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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Two Strong Quakes Strike Off California |
| 2012-12-15 |
| [An Nahar] A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Caliphornia early Friday immediately followed by a 6.1-magnitude temblor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquakes, which took place 262 kilometers (163 miles) and 93 kilometers (58 miles) off the coast, respectively, according to seismologists. There was no immediate warning of any tsunami from the quakes. Options on Nevada waterfront lots jumped 18 percent... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 ION RENSE > [Guardian.UK] CALIFORNIA SEES UNUSUALLY HIGH "KING TIDES", flooding the inland. and * SAME > 10 RICHTER QUAKE POSSIBLE - COULD SHAKE FOR AN HOUR | [Japan Times] MAGNITUDE TEN TREMBLOR COULD HAPPEN [in the World]: STUDY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-12-15 21:35 |
| #6 Guam is still getting very brief rumblers from this + previous quake activities around the Pacific Rim. "Over there" far-n-away across the Pacific to "over here". Aftershocks? Parallel? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-12-15 21:22 |
| #5 short on culinary prowess and humour I dunno - BBQ'g Carne Asada tonight with a refries/cilantro/salsa side and Spanish rice, and I at least amuse myself..... OK. I concede the humour part |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-12-15 17:39 |
| #4 With a North and South Island? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-12-15 17:32 |
| #3 I predict Bajaland will one day be a great naval power and be inhabited by a people greatly fond of football, but short on culinary prowess and humour. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-15 16:02 |
| #2 bah! We use 6.4's to stir the ice in our cocktails! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-12-15 08:53 |
| #1 ....And in this map of the California, you can make out what is the former Baja Peninsula, now called Baja Island.... |
| Posted by: Au Auric 2012-12-15 05:32 |