Earth... uh... movement?

[Crimmy]

Basically, an hour ago, my house moved. HARD.

I could distinctly hear a roaring sound that was not a thunder, nor anything moving in my house (It was moving, but it was not the windows, the tree, the pc, doors. Nothing could replicate that sound) . I was wondering, is it entirely possible that I heard the crash of the tectonic plaques?

Also, I live in a 5th floor, and it felt horrible, it was a 6.5.

Anyone else felt it? Anyone able to explain to me what that sound was?

[Tebryn]

Ummm...where do you live? How are we supposed to tell you if we felt it if we're not aware of where you are to gauge how close we are to you?

[irenicObserver]

Well since your location seems to be "Inside Myself" It seems you just had sex. Congratulations.

[Crimmy]

It's easy. It's the only earthquake that was registered within 2 hours. A 6.5.

In Mexico, central zone.

[Crimmy]

Well since your location seems to be "Inside Myself" It seems you just had sex. Congratulations.

... You know, that's the funniest and weirdest thing I've read today.

[Tebryn]

It's easy. It's the only earthquake that was registered within 2 hours. A 6.5.

In Mexico, central zone.

:smallconfused:

There's nothing on the news about it but...there's earthquakes going on all the time so I find your claim it's the only one within two hours unlikely. In fact

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php

That's the latest ones in the last seven days. If you live 72 km ( 45 mi) SW of Guaymas, Mexico then you had yourself an Earthquake! Congrats.

Edit: Looks like they just put something up on CNN. (http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/10/world/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html?hpt=hp_t3)

[Crimmy]

Note that you're looking for "US". Move to "Mexico" and ... OH MY GOD ITS THERE WOW

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000753u.php

Also... it says "December 11, 2011", so don't pay any attention to that.

And also also:
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458609&Itemid=1
http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2011/12/10/reportan-dos-muertos-tras-sismo-mexico
http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/be0e93a852354ad9e833b2ddffd01dda
http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/2011/12/10/516563/fuerte-sismo-sacudio-esta-noche-a-ciudad-de-mexico.html

3 dead guys because of that. I don't think it was because of a Past Tremor. :smallannoyed:

[Mando Knight]

Yeah, Mexico's kinda close to several tectonic plate borders, so your assessment of it being that earthquake is likely.

Your experience matches up with an earthquake as well... being fairly well secluded within the North American plate, I was surprised a few years ago when I felt a relatively sizable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Illinois_earthquake) intraplate quake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraplate_earthquakes). (I'm almost sure it was this one, even though it was like a state and a half away, as the Midwest bedrock is relatively solid, and the time matches up fairly well... when I felt it, it was weak enough that it didn't really do much more than shake things about, but it was strong enough that I was creeped out for a couple seconds, then amused by the fact that I had just felt an intraplate quake.)

[Tebryn]

Note that you're looking for "US". Move to "Mexico" and ... OH MY GOD ITS THERE WOW

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000753u.php

Also... it says "December 11, 2011", so don't pay any attention to that.

And also also:
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458609&Itemid=1
http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2011/12/10/reportan-dos-muertos-tras-sismo-mexico
http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/be0e93a852354ad9e833b2ddffd01dda
http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/2011/12/10/516563/fuerte-sismo-sacudio-esta-noche-a-ciudad-de-mexico.html

3 dead guys because of that. I don't think it was because of a Past Tremor. :smallannoyed:

I can't read Spanish, but I don't think you need to get upset. If you'd look on link I posted Mexico was listed. The latest Mexican Earthquake was also reported on CNN. So ya...calm down a bit won't you?

[Tirian]

Also... it says "December 11, 2011", so don't pay any attention to that.

It's already tomorrow in Universal time. (Psst, English people -- don't tell me what happens, I want to be surprised!)

As a general note, if you feel an earthquake and aren't in an emergency situation, take a moment to go to the USGS website and register your location and response. You can use Crimmy's link for this quake, apparently even if you are in Mexico. Crowdsourcing this data is really useful for scientists.

[Crimmy]

That's the latest ones in the last seven days. If you live 72 km ( 45 mi) SW of Guaymas, Mexico then you had yourself an Earthquake! Congrats.


I clearly said "Central Mexico". That should have made you look towards "International" and not "US".

I also said it was a 6.5. That's because it was what the newscaster said.

The way you were wording it made it sound as though I was making up things. That's enough to make one get annoyed.

And I never expected you to read in spanish. I merely gave you 4 different news organizations that gave the exact same note "Earthquake in Mexico, 6.5 Richter".

And 2 of those mentioned deaths.

[Crimmy]

It's already tomorrow in Universal time. (Psst, English people -- don't tell me what happens, I want to be surprised!)

This. I want to experience the present, not knowing the future... Except for flying skateboards.



As a general note, if you feel an earthquake and aren't in an emergency situation, take a moment to go to the USGS website and register your location and response. You can use Crimmy's link for this quake, apparently even if you are in Mexico. Crowdsourcing this data is really useful for scientists.

Thanks, didn't know this bit of info. :smallbiggrin:

[Mercenary Pen]

It's already tomorrow in Universal time. (Psst, English people -- don't tell me what happens, I want to be surprised!)

Well, the planet is still here, no aliens have invaded (well, apart from... you know the ones I mean), the various constants that present day physics relies on have not suddenly been changed for numbers drawn out of a hat and

Darth Vader turns out to be Luke's father.

[Serpentine]

Crimmy: You left out an important bit of information, and then got snippy when people pointed that out. Hm...

Earthquakes sound like they'd be pretty cool to be in... if they're not, you know, deadly and terrifying.

[Dr.Epic]

Well since your location seems to be "Inside Myself" It seems you just had sex. Congratulations.

Or it could have been a heard of stampeding bugaloo.:smallwink:

[Archonic Energy]

It's already tomorrow in Universal time. (Psst, English people -- don't tell me what happens, I want to be surprised!)


your "football" team win 3-0 or something... :smalltongue:

[Croverus]

Well, the planet is still here, no aliens have invaded (well, apart from... you know the ones I mean), the various constants that present day physics relies on have not suddenly been changed for numbers drawn out of a hat and

Darth Vader turns out to be Luke's father.

Some scientist has made basic "artificial living cells" based on metal molecules. So yeah, the belief that life has to be carbon based is now being thrown into question.

[pffh]

Earthquakes sound like they'd be pretty cool to be in... if they're not, you know, deadly and terrifying.

I've been in several and they are never fun. Even the little ones. Imagine everything around you shaking, you having trouble standing, stuff flying out of shelves and if it's big the shelves themselves coming down. Think about everything that's close enough to your bed that could harm or kill you if it came down or worse what's around children. A book or a vase flying out of a shelve might not do to much damage to an adult but if it's from a top shelve and hits a small child...

So yeah even the small ones can be quite dangerous.

[The Succubus]

Darth Vader turns out to be Luke's father.

NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo! :smallfrown::smallfurious:

Damn you, Mercenary Pen! I was living in blissful ignorance of that fact!


Crimmy: You left out an important bit of information, and then got snippy when people pointed that out. Hm...

Earthquakes sound like they'd be pretty cool to be in... if they're not, you know, deadly and terrifying.

Hmmm, it's been a while since my Geography GCSE.....closest fault lines to Australia are near New Zealand, aren't they? :smallconfused:

[Serpentine]

Well yeah. Thus the "if not deadly and terrifying" bit. But in all seriousness, assuming I were in a safe place where hard pointy-cornered stuff wasn't threatening to fall on my head, I think the "everything around you shaking, you having trouble standing" bit really is the sort of thing I'd enjoy. 'course, I could well be wrong - I'll never know 'til I'm in one, and Australia isn't exactly Tremor Central *shrug*

[Crimmy]

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/evolving_earth/tectonic_map.jpg

Now watch Mexico. In the central/South zone, you can see it's basically a junction point for several things, volcanic activity, reverse faults, normal faults.

So any kind of movement is, most likely, a dangerous one. Microtremors are nothing, but when you can feel them, it's because they're gonna be big.

@Serpie: I did mention "Mexico, central zone". Before I went snippy.
And I also said the magnitude, and time.
As I also mentioned, it was obvious to look for "International" rather than "US". If you wanted me to look something up about a rare ornithological find in Europe, and I was looking at the National Geographic archive for Mexico/Latinamerica, and in some way make it clear that what you say is not credible; you would be right to tell me that the mistake was not yours, but mine, for looking at the Mexico/Latinamerica archive rather than the European archive.

[Hbgplayer]

Well I live in California, where earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 or lower are a daily occurance, and what you describe matches that of an earthquake perfectly.

[Mercenary Pen]

NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo! :smallfrown::smallfurious:

Damn you, Mercenary Pen! I was living in blissful ignorance of that fact!


Well, you didn't have to open the spoiler box... (and it's been common knowledge for decades:smalltongue:)

[Serpentine]

@Serpie: I did mention "Mexico, central zone". Before I went snippy.
And I also said the magnitude, and time.
As I also mentioned, it was obvious to look for "International" rather than "US". If you wanted me to look something up about a rare ornithological find in Europe, and I was looking at the National Geographic archive for Mexico/Latinamerica, and in some way make it clear that what you say is not credible; you would be right to tell me that the mistake was not yours, but mine, for looking at the Mexico/Latinamerica archive rather than the European archive.You expect us to go searching for useful information on a topic you want to discuss? :smallconfused:
Sorry Crimmy, I just don't think your defensive snippiness was justified, and I particularly don't think it was a good way to start off your thread.

Anyway, how much damage to do? Did the fatalities stay in the single digits?

[Crimmy]

Gladly, yes. It was only 3 dead, though it would have been better if there had been none.