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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:48 AM Original message |
Breaking: 6.3 Quake near Elko, Nevada |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's a big one |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Depends on how deep it is |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Had to laugh at MSNBC breaking into the McCain Circus on Morning Joe |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. depth: 10km |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. My In-laws in Palm Desert say earthquakes in that part of the world |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. 17 KM on Global Seismic Monitor |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. only 11 miles from Wells, NV near I-80 |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. Luckily (I guess) there isn't much out there |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. actually Elko and Wendover are cities and Wells is a town |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. see?? all you doubters, this proves it's the perfect place for nuclear waste |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Nuclear Waste |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. yep, solar and bird choppers |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. LOL Yeah, always my first thought when there is a quake in Nevada too. |
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Stainless (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. Felt it in Salt Lake City |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Thanks for the first-hand update. n/t |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
10. I've been IN elko before |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. here's a Reuters link |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Thanks for the link. Nothing online at the time I heard it on the tellie and posted |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'm getting nervous in Northern California |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. The Bay Area is due for a major quake on the Hayward. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Yes. I must update that earthquake kit... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. meh, I grew up in Southern Calif and now live in the plume of Yellowstone Super Volcano |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
13. Here's the details |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. This is the 9th major quake in the last 12 days |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. Yup. And we had one here just inside the Baja California border, so that's SoCal-ish |
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sagetea (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm from Elko, Nv... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Thanks for the accounts from the area. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
19. At least one building collapsed-felt as far as southern California: |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
27. A lot of the homes in that area are mobile/modular. Anybody know how they do in a quake? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Modern manufactured homes do very well in quakes |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. They either stand strong or |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Depends a lot on how they are anchored. They are not known for stability |
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sagetea (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I don't know how they are holding up.. |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. It sounds like a lot destruction. |
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puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Sorry to hear about the damage up there. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. The Area 51 mothership must have just thrown a rod. n/t |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-21-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. underground nuke test??? |
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