300 Aftershocks Following 5.2 Earthquake in California. USGS Raising Larger Quake threat. Wednesday

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Published 2024-08-07

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  • @rk9family84
    I live in the north end of Bakersfield. The phone alerts said a 6.0 earthquake was imminent. Because I was walking to get out of my house I didn't feel it much. One item fell off a pile of junk and onto the floor in my spare bedroom. I have felt many earthquakes in my life and this one didn't seem very strong. Hopefully it doesn't produce a larger quake like the one from Ridgecrest did. We were camping for the 4th of July in our travel trailer about 20 or 30 miles from those quakes. Our trailer was rocking big time. It felt very safe because the trailer was built to travel into rough terrain. We just sat in our recliners and rode it out. I can't imagine a better place to be for a large earthquake. The house I live in survived the 1952 earthquake so hopefully it would do well if another big one hits. 🙏
  • If you were 6 in 1978 when Rock Lobster was released, you would B-52 now.
  • I'm in Bako. My husband and I still had our phones and laptops on, and he was watching TV., so that 10-second blare distracted me from feeling anything. Ugh. It was so loud! It frankly freaked me out so much that I didn't have time to get in a doorway or even move away from my statement wall, which is probably the most dangerous area for a moderate quake. He is older and a cancer survivor after many years of treatment, so he moved out of instinct. I was glad for that. The Ridgecrest earthquakes were traumatic for me. I hate these things. And then, we lived in Costa Mesa for the Big Bear/Landers quakes, and my sister lived in Northridge during That quake. Her condo basically pancaked onto itself, but she was at work. Her dog was missing for hours, but she found her. My best friend lived in Woodland Hills, and he sustained a head injury. I was the safety plan manager for ChildHelp USA (a terrible organization, despite what Oprah says), so after the Big Bear/Landers quake, I had to travel from group home to group home to ensure safety. Cheers!
  • @genbunin5376
    I’m in Oxnard and felt it. It actually woke me up from a nap. Had me stumbling a bit. 😂😂😂
  • @floydblue1783
    Lived here since 1946 and this type quake used to be common, but very little activity for the last 20 years really 🤨
  • @sarahdawn7075
    Dont know if it matters but I'm from Bakersfield and those quakes are in or immediately adjacent to old lake beds. Buena Vista Lake to the west and Kern Lake to the immediate east of the majority of the quakes. Formed by the Kern River, Kern Lake used to flow into Buena Vista Lake in the area of the majority of this quake activity.
  • I believe it was the San Andreas since it crossed the Garlock fault and affected the San Jacinto fault.
  • @DonFamero
    I live in tulare county and ive been laying on the ground all day ans nite and its been feelings like back n forth feeling
  • My Dad felt it with me in Santa Maria, so it must have been A pretty big one.
  • I wonder how many underground tunnels are around there 🤔✌️
  • @Paser00
    I think we're about to have simultaneous problems in this state... Mind you at 7:30pm yesterday four fighter jets flew over my little suburb about an hour north of San Francisco today 8/6/14... And I've lived in this area for a little over 15 years and I've never seen anything like this in my life... not out here over the suburbs... These jets were low too and very visible... had everybody in awe at my work... I'm almost willing to bet we might not make it out of August without some big trouble... There might not be an election at all this year... not that I care... I wasn't voting... These are strange times... buckle up and knuckle up... something is about to pop off any day now... And I ain't fear mongering either...
  • @roblovegreen
    When the first quake happened, I was awaken from a nap here in Bakersfield. My gel topped bed was giggling around.