Earthquake!!

[Mikey]

Just had a big shaker here about an hour ago. Strongest one I've felt in 25 years here, though not the strongest one I've ever felt.

5.2 about 14 km from here, followed by about half a dozen aftershocks. We only felt the first one but it was about 20 seconds of pretty violent shaking.




Whoa...just got another 3.9 aftershock, which we felt for a couple of seconds.

I guess Donald Fagen may be going back to Annendale sometime soon.

[Mikey]

I did get an early warning on my iPhone. About 3 seconds before it hit.

[FiatLux]

Nice. Always good to get a shaker to wake your ass up.

Heard it was felt all the way in Newport Beach and it went on for a bit.

13 miles under ground?

[Mikey]

Those distances are from the epicenter to my location.

We felt the Northridge quake a lot stronger and a whole lot further away. That was 6.7 so about 30 times stronger.

[The Seer]

5.2

An aftershock.

Sin,

SFV.

[Mikey]

It apparently was initially reported to be 6.7. Then downgraded to 5.2. Kind of like Trump’s tariffs.

And Seer’s IQ.

[FiatLux]

It apparently was initially reported to be 6.7. Then downgraded to 5.2. Kind of like Trump’s tariffs.

And Seer’s IQ.

I laughed.

I can't remember the last time I felt an earthquake. I think that 5.2 was the largest in California in the last year. I guess that monster off the coast where we had the tsunami warning doesn't count because it's in the ocean.

Too funny.

[Meat Head]

I can't remember the last time I felt an earthquake.

So many calbears have violated you ass you can't feel anything any more.

[bungle clone]

Newport Beach...?

Stanley Pickle irked Jimmy Meds something fierce by claiming some connection to that place; I forget the precise nature of the offense.




I mean looks like a great sordid clambake*







I guess the stat line:

Newport Beach has a median listing home price of $4.5 million as of August 2023, a median household income of $142,463, and a poverty rate of 6.9%. All of these factors make Newport Beach one of the wealthiest cities in Southern California.

is why Meds was so apoplectic over the matter. Like being associated necessarily imputes wealth or something else to be jealous of.

Is Newport Beach better than The City?

[bungle clone]

Just had a big shaker here about an hour ago. Strongest one I've felt in 25 years here, though not the strongest one I've ever felt.

So no damage to that nice backyard set up ya got there. That's what really matters here.

[Dr_Phibes]

I think the priority is to get power restored to all the discotheques and bath houses. What's the protocol here? I think everyone should avoid canned beverages for a week, open that tin of Orange Crush and you'll be wearing it.

[Mikey]

I think the priority is to get power restored to all the discotheques and bath houses. What's the protocol here? I think everyone should avoid canned beverages for a week, open that tin of Orange Crush and you'll be wearing it.

It was unfortunately a little too early in the day to indulge in one of Bond’s favorite martinis.

[FiatLux]

Is Newport Beach better than The City?

I laughed.

I actually have a friend from Mexico that owns a house in Laguna Niguel right next to there. Which I like more than Newport.

Anyways, it's Orange county which is loaded with a bunch of Bob Hope loving douchebags.

That being said, I learned how to surf not far from there in San Clemente. My uncle had a place in Mission Viejo.

[bungle clone]

Cool, thx.

Last earthquake we had here we definitely felt. 5.8.

Yes, in Maryland, not usually known for that stuff, but we did. 2011.

Actually it originated in VA, but it's all the same roiling foul vomit pit of filth.

I would love to run geography smack, and in a sense I can, except facts on the ground in terms of demographics make that a non starter. Yeah this is no U&L utopia (Dins), nor is it Paradise (Mikey), or especially The City (m2).

The main redeeming value of the populace here is that every minute of every day there is total confirmation that death is not just a good thing, it's an AWESOME fact of mortal existence.

So many opportunities to confirm that yes, it is fitting.


For those who would call into question this stance, especially those who have no experience with the area, all I have to do is encourage you to come here, rent a vehicle and start driving around.






May Satan torment everyone in that picture forever.

[Mikey]

Is Newport Beach better than The City?

I laughed.

I actually have a friend from Mexico that owns a house in Laguna Niguel right next to there. Which I like more than Newport.

Anyways, it's Orange county which is loaded with a bunch of Bob Hope loving douchebags.

That being said, I learned how to surf not far from there in San Clemente. My uncle had a place in Mission Viejo.

My buddy in college grew up in Corona Del Mar. Right next to Newport but, back in the 70s, it was still on the outskirts. Nothing but open space between their house and Laguna. His dad was a professor at UCI. Fun place to hang out back then.

[Smackie Chan]

Last earthquake we had here we definitely felt. 5.8.

Yes, in Maryland, not usually known for that stuff, but we did. 2011.

Thought I had left earthquakes behind when I moved from CA to VA, but noooooo, had the pleasure of experiencing that one, too. Now that I’m here, peeps in the Phx area should be afraid. Very afraid.

[The Seer]

Now that I’m here, peeps in the Phx area should be afraid. Very afraid.

Thanks, I'll take that under advisement!


Phoenix Earthquake Statistics

Average Earthquakes: 0 Yearly Within 186 mi, Mag 4+, last 10 years

Latest Earthquake: Mag 3.2 /Mar 18, 2025 12:42

A total of 2 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 186 mi (300 km) of Phoenix, Arizona in the past 10 years.

Still holding out hope my Az. real estate will read "sought after coastal property" in the near future.

[bungle clone]

Still holding out hope my Az. real estate will read "sought after coastal property" in the near future.

waitaminit...





uh huh...







way to out yourself, Luthor!!!

[bungle clone]

Thought I had left earthquakes behind when I moved from CA to VA, but noooooo, had the pleasure of experiencing that one, too.

has the traffic driven (nyuk nyuk) you to worship death?

[The Seer]

way to out yourself, Luthor!!!

NOT to be mistaken for the board's Senior emeritus.....

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[Mikey]

Thought I had left earthquakes behind when I moved from CA to VA, but noooooo, had the pleasure of experiencing that one, too.

has the traffic driven (nyuk nyuk) you to worship death?

Or you could just call it hiraeth.

[Mikey]

Interesting animation here from Scripps Institute of Oceanography. I'm not sure how to link it except through Facebook. It shows a time lapse of the spread of energy from the quake. We are about 13 km from the epicenter, so pretty close. Mrs. Mikey and I were sitting in the same room when an alert went off on her iPhone, and we felt it maybe two seconds later. My phone (same model and service provider) went off a few seconds later, after I started feeling the shake. A lot of folks farther away probably had up to a minute of warning.


https://fb.watch/y_j_TEE8Yp/

[88BuckeyeGrad]

Nasty. I hope that shit don't happen again.

[L45B]

Otisburg? Otisburg?

Nice reset, bungle.

FYI, I had Mr LuthOR in the death pool, now only General Zod remains.

[Mikey]

Nasty. I hope that shit don't happen again.

No reports of injuries or damage, beyond a lot of soiled underwear. I’ll take 100 of these if we don’t get “the big one.”

[Biggie]

soiled underwear.

It happens. My go-to move in that situation is to take a picture of myself wearing the distressed undergarment and then posting it in the middle of a Smack-Off battle with Euroclone.

-PSU

[Carson]

Lots of board lore being recalled this month.

IREMEMBERYOURASSBUTWHOAMI

[Softball Bat]

soiled underwear.

It happens. My go-to move in that situation is to take a picture of myself wearing the distressed undergarment and then posting it in the middle of a Smack-Off battle with Euroclone.

-PSU

lol

[bungle clone]

soiled underwear.

It happens. My go-to move in that situation is to take a picture of myself wearing the distressed undergarment and then posting it in the middle of a Smack-Off battle with Euroclone.

-PSU

[Softball Bat]

48 hour major earthquake *doom* warning for SF.









That's for you, mtool.

[Roux]

48 hour major earthquake *doom* warning for SF.

Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future.

There is no scientific basis for this or any earthquake prediction. Quakes are always possible in places like California, but specific forecasts perform no better than random when tested. This user has posted similar claims every few days since 2009.

[Softball Bat]

He's a troll?

[FiatLux]

Ah, the Mission District in The City... nice old school vid.








"From a City with a million hoods" San Francisco









Come see the Giants play










Here's a vid Mikey might like... talking about plates and stuff.

[bungle clone]

wrong, you infidel heathens.