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defacto7

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21. Interesting stuff. Do you know about Antelope Island

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #20)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:07 AM

Mar 2020

Just north and in the Salt Lake? That's an amazing conglomeration of layers pushed up from different periods. I'm lazy now myself so I don't want to look it up but there's an area of exposed griss? It's older than the precambrian rock at the bottom of the grand canyon dating more than 2.7 billion yo. Some say 3.2 billion. It's pushed up well over 4000 feet. Not more than a short hike away you stand on some of the most recent chalk rock tallis? I think. Anyway it's an amazing place.

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We just had another shaker in SLC (Salt Lake City, UT) [View all] defacto7 Mar 2020 OP

Earlier today I was wondering what would happen here if we had an earthquake malaise Mar 2020 #1

I'll take the earthquake over a hurricane any day. defacto7 Mar 2020 #5

Depends on the intensity of the quake or the Category of the hurricane malaise Mar 2020 #7

Ah... that makes sense. No anticipation with a quake. defacto7 Mar 2020 #9

Stay safe malaise Mar 2020 #12

Thank you, malaise. You too. defacto7 Mar 2020 #14

yep. I experienced the northridge quake. extremely violent. Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #22

That must have been some ride. defacto7 Mar 2020 #30

Earthquakes are really weird. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #2

The one we had the other day was like two booms defacto7 Mar 2020 #8

I felt it! I thought it was vertigo. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #3

It seemed like two. defacto7 Mar 2020 #6

Im on the outskirts of the impact. Check OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #10

We're in that red zone. defacto7 Mar 2020 #15

I'm just outside the orange area. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #17

When it rains it pours. magicarpet Mar 2020 #4

Agreed defacto7 Mar 2020 #16

SLC...is Salt Lake City, Utah.. for those who do not know ...SLC Stuart G Mar 2020 #11

Ah yes... writing too quickly here. defacto7 Mar 2020 #13

There are different types of quakes 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18

We have one major fault here, the Wasatch fault. defacto7 Mar 2020 #19

Well I have a little understanding about the area 2naSalit Mar 2020 #20

Interesting stuff. Do you know about Antelope Island defacto7 Mar 2020 #21

I didn't know all of that about 2naSalit Mar 2020 #24

I was just hiking there with my dogs yesterday. defacto7 Mar 2020 #27

Good to know... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #28

"SLC"? Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #23

Salt Lake City. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #25

There was another earthquake today off the coast of Humboldt county PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #26

Those things are coming around. We have felt tremors defacto7 Mar 2020 #29

That's because God is finally chiming in on the local abomination there jberryhill Mar 2020 #31