Earthquake!!!

[Mortimer]

Thebby ain't here.










But GRADE JUB,Steve!!!!

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Scav

I am just a huge fan. I really want to do some toronado chasing down near Oklahoma and Kansas, like that show on Discovery, HUGE FAN.

In Carbondale, there was a real serious storm coming through, so inside of going inside, got into 'the Scav' and tore ass to get to the middle of a field and see if I could see a tornado, no luck

I'm leaving.

What's got me a little uneasy is this one was from the Wabash Valley fault and it could mess with the New Madrid. From what I've read about the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, which happened in the span of 7 weeks, we be f.ucked if we get anything close to those.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

What's got me a little uneasy is this one was from the Wabash Valley fault and it could mess with the New Madrid. From what I've read about the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, which happened in the span of 7 weeks, we be f.ucked if we get anything close to those.

So it wasn't from the New Madrid, that is interesting.

From what I read about it, if the New Madrid goes, it will be a large one, no small ones are coming from that area, according to the earthquake people.

SIU must be rockin and rolling already.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Read to yourselves 2x or 3x and let it sink in...

" I have always wanted to go through some natural disasters. "

THANK YOU !!

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Avery_Smartman

I'm leaving.

No your not

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Read to yourselves 2x or 3x and let it sink in...

" I have always wanted to go through some natural disasters. "

It might sound bad, but I think I am on the same page as Scav.

But I think it's all an after-the-fact wish. For me, it was. Given that it happened anyway, and given that it didn't (as far as I know, to this point) turn out deadly, I'm mad I slept through it because I'd like to have experienced it.

Though I also know that there's a huge chance that the Midwest gets a big, devastating one sometime in the not too distant future, so I'm hardly wishing for that one.

I guess it's sort of like redboarding an earthquake.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

What's got me a little uneasy is this one was from the Wabash Valley fault and it could mess with the New Madrid. From what I've read about the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, which happened in the span of 7 weeks, we be f.ucked if we get anything close to those.

Move to Cleveland.

Enjoy many things unavailable to you where you now exist.



The foxes here are to die for.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

THANK YOU !!

What? Obviously i am hoping no one gets hurt, but you can't tell me that it wouldn't be unbelievable to see a tornado like 10 miles away, and you are outside your car seeing it....I think it would be a serious adrenliene rush

[onebadbeast]

Welcome To California! Just Like Being At Home..........

Originally Posted by Scav

So it wasn't from the New Madrid, that is interesting.

From what I read about it, if the New Madrid goes, it will be a large one, no small ones are coming from that area, according to the earthquake people.

SIU must be rockin and rolling already.

In the span of 6 hours two catastrophic earthquakes hit. That is unreal.


December 16, 1811, 0815 UTC (2:15 a.m.); 7.7 magnitude; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; Mercalli XI. It caused only slight damage to man-made structures, mainly because of the sparse population in the epicentral area. However, landslides and geological changes occurred along the Mississippi River, and large localized waves were caused by fissures opening and closing below the Earth's surface.
December 16, 1811, 1415 UTC (8:15 a.m.); 7.0 magnitude; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; Mercalli X-XI. This shock followed the first earthquake by six hours.
January 23, 1812, 1500 UTC (9 a.m.); 7.6 magnitude; epicenter in the Missouri Bootheel. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks.
February 7, 1812 (the New Madrid Earthquake), 0945 UTC (4:45 a.m.); 7.9 magnitude; epicenter near New Madrid, Missouri. New Madrid was destroyed. At St. Louis, Missouri, many houses were damaged severely, and their chimneys were thrown down. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks.

[Scav]

The crazy thing is that in grammar school (right down the street from where I live) we had earthquake training like once every two months, had to get under a wood desk, like that was stopping anything from hurting us....

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

In the span of 6 hours two catastrophic earthquakes hit. That is unreal.


December 16, 1811, 0815 UTC (2:15 a.m.); 7.7 magnitude; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; Mercalli XI. It caused only slight damage to man-made structures, mainly because of the sparse population in the epicentral area. However, landslides and geological changes occurred along the Mississippi River, and large localized waves were caused by fissures opening and closing below the Earth's surface.
December 16, 1811, 1415 UTC (8:15 a.m.); 7.0 magnitude; epicenter in northeast Arkansas; Mercalli X-XI. This shock followed the first earthquake by six hours.
January 23, 1812, 1500 UTC (9 a.m.); 7.6 magnitude; epicenter in the Missouri Bootheel. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks.
February 7, 1812 (the New Madrid Earthquake), 0945 UTC (4:45 a.m.); 7.9 magnitude; epicenter near New Madrid, Missouri. New Madrid was destroyed. At St. Louis, Missouri, many houses were damaged severely, and their chimneys were thrown down. The meizoseismal area was characterized by general ground warping, ejections, fissuring, severe landslides, and caving of stream banks.

The bad thing about it is that probably 90% of the buildings near this fault are not quake compliant, if their is a compliance.

Again, stay safe, I am surprised your internet and things are working Coach

[GBBob]

From a pure irony standpoint, it would be crazy if the midwest got hit with a monster earthquake before LA falls into the ocean

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Scav

What? Obviously i am hoping no one gets hurt, but you can't tell me that it wouldn't be unbelievable to see a tornado like 10 miles away, and you are outside your car seeing it....I think it would be a serious adrenliene rush

seeing one is one thing but wish or hoping for one is another.

[Scav]

First their is a killer cougar in the middle of Chicago, and now a 5.2 Earthquake, world is ending.....

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

seeing one is one thing but wish or hoping for one is another.

One day I will purposely put myself in harms way down south in Oklahoma/Kansas for a week or two to chase tornados.

there are people that actually pay for guides to take them. You have to sign a waiver says you are nuts and they are not liable though...

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav

One day I will purposely put myself in harms way down south in Oklahoma/Kansas for a week or two to chase tornados.

there are people that actually pay for guides to take them. You have to sign a waiver says you are nuts and they are not liable though...

Exactly

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Exactly

maybe you, steve and i are to old.

[onebadbeast]

1968-1969 San Diego, Outside Surfing The Rolling Sidewalk, Palm Trees Swaying To The Earthquake Beat. Thats Livin.