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tofuandbeer

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56. Mental note:

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 11:11 PM

Oct 2013

That metal box fell damn close to (and rolled onto) the path those folks were running on.

I live in Southern California, and I know it is hard not to panic and run when a quake hits. I've been through a lot of them and was raised being told not to run outside, but damn it sure is the first reaction.

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Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Philippines, no tsunami threat [View all] CountAllVotes Oct 2013 OP

Pakistan 7.7 alfredo Oct 2013 #1

Holy shit! CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #4

7.7 is a mighty shake. alfredo Oct 2013 #35

I read the map wrong. I saw the Pakistan quake, I didn't check the date. alfredo Oct 2013 #54

USGS Furloughed rustysgurl Oct 2013 #2

Philipines- 7.2 James48 Oct 2013 #3

More hard data here James48 Oct 2013 #12

Mental note: tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #56

Was that a rat or dog or cat that ran across after the people left? uppityperson Oct 2013 #57

:) I think it was a cat. tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #59

Two of them Scairp Oct 2013 #17

They revised it Scairp Oct 2013 #21

I know it was bad CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #36

How scary to listen to, being helpless where you are. uppityperson Oct 2013 #43

7.2 in the Philippines trocar Oct 2013 #5

These people have gone through hell and back, so many times! darkangel218 Oct 2013 #6

Yikes indeed! My heart was racing imagining myself in YOUR position. arcane1 Oct 2013 #7

All I could think was to tell her to get under a doorway CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #11

Myth itsrobert Oct 2013 #20

I kind of doubt this lady was in a "modern structure" CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #26

Thank you. I keep seeing the doorway thing and that is outdated. Table or desk is best. uppityperson Oct 2013 #28

I did that in 1989... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #27

I was driving home from work when that one hit CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #34

Good for you gopiscrap Oct 2013 #37

Thanks CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #40

I know, but lots of folks would have just hung up gopiscrap Oct 2013 #41

That is sadly true CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #47

usgs.gov Downwinder Oct 2013 #8

Uh-ohhhh Plucketeer Oct 2013 #16

Stupid SOBs CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #18

Twitter indicates it's probably the Philippines caseymoz Oct 2013 #9

Oops, paused to spell Philippines correctly caseymoz Oct 2013 #10

M7.2 - 2km S of Carmen, Philippines Bosonic Oct 2013 #13

Looks like the Philippines itsrobert Oct 2013 #14

That would be a really scary call for you Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #15

Being a native Californian CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #22

Best thing to do, recommended thing, is to get under a table or desk. Poor people. uppityperson Oct 2013 #24

Who knows what the conditions are like CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #30

Indeed uppityperson Oct 2013 #46

I experienced a major earthquake once gopiscrap Oct 2013 #42

Cebu Philippines has a lot of call centers. DCBob Oct 2013 #19

You should relay your experience on MSNBC itsrobert Oct 2013 #23

+1 GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #50

Reuters: Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Philippines, no tsunami threat DCBob Oct 2013 #25

22 miles deep. wouldn't that depth mitigate some of the destructive potential? Adsos Letter Oct 2013 #31

Yes, I hope so too except the OP heard what sounded like damage and then the line cutoff. DCBob Oct 2013 #33

Never mind, looks like 1 quake. In which case, here is link to a gd thread. uppityperson Oct 2013 #32

No Tsunami Threat... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #39

I think you have to get near the Magnitude 9 level Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #60

That's just south of Cebu Island davidpdx Oct 2013 #61

You should fix the title, if you can DLnyc Oct 2013 #29

I did CountAllVotes Oct 2013 #44

Yes, I saw, thank you. DLnyc Oct 2013 #51

7.2 Magnitude Bohol, Philippines 41 minutes ago applegrove Oct 2013 #38

I have a relative in Mindanao and she just posted on Facebook it was really strong. DCBob Oct 2013 #45

Useful updated report site (sans USGS) Bosonic Oct 2013 #48

That is a great link, thank you. 4 fatalities. :( uppityperson Oct 2013 #49

Depth recalculated to 57 km vs initially at 33, good news, fewer expected fatalities. uppityperson Oct 2013 #52

33 km is a default depth (so are 5 and 10 km) bananas Oct 2013 #62

Thank you, I didn't know that. I have learned several things on DU recently. Thanks uppityperson Oct 2013 #63

Photo of the collapsed church. uppityperson Oct 2013 #53

Looking at this picture of inside a building, I'd've been screaming too. uppityperson Oct 2013 #55

Now saying 20 dead confirmed. Glad it was morning there, people were outside their homes uppityperson Oct 2013 #58

More bodies found in Bohol; quake death toll hits 151 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #64