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PufPuf23

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2. I am surprised that trees did not take down powerlines

Reply to Tikki (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 07:29 PM

Feb 2012

especially as the soil is saturated from several days of rain.

The terrain is steep mountains bisected by rivers and heavily forested.

Landslides, some quite large, are a regular event each winter.

The epicenter was in an unusual place / depth and inland.

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Earthquake near me (far north coast of California) [View all] PufPuf23 Feb 2012 OP

That's a somewhat isolated area, still hope all are alright. Tikki Feb 2012 #1

I am surprised that trees did not take down powerlines PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #2

Oh, gulp! Been in enough earthquakes of that mag and much higher to know it's scary! classof56 Feb 2012 #3

I felt it too! mike_c Feb 2012 #4

I thought there was another small earth quake of smaller magnitude this AM PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #5