3.3 Earthquake in Alabama this morning - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brent88 · 05-09-2004, 09:15 AM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs...kes/usigae.htm

Not far from Birmingham. Happened just before 4:00am. I was too far from the epicenter to feel it and even if I had been closer, I probably wouldn't have felt it because I would have been asleep.

Interesting nonetheless. Earthquakes here are VERY rare, especially where this one was at.

HootervilleFan · 05-09-2004, 12:31 PM

I can't imagine living comfortably in San Francisco...where one day..... BLAM! It's just bound to happen. But in Alabama...that's amazing. Not safe anywhere I guess!

FamilyTiesGOP · 05-09-2004, 12:39 PM

We had a small one here in Virginia a few months ago. I was in my room on the second story of my house and the house started vibrating like when I big truck passes by. We didn't have damage though, but still it was wierd.

Brent88 · 05-09-2004, 01:10 PM

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Originally posted by FamilyTiesGOP
We had a small one here in Virginia a few months ago. I was in my room on the second story of my house and the house started vibrating like when I big truck passes by. We didn't have damage though, but still it was wierd.

I remember hearing about that one(I'm an earthquake freak, LOL). That was also VERY unusual.

-*Leah*- · 05-09-2004, 02:13 PM

I'm in Alabama, and I didn't feel anything, which I am above Birmingham, so I guess that could be why.

MonarC · 05-09-2004, 02:16 PM

3.3 is pretty small. I hope everyone's ok.

Brent88 · 05-09-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by -*Leah*-
I'm in Alabama, and I didn't feel anything, which I am above Birmingham, so I guess that could be why.

I think you had to be right by the epicenter and probably awake to feel it.

Did you feel last year's quake that was a 4.9 Leah? I slept through it.

Fleet · 05-09-2004, 04:56 PM

A 3.3 is big enough to be felt by most people indoors (unless they are sleeping). It probably would not be noticed outdoors. Just be glad it was not a 6.3 (the magnitude of the 1933 Long Beach (Calif.) quake.
Anyway, like you said, any kind of earthquake is rare in Alabama. It would be nice if it were rare in California, but then there would be no mountains.

Brent88 · 05-09-2004, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by Fleet
A 3.3 is big enough to be felt by most people indoors (unless they are sleeping). It probably would not be noticed outdoors. Just be glad it was not a 6.3 (the magnitude of the 1933 Long Beach (Calif.) quake.
Anyway, like you said, any kind of earthquake is rare in Alabama. It would be nice if it were rare in California, but then there would be no mountains.

Did you feel that 6.5 that hit around Paso Robles right before Christmas? It killed 2 or 3 people and collapsed some old buildings.

Fleet · 05-09-2004, 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by Brent88
Did you feel that 6.5 that hit around Paso Robles right before Christmas? It killed 2 or 3 people and collapsed some old buildings.

Yeah, I remember that one. Paso Robles is about 120 miles away from me. I didn't feel it; I was moving around at the time. But, I called my mom, and she didn't feel it either even though she was inside the house. I guess it was too far and the main shock wave perhaps went in a different direction.

Brian · 05-09-2004, 08:24 PM

The only major earthquake that occured here in SD was a few years ago during the night. I slept through it because I'm a heavy sleeper. There were several big trees in the area that got knocked down.

Fleet · 05-09-2004, 10:42 PM

There was a moderate (6.5 magnitude) earthquake in Eastern San Diego County in 1968. Near Borrego Mountain. Not many people have heard of that one because it was in a remote area.

I wish I could sleep through earthquakes!

Brent88 · 05-09-2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by Fleet
There was a moderate (6.5 magnitude) earthquake in Eastern San Diego County in 1968. Near Borrego Mountain. Not many people have heard of that one because it was in a remote area.

I wish I could sleep through earthquakes!

I want to feel an earthquake once... maybe when I go to California one day a small one will hit and I will feel it(don't want to see a 6 or higher.

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Fleet · 05-09-2004, 11:41 PM

Yeah, trust me, you don't want to experience a 6+ magnitude earthquake.

If you really want to feel an earthquake, your best bet is in Japan or Alaska. Or Alabama.

DarthMaul'sDiciple · 05-10-2004, 12:08 AM

I was living in Dallas, Texas when Alpine, Texas, a small town out on the side of a mountain in far West Texas was hit by a 5.5 on the ricter scale earthquake in 1995. It caused the side of a remote mountainside to collapse and slide down into the valley below. The tremlor caused buildings as far away as Dallas to sway.

05-09-2004, 09:15 AM	#1
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	3.3 Earthquake in Alabama this morning http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs...kes/usigae.htm Not far from Birmingham. Happened just before 4:00am. I was too far from the epicenter to feel it and even if I had been closer, I probably wouldn't have felt it because I would have been asleep. Interesting nonetheless. Earthquakes here are VERY rare, especially where this one was at.

05-09-2004, 02:13 PM	#5
-Leah- Back for More Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 10,563	I'm in Alabama, and I didn't feel anything, which I am above Birmingham, so I guess that could be why.
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05-09-2004, 12:31 PM	#2
HootervilleFan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 01, 2004 Posts: 186	I can't imagine living comfortably in San Francisco...where one day..... BLAM! It's just bound to happen. But in Alabama...that's amazing. Not safe anywhere I guess!

05-09-2004, 12:39 PM	#3
FamilyTiesGOP _ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 1,631	We had a small one here in Virginia a few months ago. I was in my room on the second story of my house and the house started vibrating like when I big truck passes by. We didn't have damage though, but still it was wierd.

05-09-2004, 02:16 PM	#6
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	3.3 is pretty small. I hope everyone's ok.

05-09-2004, 04:56 PM	#8
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	A 3.3 is big enough to be felt by most people indoors (unless they are sleeping). It probably would not be noticed outdoors. Just be glad it was not a 6.3 (the magnitude of the 1933 Long Beach (Calif.) quake. Anyway, like you said, any kind of earthquake is rare in Alabama. It would be nice if it were rare in California, but then there would be no mountains.

05-09-2004, 08:24 PM	#11
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	The only major earthquake that occured here in SD was a few years ago during the night. I slept through it because I'm a heavy sleeper. There were several big trees in the area that got knocked down.

05-09-2004, 10:42 PM	#12
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	There was a moderate (6.5 magnitude) earthquake in Eastern San Diego County in 1968. Near Borrego Mountain. Not many people have heard of that one because it was in a remote area. I wish I could sleep through earthquakes!

05-09-2004, 11:41 PM	#14
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	Yeah, trust me, you don't want to experience a 6+ magnitude earthquake. If you really want to feel an earthquake, your best bet is in Japan or Alaska. Or Alabama.

05-10-2004, 12:08 AM	#15
DarthMaul'sDiciple Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: May 09, 2004 Posts: 36	I was living in Dallas, Texas when Alpine, Texas, a small town out on the side of a mountain in far West Texas was hit by a 5.5 on the ricter scale earthquake in 1995. It caused the side of a remote mountainside to collapse and slide down into the valley below. The tremlor caused buildings as far away as Dallas to sway.