Shame on you. You don't even have a clue.

Cindy, Cindy Cindy...did the earth open and your sense of humor fall into a crack? Now if they had said Nancy Pelosi;s answer to the fault situation was botox, that would surely be over the line. By the way, I agree with those who say "You ain't seen nothin' yet."

Thanks to the baggers' comments linking geolicic and political events. You are totally useless.

True. Only right wingers would do that. I think Rush Limbaugh will blame Obama. He actually makes stupid comments like that.

What a silly headline. "California is rocked by earthquakes" And then it is only a 4.2 and 4.0? Really? If anyone would bother to check the earthquake activity you will see that the Central Valley gets several earthquakes every day. Mostly around the 1 - 3 rating, but still. This is not news.

rocked ????? jiggled a bit , maybe

Starderup

Thanks to the baggers' comments linking geolicic and political events.

What exactly is a geolicic event?

About six hours earlier, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Beverly Hills.

Terrible shame that's all it was, a 3.5!!

The government has already sprung into action. Nancy Pelosi is sponsoring a bill to rename the San Andreas Fault. The new name will be Bush's Fault.

ROFL ...okay that was funny.

(Full disclosure - i hate righties but it still was funny)

THIS IS MURICA! We can blame whomever we want to! Relevance is irrelevant.

That being said, is everyone OK? Those weren't big earthquakes but they can sure get in your head.

Why does the new media make such a big deal out of these minor little shakes. A 4.0 will not even cause most people in CA to even stir from what they are doing. It really is not even worth taking note of anything below a 5.0.

hey did you watch her video on youtube to get the Murica bit. If not check it out.

plsthink90, I did not but I will check it out. Thanks

British Virgin Islands...soon.

more2bits, better get you tinfoil hat ready. Yep all government agencies lie. and only you and Fox new know the truth. And all of the resent earthquakes are because god is pissed and the end is near. Have a nice weekend. :)

Hate to tell you this, but the USGS has told and retold the risks. Everyone is aware that we are overdue for some massive quakes. This is why California has spent the last 20+ years retrofitting and reenforcing everything. Just the same, it makes no sense to obsess over it. We can't do anything to stop it. We could live in hurricane country, or tornado country or flood country. An asteroid could fall on us. I made up my mind a long time ago to live my life, not sit around worrying about losing it. We're all going to die. I haven't been able to figure out a way to avoid it, so relax and enjoy the time you're given.

Well that whole west coast area is part of the ring of fire which has always had a lot of activity between earthquakes and volcano erruptions. All of the activity is nothing new since it's been going on for millions of years, but yes, a lot of us are aware of a major earthquake that should be hitting California soon, it's just hard to say when as pressure does ease up in some places and prolongs the process.

I live in Fresno and didn't even feel the one that hit Huron, but considering it wasn't that large of a quake, I'm not that concerned. There's no point in getting worked up over the "Big One" coming, just as long as you are prepared whenever it does decide to happen.

4.1 "There's no point in getting worked up over the "Big One" coming, just as long as you are prepared whenever it does decide to happen."

Do you keep water wings in your pocket or have you just made your peace with GOD? LOL

There are so many assumptions as to what will happen whenever the big one hits....if it ever happens. One theory is that California will fall into the ocean. Honestly, I'm just saying keep the necessity items ready for when it happens as it is no use worrying every minute of the day. You get paranoid to no end. If we are doomed to fall into the ocean, then so be it. It would be no different than the theories floating around about how massive storm systems may be the destruction of life as well. It's all theories and assumptions as to what may happen.

Hi, State of Awareness--I think you made some pretty good points! I live about 100 miles south of you, and I didn't feel it either. I'd rather have a bunch of little ones that ease the tension on the faults than one big one. Of course it is theories. I'm with you on the prepared thing--it really helps to just be prepared, then we can go on with our lives and let the worry go. The one thing I did many years ago--bought a house that won't be flooded if Lake Isabella goes. :)

OMFG! A person that is actually intelligent enough to recognize a dangerous place and move away from it. You get a gold star today mj899 and I applaud you. :^)

I never went there. But i encouraged my brother-in-law and sister-in-law to live there and they listened to me.

(evil laughter)

I'll take my chances with a hurricane which I have the luxury of a warning before it hits. I went through hurricane Andrew and that was a once in a century hurricane. I stayed but I could have left. Not so with an earthquake.

Amen to that.

I love Idaho, no tornadoes (anyway very rarely, then they are just little twisters mostly), rarely an earthquake, no hurricanes, we are so blessed here!

I'm with Justice, I would rather take my chances with a hurricane and the warnings we get regarding these storms. At least we have a chance to get out if the storms looks like it will be a really bad one (Katrina, Lily, Rita, and many others.) I am always ready to move should another of these monsters hit. Not so with earthquakes. Absolutely no advanced warning. That scares me more than hurricanes.

It's very easy to say that you can deal with whatever disaster occurs in the area you live in. It seems from the comments here that those who live in hurricane-prone areas would rather have a hurricane. And those who live in earthquake-prone areas would rather have an earthquake. I don't personally care for tornadoes, yet my relatives in tornado country worry more about our earthquakes. I suppose it all comes down to what you are used to.

I always amazes me that people keep building in flood zones. I was in Galveston in 82 after hurricane Alicia. Saw lots of destroyed homes. After the last hurricane hit there I looked at the area on Google Earth and to my surprise more homes were build in the flood zones, Only smart person there had a survival bell/boat next to there house. So do you live with the possibility of an earthquake that might never happen, Or hurricanes that happen every year. Loving the hot and steamy weather in Michigan.

@ Jill Near Seattle- As a lifelong resident of the gulf coast, I worry more about the people on the west coast. At least they tell us when the hurricanes are coming and how big they are. We just have to be smart enough to leave. Earthquakes just affect you where ever you may be at that moment. No Ma'am, I'll take SE Texas.

P.S. I'm no hero, I have headed North a couple of times.

Jill near Seattle-

Put your trust in Jesus? Where was he during Katrina and other disasters? Guess he just doesn't care about those places.

No hurricane and no earthquakes ...

I'd rather take NJ ....

supersafe2, agree totally. When they say leave, I go. We have generators, extra meds, supplies for pets, stored foods, etc., should we decide to stay. It is not often that a hurricane causes much damage where I am located. I am far enough inland that there is enough land to slow the storm down so that it doesn't do too much damage. However, when Lily came ashore, she came directly north, right into my back yard. My neighbor's tree missed my house by about 4 feet when it fell and there was quite a bit of damage in our city. Power was out for almost two weeks. Lily hurt us more than Katrina did.

As you said, you just have to be smart enough to know when to leave.

Jill near seattle wrote in part:"The best thing is to put your trust in Jesus, be prepared with an emergency kit, and be ready to hunker in!"

(laughter) Jesus sends the tornado’s, hurricane's and the like.

1Thess5:

¹⁶ Rejoice evermore.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.

¹⁸ In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Yes, Stoney - I'm sure those that lost loved ones in Katrina and elsewhere are giving thanks to Jesus for bringing hurricanes and ruining their lives, etc.

Yes. Too bad people like Jill Near Seattle don't seem to be capable of realizing this. Everything that happens was, by definition and stated attributes, scripted.

There are Christians who are dealing with life threatening circumstances who, acknowledge 1Thess5:18 and indicate they're trying to comply but are having trouble doing so. I have a lot of respect for these people.

This stuff is in their 'Holy Book', as is lots of other such 'gems'. Too bad its ignored so often. There are ramifications and repercussions to claimed attributes and texts.

Los Angeles is the same regarding the quakes. There have been a few reported in Southern California over the last month or so as well. Living in the Central Valley myself....I know I won't be impacted as much as those closer to areas that have more activity than others. But any area of the states, if you don't want to risk nature/weather killing you, move. Tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes....they happen and all you can do is just run with it.

Don't you mean just run AWAY from it, State of awareness?

If you are not wanting to deal with it, yes. It's simple, if you are too afraid to handle the weather or natural occurances of the earth where you live, move. If it doesn't matter, learn to roll with it and have an emergency plan in place when something happens.

I'll stick to the North East, where the worst natural disasters we get are the occasional blizzard, which is usually nothing more than a 2 day inconvenience until the roads are all cleared.

My husband works for NOAA and we talked about this after the Japan thing because I didn't get it either...

Apparently, there are a dozen "quakes" or so a day (or something like that). Most are either too minor to be felt or are in remote regions and are un- or under-reported

So generally, you are right, they are all related, its' just that usually it's related to a quake that went unreported or by three or four steps removed :-)

the earthquake is the reaction to pressure already built up

The center of the planet is a molten core. The plates are "floating" on that core. If two plates rub past each other or over each other, that won't necessarily affect plates somewhere else floating on the core. At least that is what I think happens. Of course, throwing a rock into water causes ripples. You'd think that when this happens (slippage or abrasion) that there'd be some sort of ripple effect in the molten core creating another earthquake somewhere else in the world.

I live right on top of a fault which is connected to another fault on the central coast of California about 75 miles from the San Andreas fault. When we had the 6.6 quake in December of 2003, it triggered another quake along the fault line right below my house and did some damage. You couldn't hold on to anything. Just knocked us all over the place and asphalt rippled like waves and cars flipped around like toys. Very scary!!

godgravity--good question. And I have another--with the ice caps melting, does the weight of the water transfer to different areas? The Pacific Ocean is big, and the Ring of Fire is big. I have no idea if it would make a difference, but I would like to know.

now THAT was F'ing funny!

actually, it wasn't funny.

You tried to be funny - didn't happen. I guess your age at 14, give or take a year.

actually it was funny. You guys are just socially inept and comically constipated..run along now

LOL!!!!!

Unless you're a Quaker, then you probably feel right at home

I could say the same with the hurricanes and tornados....but....then that would sound ignorant. California has always had earthquakes, many of which are not reported due to how minor they are. Just as other states are affected by tornados during certain times of the year and the southeastern states always getting hit by tropical storms and hurricanes. None of this is surprising.

About the same number of godders who realized their bullsh!t religion wouldn't save them

Doug-950479: You sound bitter and desolate, and I'm not surprised.

Hey you started it :-D

Don't make me put both of you on time out!

State of Awareness: You get a thumbs up for that one - nice!

You'll be surprised who will start praying if the big one hits.

Pray all you want, there's still no God

And like you would know. Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Personally, I will keep all options open when it comes to whether there is a God or not. Proof, one way or the other. Then I will know what to believe.

Doug-950479: I don't recall anyone in recent history being forced to believe in God, here in the US, but atheists seem hell-bent on forcing an oppressive state of 'no religion'.

Calm down, sweetie.. nobody says you can't believe in fairy tales. Have fun with it. But there's still no God.

All options? Do you believe in the possibility of Mithras? The million or so Hindu Gods? The Flying Spaghetti Monster? Those are options too.

I'll tell you what, Lacy. I don't know whether or not there is some kind of supreme being or creator (God or Goddess). But i am pretty sure that "it" or "he" or "she" is NOT the fairy tale "daddy in the sky" created by MEN, whose books were written by MEN to control populations and maintain power over the centuries. I can truly be agnostic and still completely reject any organized religions' concept of what "God" may or may not be.

I believe Burt is the only one with any sense on this thread. Doug & Byron, my options are to believe or not to believe in God. I'm not an idiot to believe in fairy tales or Flying Spaghetti Monsters. The concept of God has been around for eons and when he comes down and slaps your arses on the head, then maybe you will believe. Until that happens, you disbelieve whatever you want and I will believe what I want. Agree?

Doug-950479: Doug quit flirting with me, I'm not like that, but I support your right to pursue the lifestyle of your choice.

I believe Burt was trolling for attention by using the bullying premise of religion, the little b!tch. I gave it to him.

Lacywild: This seems to help and explains it all: "John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not"

Some people will never understand religion, some don't want to.

Doug-950479: Dougie, you couldn't give me anything, your prose betrays you for what you are.

ScienceCzar. I completely agree with you. I totally reject what religion is today, because it is not true religion. Mans concept of God is not what my concept of God is. Man has taken God and the Bible and destroyed it's meaning like man has a tendency to destroy everything he touches.

You're welcome Burtie

Dougie-950479: Don't thank me,..thank God for all the mercy he has shown you.

I'm out of here. By, Burt, give Doug h#ll. :) By, Doug, you sweet thang.

Why does it matter to anyone how many atheists, if any, prayed? Whose business is it, anyway? If you pray when there is an earthquake that's cool, and if someone else doesn't that is cool too. Why does this have to always be some proving the others are wrong or asserting that anyone who believes/doesn't believe is wrong and needs to see the light?

Really...pray or don't pray, but the thread was silly in the first place. You taking polls or just wanted to prove some silly point? No, atheists don't suddenly start praying and convert as a matter of course in an earthquake, and no, those who do do believe don't suddenly stop believing if they get in an earthquake. Who cares what someone else believes or does, and why did you have a need to bring that up? how about we just all respect each others' beliefs?

Yeah....nevermind the fact that this has been going on millions of years.

Yep, it's all because God is mad.

Or it could be the fact that California sits on a geologic fault line. There's that too.

really? where are we supposed to go, you rod. The entire planet is susceptible to quakes. I suppose when it rains and thunders, that's God having a good cry?

God is mad at his own creation?

@President Galt....Was God mad at the dinosuars as well???? Did he/she/it decide to throw a big rock at earth and wipe them out?????

Is God that short tempered that he/she/it constantly causes natural disasters for over millions of years? I thought God was a loving God?????

The band is Shango. The song is called "Day after Day." I'd post a link to the lyrics, but ... no link policy. :)

Where in ID are you? I'm just down the 15 in UT. :)

Hahahaha--I thought of that song too!

Near Boise, Caldwell

wow second comment blaming democrats and 0 on republicans remind me again who is spreading hate?

Uh....we do have drills and a day of awareness that takes place. They do them during school periodically and many of the places who experience the most activity have preparation runs as well. It would be stupid to not do them considering the area we live in. I would assume that those who live in tornado and hurrican prone areas do the same, yes?

Yes - we always had tornado drills in school here in Michigan

So I can assume California is ready and there is no need for further preparedness?

Good!

None of us need to worry then.

Lacywild:

We always have earthquakes when it's hot. Years ago a New York headline said, "California Shakes and Bakes!" We had a big quake during a heatwave in 1992.

Well, I hope it's just the norm. You all stay safe out there. Never thought much of California, but wouldn't want to see any harm come to anyone.

Calif. doesn't think much of you, either. So stay home

How mean of you. I was trying to be nice, hoping that you all stay safe and you come back at me with your cruel remark. You are proof that Southerners are a lot nicer than Californians.

Now, now, IPfreely. Lacywild is still wishing us well.

Thanks lacywild,Some of us are nice.

Your welcome, Linda. I really didn't mean that I didn't like the people of California. I am glad you didn't take my post the wrong way. Stay safe.

Gee thanks Lacy, for wishing us Californians, well. I feel so warm & fuzzy inside. I got what you meant, so don't sugarcoat it now and backpeddle.

You stay where the banjos play freely and the sheep are scared and I will stay in beautiful sunny CA dodging earthquakes...

hmmm...robin reich's comment ...very interesting. I wonder how much truth there is to that. I don't think I've ever seen science talk about that aspect. Seems to make sense that it could be a factor. Roads buckle from the heat all the time, and bridges have built-in expansion/compression mechanisms, etc.

I wonder if there is data available for seasonal occurrence...

Yeah, I was awake getting ready for work when the one 50 miles south of me (I live in Fresno) hit. I didn't even feel it.

Yes, and you were close. I remember the Northridge quake in '94. We had just moved to a new house in Irvine. The wildfires were raging. The quake shook us out of bed at around 4 a.m. So in between hosing down our roof, the fires were all over the place, and were about to jump the 405 Freeway, we were anchoring bookcases to the walls.

I was in the Northridge quake,I remember thinking that the world was ending,and my second thought was,[at least we are all going out together]I know that sounds selfish,but it was kind of comforting.Sorry,but I lived right under the epicenter and it was explosive.

It woke me up out in Corona. That was a good one for sure.

make that 3 comments aimed at the left now ? who spreads the hate? this is about an earthquake take politics to a political story

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So you are against helping the victims.

Nice.

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No, "nothing new", I think Michael is as sick as I am of all the moaning and groaning about how libs do this and say that and criticize the poor conservatives and blah, blah, blah, ad nauseum. The fact is, most of the time we have been hearing for years from you idiots and just get tired and slip down to your level. I think it would be great if instead of attacking the conservatives back, we all did what Michael has done, and keep calling you right-wingers out for what you really are! Thanks, Michael!