone and found that everyone was fine. So... good quake?

One Radical Dude · 07-29-2008, 12:23 PM

Uh...yeah, good quake.

It's certainly something I can tell folks that are in my hometown.

pitbulllady · 07-29-2008, 12:34 PM

I just got home from shopping and saw the coverage of the quake on Fox News when I walked in. My first thoughts were for the people here on this forum who live or are staying there. It doesn't look like it was too bad, but this geologist is saying that it could just be a precursor of a bigger quake. We have several small quakes each year here in SC, most of them centered around Charleston, which has been hit by huge, devastating quakes in the past, so we have the potential to be hit with a "Big One". We had a 4.2 quake several years ago, that actually did some minor damage in this area, but that's the biggest we've had within my memory.

pitbulllady

narfcake · 07-29-2008, 12:56 PM

A few minutes after it hit, I said to my boss - "it's over a 5, but prolly not a 5.5."

I'm expecting to find some things knocked off the shelves when I get home (perhaps 12 miles W/NW), but hopefully not much more than that.

Oh, and congrats on feeling your first one. Me ... over all these years, too many to count.

Pawbah · 07-29-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I just got home from shopping and saw the coverage of the quake on Fox News when I walked in. My first thoughts were for the people here on this forum who live or are staying there. It doesn't look like it was too bad, but this geologist is saying that it could just be a precursor of a bigger quake.
pitbulllady

I believe I heard that there is a 5% chance that it is a precursor to a bigger quake. As time goes on, that percentage will go down.

Lynnie · 07-29-2008, 06:47 PM

I first heard of this at getting home from work and turning on the local news. I'm glad everyone down there is ok, and no major damage was done. Kind of exciting to be able to say you've been through one now, huh?

Still kind of nerve racking, though.

07-29-2008, 12:05 PM	#1
One Radical Dude Big Insensitive Jerkface Still Awesome Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,738	5.4 Quake hits SoCal (July 29, 2008) It's been an interesting morning. I felt something shake this morning twice. The first one, I didn't seem to think it was real. The second one, I knew it was enough to check out what happened. The center of the quake was around Chino Hills (off in San Bernardino County). No major damages reported, and no injuries. Now I can tell folks that I have experienced my first quake that I felt. __________________ Visit these pages: Facebook, Twitter, Google+

07-29-2008, 12:17 PM	#2
Pawbah my brother's keeper All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: so cal Posts: 252	This was your first one? Nice. We haven't had a good quake in a while. It woke me up and knocked some stuff off my shelf. My dog barked at the quake, apparently thinking that would scare it off. The only thing that bugged me about this one is my cell phone wouldn't work and I couldn't check in with my family that lives closer to Chino. But eventually I got through to everyone and found that everyone was fine. So... good quake? __________________ <Click!

07-29-2008, 12:23 PM	#3
One Radical Dude Big Insensitive Jerkface Still Awesome Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,738	Uh...yeah, good quake. It's certainly something I can tell folks that are in my hometown. __________________ Visit these pages: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ Last edited by One Radical Dude; 07-29-2008 at 12:24 PM.

07-29-2008, 12:56 PM	#5
narfcake Newly Abandoned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Smoggy SoCal Posts: 41	A few minutes after it hit, I said to my boss - "it's over a 5, but prolly not a 5.5." I'm expecting to find some things knocked off the shelves when I get home (perhaps 12 miles W/NW), but hopefully not much more than that. Oh, and congrats on feeling your first one. Me ... over all these years, too many to count. Last edited by narfcake; 07-29-2008 at 12:58 PM.

07-29-2008, 06:47 PM	#7
Lynnie Lady of Brightwood Dream maker, wherever you're going I'm going your way Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Emerald City, in the Evergreen State, where everything is GREEN Posts: 2,419	I first heard of this at getting home from work and turning on the local news. I'm glad everyone down there is ok, and no major damage was done. Kind of exciting to be able to say you've been through one now, huh? Still kind of nerve racking, though. __________________ MySpace-Facebook-LiveJournal-Y!Profile-Dragon Cave

07-29-2008, 12:34 PM	#4
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	I just got home from shopping and saw the coverage of the quake on Fox News when I walked in. My first thoughts were for the people here on this forum who live or are staying there. It doesn't look like it was too bad, but this geologist is saying that it could just be a precursor of a bigger quake. We have several small quakes each year here in SC, most of them centered around Charleston, which has been hit by huge, devastating quakes in the past, so we have the potential to be hit with a "Big One". We had a 4.2 quake several years ago, that actually did some minor damage in this area, but that's the biggest we've had within my memory. pitbulllady