Current Events > So that's what a 6.1 earthquake feels like.

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That was pretty intense. A 7 or 8 must be terrifying.
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Where tho

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This one?

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us60005lrf/pager

Edit: Wrong date.

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Just off the northwestern coast of Puerto Rico. I'm right there at the north and the rumble could be heard... giant shockwaves across the street and into the distance. It's like Earthly thunder. Neat.
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Godzilla birthing from the sea confirmed.

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Yep,Kombucha posted...

Godzilla birthing from the sea confirmed.

Yep,, but thanks to the nuke a tropical storm was averted.
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Kombucha posted...

Godzilla birthing from the sea confirmed.

>:O

Inconceivable!
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modena posted...

Yep,Kombucha posted...

Godzilla birthing from the sea confirmed.

Yep,, but thanks to the nuke a tropical storm was averted.

We actually get a tropical storm in a few hours as well. Lmao I'm praying for meteors, then it'll be full fledge Sim City combo
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Talk2DaHand posted...

modena posted...

Yep,Kombucha posted...

Godzilla birthing from the sea confirmed.

Yep,, but thanks to the nuke a tropical storm was averted.

We actually get a tropical storm in a few hours as well. Lmao I'm praying for meteors, then it'll be full fledge Sim City combo

Lol, I do keep track of Atlantic systems because of family. Hope its nothing too bad.
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We had a 7.0 last year in Alaska almost a year ago. it was insane. bunch of stuff fell off my shelves. felt like my apartment was at sea or something. I'd never had much experience with quakes before, so it was especially shocking

Apparently a 9.0 is not survivable. Youd literally get smashed by the tremors.
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Duncanwii posted...

Apparently a 9.0 is not survivable. Youd literally get smashed by the tremors.

As I understand it, it's like being in the ocean, except the ocean is made of rocks.
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Zikten posted...

We had a 7.0 last year in Alaska almost a year ago. it was insane. bunch of stuff fell off my shelves. felt like my apartment was at sea or something. I'd never had much experience with quakes before, so it was especially shocking

You're probably aware but Alaska holds the record for the largest recorded tsunami, higher than the empire state building.

The eyewitness account is terrifying tbh

With the first jolt, I tumbled out of the bunk and looked toward the head of the bay where all the noise was coming from. The mountains were shaking something awful, with slide of rock and snow, but what I noticed mostly was the glacier, the north glacier, the one they call Lituya Glacier. I know you can't ordinarily see that glacier from where I was anchored. People shake their heads when I tell them I saw it that night. I can't help it if they don't believe me. I know the glacier is hidden by the point when you're in Anchorage Cove, but I know what I saw that night, too. The glacier had risen in the air and moved forward so it was in sight. It must have risen several hundred feet. I don't mean it was just hanging in the air. It seems to be solid, but it was jumping and shaking like crazy. Big chunks of ice were falling off the face of it and down into the water. That was six miles away and they still looked like big chunks. They came off the glacier like a big load of rocks spilling out of a dump truck. That went on for a little whileit's hard to tell just how longand then suddenly the glacier dropped back out of sight and there was a big wall of water going over the point. The wave started for us right after that and I was too busy to tell what else was happening up there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay,_Alaska_earthquake_and_megatsunami

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Kombucha posted...

Zikten posted...

We had a 7.0 last year in Alaska almost a year ago. it was insane. bunch of stuff fell off my shelves. felt like my apartment was at sea or something. I'd never had much experience with quakes before, so it was especially shocking

You're probably aware but Alaska holds the record for the largest recorded tsunami, higher than the empire state building.

The eyewitness account is terrifying tbh

With the first jolt, I tumbled out of the bunk and looked toward the head of the bay where all the noise was coming from. The mountains were shaking something awful, with slide of rock and snow, but what I noticed mostly was the glacier, the north glacier, the one they call Lituya Glacier. I know you can't ordinarily see that glacier from where I was anchored. People shake their heads when I tell them I saw it that night. I can't help it if they don't believe me. I know the glacier is hidden by the point when you're in Anchorage Cove, but I know what I saw that night, too. The glacier had risen in the air and moved forward so it was in sight. It must have risen several hundred feet. I don't mean it was just hanging in the air. It seems to be solid, but it was jumping and shaking like crazy. Big chunks of ice were falling off the face of it and down into the water. That was six miles away and they still looked like big chunks. They came off the glacier like a big load of rocks spilling out of a dump truck. That went on for a little whileit's hard to tell just how longand then suddenly the glacier dropped back out of sight and there was a big wall of water going over the point. The wave started for us right after that and I was too busy to tell what else was happening up there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay,_Alaska_earthquake_and_megatsunami

Holy fuck that gave me chills
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Kombucha posted...

The wave started for us right after that and I was too busy to tell what else was happening up there.

I love how matter-of-fact the dude is about it.

"Yeah, I was a little preoccupied with the massive wall of death, didn't really get a lot of detail about the horizon."

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DrizztLink posted...

Kombucha posted...

The wave started for us right after that and I was too busy to tell what else was happening up there.

I love how matter-of-fact the dude is about it.

"Yeah, I was a little preoccupied with the massive wall of death, didn't really get a lot of detail about the horizon."

That's lovely wall of death you've got there.
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the two socal quakes in July were lots of fun. I love California
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