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9. It was WAY stronger than yesterday's...and longer! Scary!

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Fri Jul 5, 2019, 11:53 PM

Jul 2019

Shook Orange County hard!

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7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes S. California [View all] pnwmom Jul 2019 OP

Check in on these threads, fam. Stay alert and safe. Anon-C Jul 2019 #1

It is logarithmic that is why it may be deceptive to some still_one Jul 2019 #2

I thought a logarithm customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #10

Same thing. Think exponents, and you have population issues still_one Jul 2019 #21

I truly hope these are not precursers.... friend of m and j Jul 2019 #3

Unlikely. Igel Jul 2019 #65

Upon further review.... SCVDem Jul 2019 #4

MSNBC says it is in the range of 6.9 to 7.1. So I don't think it's been decided. nt pnwmom Jul 2019 #13

CNN saying now 7.1. Upgraded from 6.9. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #23

Yeah, and the NYTimes is also saying 7.1. Let's hope we don't have a follow-up that's bigger. nt pnwmom Jul 2019 #44

Oh, yeah. I was there as a little in 1971. herding cats Jul 2019 #18

At least we got a movie! SCVDem Jul 2019 #33

Yes, we did! herding cats Jul 2019 #42

I love Lucy Jones, too. Even though I live in Michigan, I'm a geophysics nerd. I recently read her catbyte Jul 2019 #55

The ground we stand on shaking underneath us is traumatizing. Best thing to do is to be prepared. emmaverybo Jul 2019 #48

i was in middle school living in glendora ca when sylmar hit. AllaN01Bear Jul 2019 #35

They always start high on the magnitude then drop it 2 or 3 points. chowder66 Jul 2019 #5

I live pretty close to the epicenter, and it felt very deep. blugbox Jul 2019 #41

I see they increased the number again. chowder66 Jul 2019 #58

Yeah I think we were lucky this one seemed deep blugbox Jul 2019 #63

another pretty good shake in Ventura.... dhill926 Jul 2019 #6

Felt it in Vegas as well. pecosbob Jul 2019 #7

Was closer to LV than LA mobeau69 Jul 2019 #26

got a good shake in vegas. mopinko Jul 2019 #8

It was WAY stronger than yesterday's...and longer! Scary! SunSeeker Jul 2019 #9

A seven-pointer WILL get your attention. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #12

You lived at the airport? mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #28

Actually, we lived right on top of the SA, where it subducts in the Pacific. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #29

Well that sounds ... unsafe ... glad you moved ... even though SF RULES ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #31

It made life . . . interesting. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #39

You and me both ... though I never lived there I been there A LOT ... grew up in East Bay mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #40

A 7.1 is over five times stronger Codeine Jul 2019 #56

Yes! It sloshed the water out of our pool, unlike the 6.4. And we're 175 mi. from Ridgecrest! SunSeeker Jul 2019 #64

Weird, downgraded to 6.9 but now back to 7.1 greyl Jul 2019 #11

MSNBC's saying 6.9 to 7.1. So maybe different sources are saying different things. pnwmom Jul 2019 #14

Lol, same source has said different things. greyl Jul 2019 #16

Info is gathered from multiple data points procon Jul 2019 #20

Yes indeed, just concerned with staying in synch with them. nt greyl Jul 2019 #36

There's a lot of free seismic apps that will procon Jul 2019 #38

Little bit stronger than Yesterday's Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #15

A 6.9 or 7.1 is a LOT bigger than a 6., for anyone at the epicenter. pnwmom Jul 2019 #22

Trying to find the USGS readings here in Vegas. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #24

9:21,and here we go again. Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #27

That's BIG! Retrograde Jul 2019 #17

Local news reporters saying this lasted 40 seconds. procon Jul 2019 #19

Yeah this one lasted noticably longer. blugbox Jul 2019 #43

Holy crap wryter2000 Jul 2019 #66

Cal Tech seismologist, "This is an earthquake sequence, we could have more large quakes" Baclava Jul 2019 #25

Usually you get a quake and then aftershocks and that's it. bobGandolf Jul 2019 #54

Any reports of injuries or major damage anywhere? If not, with a 7.1, that's damn lucky ... mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #30

Magats and other losers are hoping it destroys California dustyscamp Jul 2019 #32

What's funny is in their ignorance, Mr.Bill Jul 2019 #34

Yep a lot of their favorite produce & tech comes from Cali dustyscamp Jul 2019 #45

Ripple effects.... Brainfodder Jul 2019 #61

i usually use this site for close in quakes (california nev) AllaN01Bear Jul 2019 #37

Don't worry. I'm sure our fearless leader will throw them some paper towels. tclambert Jul 2019 #46

I'm 115 miles from the epicenter... B Stieg Jul 2019 #47

USGS says 7.1 nitpicker Jul 2019 #49

From The Guardian nitpicker Jul 2019 #50

Take care! MFM008 Jul 2019 #51

According to one report, this one was 11 times stronger than previous one. Stuart G Jul 2019 #52

Technically five times stronger Codeine Jul 2019 #57

People say hurricanses are bad, blizzards and such, but when I went through the Loma Prieta (1989) turbinetree Jul 2019 #53

And southern California keeps inexorably moving northwest paleotn Jul 2019 #59

Was at work in Chandler, AZ last night... AZ8theist Jul 2019 #60

Scary Baclava Jul 2019 #62

USGS is reporting over 620 aftershocks (greater than magnitude 2.5) in 24-hours. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #67