Another Cascadia Earthquake? ...

[jrd541280]

Really appreciate your postings here HB. Helps me be aware of my surroundings, which are further than the end of my driveway. Thanks man and keep em coming. BTW, anyone heard of the fissure at Union Gap?

 

[HB of CJ]

jrd541280; Thank you. HB

 

[HB of CJ]

Two Quakes. 5.8 and 5.1 mag. Both shallow. About 175 miles West of Ferndale Northern California. Somewhat south of the Cascadia but who knows. About 8:45 am+ -, Thursday, 25 January, 2018. Nothing felt here at 42N, 123W. That is all.

 

[mrblond]

there been some big ones in the last few days. a 7. something up in Alaska and another near Japan I believe. the Ring of fire is awake

 

[Argonaut]

there been some big ones in the last few days. a 7. something up in Alaska and another near Japan I believe. the Ring of fire is awake

8.2 off Kodiac island

 

[P7M13]

Shake and Bake, baby!

 

[Argonaut]

I have experienced a lot of quakes. Like journalism in general, they always show the worst loss and damage they can find. I was sleeping on one of my 100 foot tugboats the morning of the Northridge quake about 10 miles from the center. It never woke me. There was damage and loss of life but it was very localized off course all the press coverage was of the most effected areas. There would be blocks and blocks of places without any serious damage, then a block of apartments built over parking garages that had fallen down completely. We were listed in the Yellow Pages as a marine Salvage company........our phones immediately began ringing with calls to see if we could help people. Eventually we learned a new trade (quickley) in setting up fallen mobile homes and installing earthquake braces. My commercial divers grumbled but drew full divers wages for 4 months as we were setting up 3 entire mobile home parks. None of the mobile homes were damaged beyond simple repair. My favorite Jewish deli (Abe's) had lost its glass front and when the inspectors came buy, they decided the building had never been up to code (even before the quake) so it took him 6 month to rebuild and reopen. My engineer wife lived most of her life in the Bay Area. She was deeply involved with the Alameda quake that collapsed the double deck 880 freeway. She went in with first responders to instruct them how to rescue survivors and recover bodies crushed under the two freeways. Was a bad day for a lot of people off course but millions of people came through with little more than things falling off walls in there homes. Given a choice, I prefer an earth quake to a big fire like the one that happened a few years later in the Oakland Hills. Modern (and many older) structures are well equipped to handle good size quakes but the drama of loss is always more interesting to report on than the success of survival. The most interesting thing I ever saw as a result of an earthquake was in the Southern California desert near Landers Ca where the San Andreas split and moved the highway sideways 30 feet.

 

[The Heretic]

Native Americans' Terrifying Tsunami Stories Show What the Pacific Northwest Has to Fear

Interesting little tidbits, including a story of how a tsunami covered Cape Flattery. Cape Flattery is 360' above sea level.

 

[mrblond]

looks like we had a little one off the coast of Pacific city today.. 3.1

 

[HB of CJ]

Thank you mrblond. Yep. Seems things are quite dynamic. I hope that is a good sign stress is being released. What concerns me is that these ongoing smaller earthquakes are PERHAPS just the final last gasp PRECURSOR to failure mode of the entire long fault line? Then what will happen?

The big one. The largest recorded earthquake in human history. 9.7. A 100 foot tsunami at Crescent City South. A 200 foot above sea level run up at Yhauts. Florence no longer exits. Zero survivors along ANY beach. But in my nightmares this will happen in early August this summer 2018. Noontime.

Yikes. More special orange juice please.

 

[The Heretic]

looks like we had a little one off the coast of Pacific city today.. 3.1

The little ones are a good think IMO - it means that the pressure is releasing periodically. It is when the pressure builds up and doesn't release that we should maybe be worried?

 

[tac]

I'll be writing my posts from a nice beach hut on the west side of Omaha...looking out to sea and thinking about you all with wistful affection.

tac

 

[Tony617]

I'll be writing my posts from a nice beach hut on the west side of Omaha...looking out to sea and thinking about you all with wistful affection.

tac

That probably won't occur unless the super volcano explodes under Yellowstone Park and then I would not want to be in Omaha.

 

[44 Guy]

That probably won't occur unless the super volcano explodes under Yellowstone Park and then I would not want to be in Omaha.

If Yellowstone blows it would probably be best not to be on this planet.

 

[HB of CJ]

4.0 Mag., off the Oregon Coast about due West of Eugene. I can not pin point it. About 1:23 am this morning, 16 March, 2018. About 6.2 miles deep. I did not feel anything in SW OR USA. That is all.

 

[ATCclears]

Right on the fault line.

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[HB of CJ]

New To Me Site Bookmarked and thank you ATCclears.

 

[RicInOR]

New reports out this month - both a Cascadia - which is more likely and over due
and on Portland West Hills fault -which would be "worse" as it goes thru the highly populated area of the city.

Saw this on Fox12 - but their web site is, less than useful.
... "quake" not "earth quake" ....

DOGAMI: More than 1,400 could die in Portland metro in major Cascadia quake

 

[joken]

I have a bldg. in Philomath that is about 50 years and built on a slab. I had sheetrock crack and floor tile crack awhile back. There is no construction in the area.

 

[jdub75]

I took a CERT class thru the city of Salem a few years back. Basically a prep class for this very event. I highly recommended it.