holy cow what was that

[fiver]

we have been getting pounded by earth quakes the last little while. [there have been some 4's and a 6. sumthin with a bunch of 2's thrown in to keep us on our toes]
one just rolled through about a minute or so ago.

one hit last night at about 12:45 and there was about 5-6 more between 6 pm and 9 pm last night.
this last one was preceded by the Ravens getting all worked up and having a squawk festival then going dead quiet right when it hit.
dog and cat don't know what to do.
but it's a weird feeling to be sitting quietly then just have the entire house shoved over about 2-3"s.
the initial one hit when I was out Dove hunting last night and it didn't feel like a normal earth quake it just felt like I was being moved backwards on a little wave for about 30-40 seconds.
or like someone was pushing on my back skidding me over the ground only without friction.

anyway the epicenter is about 10-12 miles away and about 5-6 miles down, they are coming from below either dry canyon or slug creek, both areas have some mine work going on in them.

I guess the tremors are being felt clear down in Salt Lake City.
the old house just rolls with the punches, makes some creaking/crackling, noises and settles back down again, and if something gets knocked off the shelf we put it back up again.

 

[uncle jimbo]

You must live in or near Soda Springs Idaho.

 

[Brad]

Makes me glad we just get tornados.

 

[fiver]

update.... another smaller one just rolled through.
it's been almost 10 minutes, so I'm thinking were gonna get a few more today.

yep.
I live right on the south eastern edge of town.

 

[KHornet]

The first earthquake I experienced was in Tiawan, in the 60's. I was laying in
my bunk, when it started jumping around a little bit. Didn't know what it was,
but was informed shortly thereafter. Over the course of the next couple of years
we experienced a number of quakes and after shocks. The worse killed over
80 people. Went thru a couple in Fairbanks Alaska, strong enough to knock stuff
off the wall. They are scary!

Paul

 

[Ian]

As long as the lid stays on Yellowstone I reckon it'll be OK.

 

[fiver]

we just rode another one out.
this one was serious it shook the Jesus out of everything and was enough to take my breath away for a Bit.

 

[Brad]

As long as the lid stays on Yellowstone I reckon it'll be OK.

If Yellowstone blows I have little doubt I will be in trouble too. Lamar will have it good, he won't know what hit him

 

[Ian]

That can't be good for the plumbing or drywall. Hope it settles down soon.

 

[462]

Fiver,

I live in the earthquake prone Central Coast area of California, and find this to be a handy web-site:

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#{"autoUpdate":["autoUpdate"],"basemap":"grayscale","feed":"1day_m25","listFormat":"default","mapposition":[[-3.513421045640032,-161.89453125],[71.85622888185527,3.8671874999999996]],"overlays":["plates"],"restrictListToMap":["restrictListToMap"],"search":null,"sort":"newest","timezone":"utc","viewModes":["list","map"],"event":null}

Soda Springs is the big red dot, and the list has beaucoup earthquakes for the last two days.

If indoors make sure you follow earthquake procedures. I reckon you are prepared for emergencies.

Michael

 

[freebullet]

Dang, sounds like you won't need a drop tube, fiver.

I guess living in a castle made of powder kegs has it's benefits.

It's the hail here that is annoying. With tornados you just win or loose.

Might be tough to shoot for groups with an earthquake

 

[fiver]

we had a few more throughout the day, but nothing much over a 4 or so.
they seem to be settling down for the most part now. [but who knows?]
the strangest one was the one under the old volcano which is now just a mountain peak [it was only 3 miles down] and close enough to see out my front room window.
there has been something like 50 different shocks.


I'm fairly prepared for most things and can hold out for a week or so no problems with the grab and go bag and unless the entire house falls down I'm good for a couple of weeks without assistance.
the biggest problem with quakes is you don't get a warning and there ain't time to be grabbing at things on the way out.

 

[smokeywolf]

Heard my first tornado siren a few weeks ago when we were camped on the outskirts of Little Rock, AR. 3 of them went of all at once. Heard one quit after a couple of minutes, other two quit about a half minute later. You're right about quakes Lamar, you don't get 5 or 10 minutes warning and there's no sheltering or hiding from it.

 

[uncle jimbo]

Glad to hear you are alright.

 

[fiver]

thanks for the 'other post' Uncle Jimbo.

 

[fiver]

http://idahostatejournal.com/news/l...cle_060cae26-3389-508b-be7c-ae852f81ffda.html

here is yesterdays update.
the number should be over 70 by now.
anyway town is where the S in Springs is, my place is at the right side of the N.
these quakes are mostly under the mountain range but centered around some dormant volcanoes which are part of the Yellowstone range.
we have a lot of hot water springs around the area and an active Geyser [co-2] here in town.
just to the right of the top 30 in highway 30 is sulpher springs.
it has a small 2.5 acre warm water lake and several warm water springs that bubble up in the area.
and yes they are full of sulpher [they were getting ready to develop it when WW-2 ended]

 

[Bret4207]

As long as the lid stays on Yellowstone I reckon it'll be OK.

If the lid pops off Yellowstone, as I read any ways, none of us will be unaffected. That one could be big enough to do some serious pruning to mankind.

 

[fiver]

it will pretty much stop everything we know from existing.
those of us lucky enough to hear the boom will go instantly.
the ash will kill everything else off by making it impossible to breath or grow crops.
the first trip around the globe will be brutal the second time around will get everything else.
Australia will be affected.

global warming will NOT be something that is discussed anymore.

 

[popper]

First one I experienced was in S.Diego, wharf warehouse doors started banging & clanging. Second I was on the couch watching TV, then on the floor. Knocked some brick off the firehouse wall next door. Have a friend that was a school teacher during the Northridge one, she moved to Ks after that. So the super intelligence of NASA is going to poke the Yellowstone one for grins and see what it does? Must have some EPA folks on the payroll.

 

[Bret4207]

it will pretty much stop everything we know from existing.
those of us lucky enough to hear the boom will go instantly.
the ash will kill everything else off by making it impossible to breath or grow crops.
the first trip around the globe will be brutal the second time around will get everything else.
Australia will be affected.

global warming will NOT be something that is discussed anymore.

Well, I look at it like this- I don't trust anything that is said to either too good or too bad for mankind. Anytime you get into those areas there's so much power and money in being "right" that things get massaged and fudged and next thing you know it's either the answer to all mans problems or the end of the world. If it's something like the movie "2012" then we're all dead. Not a thing we can do about it. If it's not or never blows then there's still not a thing we can do about it. Meanwhile, I've got hay to get in or else I have to figure out how to mount a snowblower in front of the baler!