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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:23:51 AM
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Ladies, I don't know if you are interested, but I have been fascinated with earthquakes and volcanos for a long time. Having a cousin near Palm Springs, Calif. as well as Darlene in Loletta, Calif. and friends and relatives there also...well I began to search. With a tablet you can easily access web sites that provide info.
Our crazy weather, along with the nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, leave us wondering what will happen next.
There is a man in Missouri who does a you tube video each night at 10:01pm CST. Although it does not appear until a couple of hours later. This man is smart and honest. After that really deep 7.3 quake in the south pacific about a month ago...he predicted that certain areas would be hit within 7 days. It did not happen and he was apoplectic, bewildered and he was honest. However within the next two days, sure enough they began popping. He is a great teacher. He believes everyone should be watchful and ready. After all very few states in our US have not had a quake.
dutchsince you tube videos (the man in Missouri)
csem-emsc.org is a site that gives info on quakes in Europe as well as the Mediterranian area.
quakes.globalincidentmap.com gives quake info (live) for north & south America as well as the Pacific.
Caution...the usgs sometimes plays with the numbers...down grading the numbers...So as not to scare people?????
Any way, if you are curious...check these pages out.
Be informed and safe. |
Texasgran |
Edited by - TexasGran on Feb 06 2017 08:27:48 AM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:32:30 AM
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I have been through quakes in California (I was on stage at a symphony rehearsal) and in Tokyo, Japan (I was on the 44th floor of the Keio Plaza Hotel and a couple days later in the lower floor eating breakfast). Feels very strange when the floor starts rolling under you.
Thanks for the link, Marilyn. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:41:43 AM
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| Oh my, Linda. I have only had one experience, here at home, in bed, was awakened by shaking from a quake over toward Johnson county. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:54:29 AM
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I can feel quakes from southern OK if they are strong enough. Linda I can't image what it would be like to be in high-rise during a quake even though Japan has strong building codes.
One of our more interesting and dangerous faults is the New Madrid that erupted in 1811-1812. It runs from SE Missouri to NE Ark through W Tenn, N Kent and S Ill. The History Channel ran a special on it and repeats it from time to time. When it happened the Mississippi River ran backwards, left it's bed and formed a new lake. Theory is we are due for another one. If it does hit it will do more damage than the San Andreas fault line in California because of the makeup of the soil and buildings aren't built to withstand earthquakes. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:55:30 AM
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| The one in the rehearsal - we were rehearsing The Sorceror's Apprentice, and the earthquake happened during the loudest section when the kettle drums are madly rumbling. Took us a while to realize the stage wasn't shaking because of the drums, it was because of an earthquake. The drums stopped and the stage continued to shake. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 08:58:58 AM
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| Yes, Sara. In Japan, this hotel, and most other buildings, are built on springs (or spring-like, anyway) so that in a quake the buildings rock and don't crack like they used to do there. |
Linda B
quiltee
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 09:17:21 AM
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We experienced earthquakes in South Carolina, but none were ever major ones. The funniest memory was when our oldest was three or four and woke us up saying someone was shaking her bed. We told her she was just dreaming and go back to bed. It wasn't until later that day that we realized we had experienced an earthquake and she was the only one in our house awoken by it!
In 1989 our family took a cross country trip, from Delaware to California. I was only 10 at the time, but I will always remember all the burnt trees from Mount St Helens up in Washington state... and that was nine years after the eruption!!! |
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Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 09:41:14 AM
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The guy on dutchsince says we have a lot of volcanos going off frequently and that is good because it relieves some pressure on the plates.
Shannon, I will never forget how huge the Washington state Apples were that year. 5-6" tall and easily 4" across the tops.
When we visited Eureka Springs one year, I thought it looked like a volcano area to me, much like Big Bend Natl. Park.
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Edited by - TexasGran on Feb 06 2017 09:43:51 AM |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 4:16:38 PM
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Wow! Linda! What timing, kettle drums and an earthquake! On the 44th floor of a building is exciting in itself!
Only time I felt a quake here was 1977, it shook the glass on my front door in mid afternoon, I was home alone. Very light, but got your attention! All the neighbors came out saying," did you feel that!!" It is A strange feeling! We sit on The New Madrid Fault and experts say we are gonna have a big one some day!
Reelfoot Lake, about 100 miles from me was formed by an earthquake!
Connie
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 4:50:09 PM
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Thanks Connie I couldn't remember the name of the lake or which state it was in.
For history buffs look for these repeats of American disasters on the History Channel. Well done documentaries.
Galveston Hurricane -early 1900s
Black Blizzard - dust bowl era
Texas City Fire - 1940s
San Francisco Earthquake - early 1900s
Johns-town Flood - late 1800s
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FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
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darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2017 : 8:51:18 PM
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| The first earthquake I ever felt was when I was in high school in Colorado. It was a 1am in the morning. it was 6.1, hard way to wake up. My biggest 3 I felt here was in 1992, on April 25th and 26th. they were 6.8, 6.9, and 7.0, not fun. but not as bad a damage as they have in the Bay area. There are a lot of volcanoes they are watching in Alaska. Bogslova is on orange at the moment. It is interesting to keep track of. |
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Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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