A report of a magnitude 22.0 Quake in Montana was sent by USGS text this morning

[itsrobert]

I thought End Times? Why didn't I feel anything in San Diego? Why did I have power and water? And the sky was not darkened?

USGS updated their alert to M2.2

[ChisolmTrailDem]

1. The Yellowston Caldera erupting might reach a 22, lol. n/t

[roguevalley]

23. the good friday earthquade was 9-10.6. I think they meant 2.2?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

24. Yes, they meant 2.2. That was clear from the start. n/t

[gcomeau]

27. The planet is incapable of producing a 22.

... that would be "moon fell out of the sky and smashed into the earth" territory.

Actually, I'm not sure even that would be a 22... seeing as that would be a Trillion times more powerful than a 10.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

28. I know, I was simply engaging in impulsive hyperbole. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. You might consider it to be expedient to edit that.

22 !

[RC]

3. That was kinda strong there, huh?

Probably feel it in KCMO.

[longship]

4. A 22 Mag quake? Probably feel it in Tierra del Fuego! nt

[RC]

5. It's a good thing that is nowhere near Fargo.

I used to live there.

[Liberal Veteran]

26. You might even feel that on Mars. - nt

[lastlib]

31. they'd feel that on the Space Station!

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. The proper question is what special powers

Does USGS have to be able to send the alert after that!!!!!

Thanks for the chuckle by the way

[madinmaryland]

7. ZOMG!!! THE MOON HIT THE EARTH!!!!

Good thing I am posting from Mars!!

[NYC_SKP]

8. Pffft. That's nothing. *I* live in California...

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Hi neighbor

[NYC_SKP]

11. Hi partner! (so to speak) I'll bet you have nice sun and weather today!

And hope you're having a great day...

It's a little cooler up here, but sunny, no complaints.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. It's in the 70s

Wind warnings, and dry as a husk.

Watching local nooz being silly over wines, since the bums are off.

[2naSalit]

9. I'd really

be interested in that one since I'm up here in the Yellowstone danger zone (close enough to be in danger and have no place to run to)!! I didn't feel a thing! Of course, I would hope that I wouldn't when Yellowstone decides to go!

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. 22 richter

We would not be talking over the web. Run, well where. The crust itself would have been torn. Mind you the biggest ever registered was at 9.1 if I remember correctly. The scale ends at 10.0.

[2naSalit]

14. Yup, I know that...

and I lived in SoCal back when there were some doozies going on in the 80s and we've had a couple up this way that made me wonder a bit. Surely, when the magma pool I'm sitting on top of decides to break for the surface, my goose is cooked and that will be that. I'm in between a series of caldera's from the many volcanic eruptions made by this ancient "hot spot" It's very much like Hawai'i only under land mass instead of ocean. The Snake River Plain was made by this hot spot and all those ancient cinder cones that protrude from it are products of this "hot spot". Everyone who lives here is well aware of that... if you didn't know it when you moved here, you find out pretty quickly. I also studied it in school before I moved up to the plateau. While it's here, I plan to enjoy all the natural beauty that is present from the wolves, fish and bears to the trees, flowers and spectacular views... and very few people.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. And that is what matters, isn't it? Enjoying life

We had one that happened two days after we went hiking in the back country. The doozie was the several rocks that came tumbling down onto the path. So we were lucky. But the views...to die for. (Just not literally)

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Earthquakes: the 10 biggest in history

1. Valdivia, Chile 22 May 1960 (magnitude 9.5)
This earthquake killed 1655 people, injured 3000 and displaced two million. It caused US$550 million damage in Chile, while the tsunami that it spawned caused deaths and damage as far away as Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines. The 'rupture zone' of the quake was more than 1000 km long. Two days after the initial quake, the nearby volcano Puyehue erupted, sending ash and steam up to 6 km into the atmosphere over a period of several weeks.


2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 28 March 1964 (magnitude 9.2)
Compared to the Chilean earthquake, this earthquake was less damaging: the resulting tsunami took 128 lives and caused overall US$311 million in damage. The earthquake was felt mainly over Alaska, as well as some places in Canada, while the tsunami created by it caused damage as far away as Hawaii. The most damage was sustained by the city of Anchorage, 120 km north-west of the epicentre. Shaking from the quake itself is reported to have lasted for three minutes.


3. Sumatra, Indonesia 26 December 2004 (magnitude 9.1)
In terms of damage and loss of life, the scale of the disaster caused by the resulting Boxing Day Tsunami was enormous. In total, 227,900 people were killed or presumed dead, with around 1.7 million displaced over 14 countries in South Asia and East Africa. The epicentre was 250 km south-east of Band Aceh, Indonesia, at a depth of 30 km. Several days later on 28 December, a mud volcano began erupting near Baratang, Andamar Islands, which is thought to have been associated with the earthquake.


4. Sendai, Japan 11 March 2011 (magnitude 9.0)
So far the official death toll stands at several thousand from the combined effect of the powerful earthquake, aftershocks and the tsunami. However, the total is expected to rise, with some estimates of a final toll of over 10,000. Economic impacts are expected to be huge, with the shutting down of nuclear reactors which many industries rely on for power.

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/03/earthquakes-the-10-biggest-in-history/

For our information and reference.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Why I said, if I remember correctly

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. Well, I had to think about it too

so I went to google university for the answer.

I actually thought the one in Japan was the biggest....But I was just going nuclear on the subject.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. It is incredible how many of these we have had in the last decade

at least to me.

Trust me, Mexico City in 1985 (I was not there but my parents were), was bad enough in my mind. And that one was an 8.1 that lasted a whole 90 seconds.

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. I was in the 2003 San Simeon earthquake

and that was a doozy at 6.5.

[MineralMan]

15. Nobody would need a text message for that, had it actually

occurred. In fact, it's doubtful that any text message could have been sent or received at all.

An earthquake of that magnitude would mean that an extinction even had occurred, such as a massive asteroid striking the earth. Since the Richter scale is exponential, and since a 9 point something is about the largest recorded quake a 22 would be absolutely cataclysmic and would be felt worldwide by whoever survived it in the first place.

No texting in that case.

[hootinholler]

21. So glad to hear the Imperial Death Star

Is not in orbit.

That is moon-birthing magnitude.

[Kurska]

25. 22 quake would be nearly 10 trillion times more shaking than the most powerful earth quake ever

and much more than 10 trillion times more energy released.

All life on earth would probably be destroyed.

[lordsummerisle]

29. Hey itsrobert

You should edit your op, it's inaccurate and sensationalistic...

[itsrobert]

30. How is it inaccurate?

I and others were sent this text. Nothing inaccurate about it. Sensationalistic? What type of person thinks we will be discussing a 22.0 quake on DU after it occurred?

[lordsummerisle]

32. The 22 was inaccurate.

[LWolf]

33. Well, that got my attention.

On a more serious note, I don't ever want to be on the same planet as a 22.0 quake.