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a tsunami? Here?
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thorn726
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stupid computers. a little quake and they think we got waves coming.
i feel quite safe here at the bottom of the hill- i can be at 800 ft elevation in 1 minute (10 walking)
i feel quite safe here at the bottom of the hill- i can be at 800 ft elevation in 1 minute (10 walking)
BerettaNut92
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Ok, did that earthquake 20 minutes ago suck or what?
I am so not impressed.
I am so not impressed.
Vernal45
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Maybe the Tidy Bowl man is getting ready to flush Cali 
That really wasn;t that big of a quake considering where it was (90 miles or so off coast). I have been through quakes that large in CA on land. I think it was probably prudent to issue the warning but unless there is a 9 plus, I don't think a Tsunami will hit the PRK. Actually I wish all the stories were true and the State broke off. Born there, raised there and lived most of my 50 years there.
The San Joaquin Valley used to be a huge inland sea. It would have to be a gigantic quake to cause a devastating Tsunami. Throw in a couple of volcanic eruptions at the same time and you might have a problem. There was a 9+ quake in Alaska in 62 or 64, I forget. I don't recall a Tsunami there and believe me, a 9 is a hugely more powerful quake than a 7.
The San Joaquin Valley used to be a huge inland sea. It would have to be a gigantic quake to cause a devastating Tsunami. Throw in a couple of volcanic eruptions at the same time and you might have a problem. There was a 9+ quake in Alaska in 62 or 64, I forget. I don't recall a Tsunami there and believe me, a 9 is a hugely more powerful quake than a 7.
Mark in California
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I was just on shore 90 odd miles from the epi-center and within the tidal zone. While the quake was very noticable, I did not think it was that bad. Local news did not report any warnings until the 11:00 news. However my wife and I kept getting calls from out of state asking if we were still there. (We live two miles from the bay which protects the city of Eureka and about 50 feet above sea level. In 1964 when Crescent City was hit by tidal waves, the tide in the Humboldt Bay was about 6 inches higher than it should have been,
About 10-15 years ago we had 8.0 and two 7.4's within 48 hours and they were a lot worse. (I serously consider jumping thru a window, blinds and all to get out of my house) They about tore Ferndale apart (where I was durring the last earthquake) and damaged a lot of houses in Humboldt County.
About 10-15 years ago we had 8.0 and two 7.4's within 48 hours and they were a lot worse. (I serously consider jumping thru a window, blinds and all to get out of my house) They about tore Ferndale apart (where I was durring the last earthquake) and damaged a lot of houses in Humboldt County.
odysseus
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Keep in mind not every earthquake = tsunami, obviously. It is what kind of event occured and it is the ones where a plate is jutted up or down where that huge mass of water displacement causes the wave. Many times it is a side crushing force - no water displacement. Safe to say anytime there is one to best head away from the water.
Funny thing. I heard on the news that in San Francisco, people actually went over to the beaches after the tsunami warnings to see it for themselves. Talk about thinning the herd.
Funny thing. I heard on the news that in San Francisco, people actually went over to the beaches after the tsunami warnings to see it for themselves. Talk about thinning the herd.
Pilgrim
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We can reinforce that behavior by spreading the rumor on talk radio after a tsunami warning that free government cheese is available on the beaches.
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Vernal45
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is this a new quake, or old one:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159857,00.html
Strong Quake Off Calif. Coast
Friday, June 17, 2005
EUREKA, Calif. — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California (search), but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.
The quake late Thursday came just days after a larger temblor in the region generated a tsunami warning that sent residents scrambling.
Thursday's quake, which hit at 11:22 p.m. about 125 miles off the coastal city of Eureka (search), was likely an aftershock to the magnitude-7.2 temblor that hit off the coast of Crescent City late Tuesday, said Stephanie Hanna, spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey. It was originally listed as a 6.4-magnitude temblor, but was upgraded after a seismologist reviewed the data.
Hanna said there was little risk of a tsunami because the quake was below magnitude-7.0.
"Often earthquakes below 7.0 do not generate a tsunami," she said.
A spokesman for the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department said there were no reports of damage or injury.
California has been rocked by four moderate to large earthquakes since Sunday.
A magnitude-5.2 quake shook the Anza area of Riverside County in Southern California on Sunday. A temblor of magnitude 4.9 hit earlier Thursday near Yucaipa in San Bernardino County in Southern California.
Eureka is about 85 miles south of Crescent City and 270 miles northwest of San Francisco.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159857,00.html
Strong Quake Off Calif. Coast
Friday, June 17, 2005
EUREKA, Calif. — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California (search), but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.
The quake late Thursday came just days after a larger temblor in the region generated a tsunami warning that sent residents scrambling.
Thursday's quake, which hit at 11:22 p.m. about 125 miles off the coastal city of Eureka (search), was likely an aftershock to the magnitude-7.2 temblor that hit off the coast of Crescent City late Tuesday, said Stephanie Hanna, spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey. It was originally listed as a 6.4-magnitude temblor, but was upgraded after a seismologist reviewed the data.
Hanna said there was little risk of a tsunami because the quake was below magnitude-7.0.
"Often earthquakes below 7.0 do not generate a tsunami," she said.
A spokesman for the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department said there were no reports of damage or injury.
California has been rocked by four moderate to large earthquakes since Sunday.
A magnitude-5.2 quake shook the Anza area of Riverside County in Southern California on Sunday. A temblor of magnitude 4.9 hit earlier Thursday near Yucaipa in San Bernardino County in Southern California.
Eureka is about 85 miles south of Crescent City and 270 miles northwest of San Francisco.
BerettaNut92
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We haven't had a real earthquake or riots here in the last 12 years!!
Still waiting for the big earthquake that was supposed to hit before last September.
Still waiting for the big earthquake that was supposed to hit before last September.
BerettaNut92
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CHARLIE DON'T SURF!!!!
(Actually I'm Chinese but we all look the same)
A Kevlar kayak with a carbon fiber paddle is on my want list though.
(Actually I'm Chinese but we all look the same)
A Kevlar kayak with a carbon fiber paddle is on my want list though.
odysseus
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Skunk...
Nice kit. What kind of fuel source do you have for the stove? Right now I have white gas. I am also curious what water filter you decided on.
Also what is the acronym HDD about? I have seen it before.
Nice kit. What kind of fuel source do you have for the stove? Right now I have white gas. I am also curious what water filter you decided on.
Also what is the acronym HDD about? I have seen it before.
BerettaNut92
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Snowpeak whatever fuel...it's not the white stuff, which is, I think, for high altitude and/or low temperature or something. I'm a desert dweller and don't know about the high end stuff. I do like my Pad Thai though
The whole kit weighs in at about 20 lbs or so, without water. The water filter is an MSR something. I actually used the MIOX thing, but it's kind of complicated and only used it in urban travel to purify tap water in China. The filter is in the bag and I keep meaning to field test it but keep on forgetting to bring it when I hike. I'm ashamed to say I haven't used it yet, but leave it packed as a backup for my purifier which is in my daypack. I need a dromedary bag to haul more water but I'm thinking about just a secondary Camelbak bladder. That'll give me 6 liters in bladders and 2 in bottles = 2 gallons.
HDD = hard disk drive. I back up my hard drive and toss it in my emergency bag.
odysseus
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LOL... ok, yeah that one I know - I was not thinking in terms of a travel pack. That all makes sense... although one issue with that is HDD are not so portable and not always easy to hook up to other systems, unless you are talking USB/Firewire. Also if personal info is on it, I hope you are using crypto.
Next on my list list is water purifier filter system.
Hey - can that snowpeak fuel last long enough to cook real noodles Shanghai style?
oldfart
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This whole thing has been a really good wake-up call. I've worked with the Portland Fire Bureau for awhile (as a volunteer) and, along with a bunch of other people, am part of a disaster response team. An old city, Portland has a lot of unreinforced masonry buildings that will turn to piles of rubble when the big quake finally hits.
And it WILL hit!
Geologists have determined that a major earthquake occurs along the Oregon coast about every 300 years. The last one was in 1700 and generated a tsunami that wiped out thousands of people along the Japanese coast. Local Indian groups living along this coast didn't have much to say about it since they 1) had no written language, and 2) died before they could devise one.
The warning that was broadcast in this case showed some significant problems. Among them were:
The warning sirens in Lincoln City failed completely. Evidently, someone forgot to hook up a wire somewhere.
Those communities that were properly warned had severe traffic jams on all roads leading inland.
The Oregon coast has many small communities situated on low-lying, flat ground with a range of small mountains just behind them. Highway 101 runs along the coast and through these towns, affording people an opportunity to travel between towns. If a Tsunami is on the way though, none of those towns is very safe. Routes directly away from Highway 101 and the beach are usually one-lane dirt roads leading to private homes on high ground or old logging camps.
In the summertime, the population of some of these towns triples with vacationers who have no knowledge of any of this. From time to time a sign can be found that carries a generic warning about tsunami danger, but local businesses are understandably loathe to tell each new customer that they are in a danger zone.
Nonetheless, when the "Big One" comes, we will have our own version of 'Christmas in Indonesia.'
What struck me most was how people reacted to the sirens. In the six months since the Indonesian Tsunami we've had a lot of media attention about preparedness. Yet when the sirens went off 911 operators were deluged with calls from people asking if they should evacuate! From exposure to this and other bulletin boards, I know that 'people' have in many cases become transmuted into 'sheeple.' Still, I have trouble understanding how a living, breathing organism can sit patiently waiting for some higher authority to give it permission to save its own life! Even sponges try to fight off predators!
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And it WILL hit!
Geologists have determined that a major earthquake occurs along the Oregon coast about every 300 years. The last one was in 1700 and generated a tsunami that wiped out thousands of people along the Japanese coast. Local Indian groups living along this coast didn't have much to say about it since they 1) had no written language, and 2) died before they could devise one.
The warning that was broadcast in this case showed some significant problems. Among them were:
The warning sirens in Lincoln City failed completely. Evidently, someone forgot to hook up a wire somewhere.
Those communities that were properly warned had severe traffic jams on all roads leading inland.
The Oregon coast has many small communities situated on low-lying, flat ground with a range of small mountains just behind them. Highway 101 runs along the coast and through these towns, affording people an opportunity to travel between towns. If a Tsunami is on the way though, none of those towns is very safe. Routes directly away from Highway 101 and the beach are usually one-lane dirt roads leading to private homes on high ground or old logging camps.
In the summertime, the population of some of these towns triples with vacationers who have no knowledge of any of this. From time to time a sign can be found that carries a generic warning about tsunami danger, but local businesses are understandably loathe to tell each new customer that they are in a danger zone.
Nonetheless, when the "Big One" comes, we will have our own version of 'Christmas in Indonesia.'
What struck me most was how people reacted to the sirens. In the six months since the Indonesian Tsunami we've had a lot of media attention about preparedness. Yet when the sirens went off 911 operators were deluged with calls from people asking if they should evacuate! From exposure to this and other bulletin boards, I know that 'people' have in many cases become transmuted into 'sheeple.' Still, I have trouble understanding how a living, breathing organism can sit patiently waiting for some higher authority to give it permission to save its own life! Even sponges try to fight off predators!
:banghead:
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