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Rollo

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24. I was about 70 miles away from Loma Prieta

Reply to B2G (Reply #18)

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 05:50 PM

Sep 2017

I could tell it was a big one, from the rolling sort of ground movement. I just didn't know how far away until later. I remember riding my motorcycle up into the Berkeley Hills and watching the Marina District fire in SF, and seeing most of West Oakland in darkness, with occasional flashes of electrical shorts... someone brought up a little portable TV and I was amazed to see how the Nimitz had collapsed. That baseball game probably saved my life... otherwise there's a good chance I would have been on that structure at that time - it was my regular commute from Alameda...

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Holy Shit 7.1 quake in Central Mexico - 70 plus miles from Mexico City [View all] malaise Sep 2017 OP

Anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake too. nt B2G Sep 2017 #1

that one (1985) was an 8.1-- devastating hlthe2b Sep 2017 #3

The final day of the Lunar cycle that began with the Great North American Eclipse Achilleaze Sep 2017 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Sep 2017 #2

I believe there has just been one. B2G Sep 2017 #4

That trumps Los Angles' 3.6 earthquake today Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #5

We had one on Sunday night 4.2 malaise Sep 2017 #9

If it's the one on YouTube, the exterior fell off and a couple of balconies went down Warpy Sep 2017 #11

Not that one malaise Sep 2017 #20

Yes, and it's not the only one, apparently, just one of the bigger ones. Warpy Sep 2017 #23

I was watching CNN and the dust and smoke in the air is a really bad sign. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #6

They just showed an entire building collapsing into dust malaise Sep 2017 #10

They should show this to the people who live in OK where their earthquakes BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #12

Don't forget the 1800's New Madrid quake... Rollo Sep 2017 #14

Oh, I am well aware of that one too and showed photos to my students BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #16

I was a kid when they predicted a big one on the New Madrid. moriah Sep 2017 #26

Buildings have collapsed in Mexico City SaintLouisBlues Sep 2017 #8

Horrific malaise Sep 2017 #22

7.1 is a dangerous quake Rollo Sep 2017 #13

I was 30 miles from the epicenter for that one. B2G Sep 2017 #18

I was about 70 miles away from Loma Prieta Rollo Sep 2017 #24

Maybe those crazy Christians and their eclipse nonsense B2G Sep 2017 #15

Mexico City actually has an earthquake alert system that worked, Hortensis Sep 2017 #17

I think everybody and everything thing is going to POT!!!! onecent Sep 2017 #19

Poor Mexico! Hit by an even stronger earthquake on 09/08/17 off their west coast Glorfindel Sep 2017 #21

Does the whole world have to fold in on itself? leftofcool Sep 2017 #25

God Please give a break mshasta Sep 2017 #27