Earthquake shakes Humboldt
The Times-Standard
Article Launched: 08/16/2008 11:07:32 PM PDT
A small earthquake, measuring a preliminary 4.6, shook northern Humboldt County Saturday night, just before 11 p.m.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a light earthquake occurred at 10:56 p.m. The magnitude 4.6 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) north/northwest of Trinidad, at a depth of 11 miles. The extent of damage, if any, is as yet unknown.
The Times-Standard
Article Launched: 08/16/2008 11:07:32 PM PDT
A small earthquake, measuring a preliminary 4.6, shook northern Humboldt County Saturday night, just before 11 p.m.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a light earthquake occurred at 10:56 p.m. The magnitude 4.6 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) north/northwest of Trinidad, at a depth of 11 miles. The extent of damage, if any, is as yet unknown.
I was settled in getting ready to watch Michael Phelps break the Olympic record when all of a sudden the entire RV started to shake. It felt like the entire thing was moving about 6 inches each way. Reta was sound asleep and came running out of the bedroom to see what I was doing. She thought that I was jumping up and down. It lasted for only 10 seconds but it left me... stunned.
Not really knowing what happened I grabbed a flashlight to go outside and inspect the jacks and RV. Slowly others started coming out as well and walking around their rigs. Then you heard one person ask another "Did you feel that?"
I'll confess to you that I couldn't go to bed until well into the wee hours of the morning. The whole experience, albeit short, left me traumatized. What would happen if a bigger one came along?
We felt our first earthquake but I don't like it. This isn't for me. Get me out of here!
2 comments:
Love earthquakes, I have experienced three big ones. The scary part is that there is nowhere to hide.
I will be in Las Vegas this week. Stay safe and do not shake too much. Remember when you are in an earthquake region little ones are good. The more littlie ones the less chance of a big one.
Take care,
Rico
After living 13 years in Anchorage and experiencing my fair share of quakes and tremors and double that amount of time in Nebraska riding the storms out during tornado season... Give me an earthquake any day.
The stress of watching the news and making sure I have a basement or tornado shelter (even more important now that we've got youngins') and rushing around getting them to the basement in time and will we even hear the tornado siren??? Ugh!
So, give me an earthquake, it happens when it happens.
Easy for me to say, tho, I'm not in Alaska or California right now.
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