Is 5.8 a big deal?

WSGrundy · Post by **WSGrundy** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:57 pm

I know nothing about [url=http://news.yahoo.com/quake-rocks-washi ... b25zBHRlc3
QD;_ylv=3]earthquakes[/url].

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:33 pm

Dunno, many people in my office felt it (I was getting lunch at the time, didn't notice anything)... but apparently a nuke plant is about 7 miles from there, so could be a big deal.

We're about 150-200 miles away from it, I would guess.

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Post by **thibodeaux** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:09 pm

My house shook for about 10 to 30 seconds.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:17 pm

Didn't feel it. Was probably outside at the time.

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:52 pm

In California, they don't even notice a 5.8. If you'll notice in the video, no one stumbles while walking and the only thing that seems to be shaking is the probably poorly-mounted camera. At 5.8 it's only about 10 times worse then a very large truck driving past your house.

Only dangerous to poorly-constructed or abandoned buildings that would have a hard time standing in a strong wind.