Earthquake Central Peru - 7.0 / California - 6.0

[opihikao]

FYI: Per KWXX (Prayers for those in Napa Valley, CA with the 6.0, and now this.)

Prelim. Mag 7.0 quake in Central Peru. No Tsunami threat to Hawaii at this time according to Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

https://www.facebook.com/KWXXFM?fref=nf

[kalakoa]

Also a 6.6 outside Santiago, Chile and a 5.3+5.1 in Iceland.

All three in the last 24 hours.

[Tink]

Yes, big crack perpindicular on the highway, about 6 inches wide, liquor stores are upside down, some structural damage, but thankfully had a seismic retrofit law in place from the '89 Loma Prieta quake (bay bridge section, elevated highway in Oakland collapse to feed memory). Although at least 120 people injured, one child from I believe chimney collapse, two dead. Lost 3 mobile homes due to gas leak and water main break, hampering extinguishing efforts. Wineries have yet to report losses.Using Punaweb to distract my brain so not overwhelmed. I was under my house set on cribbing and jacks replacing foundation when '89 quake hit. Did not mention here, as not Puna related due to no Tsunami warning issued on mainland end.
I believe the Peru earthquake hit early this morn as well, also heard Island had a shake around the same time as well? (0230-0330). Edited: Just checked, Peru was about 12 hrs later, no report on island.

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[missydog1]

As far as local related, I think it's a concern when the West Coast has the biggest quake in 25 years and Chile has a 7.0. Things are moving and it's all connected.

I have a bunch of old friends in Northern California so will check my Facebook for local descriptions. My Berkeley friend Dan notes he was "shaken not stirred." My grandson is either in Willits or Santa Rosa right now, so definitely thought of him first. I also have close friends in Sonoma, which is next door. Feel for everyone.

From when I lived in Napa Valley and my husband went to the Napa College engineering program, I seem to recall more brick facades than are typical in the areas that are more prone to quakes. Brick makes a big show when it shakes.

It was 8 or 9 times weaker than Loma Prieta, which I'll never forget, but then Loma Prieta was centered in Santa Cruz to the South so the shock had to travel, yet it damaged the Bay Bridge and wrecked the Nimitz.

[missydog1]

Well, my friend in Davis said it felt like her husband was getting out of bed except he wasn't, and a friend in Berkeley said some books fell off a high shelf and he checked to see if they were hurt and went back to bed, but my friend in Sonoma says it felt huge and really scary. Which makes sense.

The Sonoma people are commenting how the damage downtown is because the land is soft (fill). That's why the Marina District crumbled in 1989, fill.

Plenty of rock in Puna. []
On Hamakua coast, on dirt, we shake pretty good.

[PaulW]

"West Coast has the biggest quake in 25 years"
Wasn't Northridge quite a lot bigger?

[Tink]

Yes, Northridge was within the 25 year span, but only measured out at 6.7. Had an acceleration rate unsurpassed though. Loma Prieta was a 6.9, and Santa Rosa was 6.0. The Richter scale is tricky though, as not strict point value, but logarithmic in value.

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[pahoated]

This also happened earlier.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ma...-1.1913557
SEE IT: Massive crack in the Earth opens in Mexico

The whole west coast of North America and South America have multiple major faults that are long overdue. These aren't big enough to relieve the stresses building up.

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[DoryGray]

Reminds me of this great crack by Pahala. Maybe same cause?
http://hawaii-kau.com/catalog/products.php?kau_great_crack&manufacturers=60&osCsid=tryivhqwtc

[missydog1]

quote:

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Originally posted by PaulW

"West Coast has the biggest quake in 25 years"
Wasn't Northridge quite a lot bigger?

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My apologies. I don't know why I said the West Coast. Northern California, which excludes Northridge of course.

The news was saying it was the biggest since Loma Prieta, Oct. 1989, 25 year anniversary coming up shortly.

I remember being in San Francisco at school (in class) at Union Square when there was the 6.2 Moraga quake (1984). It was frightening but not damaging, and the high rises swayed. That would have been more comparable in magnitude than Loma Prieta, but the people near the epicenter of this one say it was a serious shake and mention it was shallow. And clearly there was damage.