Magnitude 5.1 quake hits in waters off Northern California coast

[mick silver]

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(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast on Thursday, about 70 miles (113 km) west of the town of Ferndale, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A Ferndale police dispatcher said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which according to the USGS's website occurred at 4:16 a.m. Pacific Time.
No tsunami warning was issued for the area following the magnitude 5.1 quake, according to the USGS and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Ferndale is about 190 miles (306 km) northwest of Napa, California, where a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in August struck nearby, injuring more than 200 people and causing millions of dollars in damage to buildings and the wine industry. In September a woman died of injuries sustained in that quake.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Bill Trott)


Natural Phenomena
Nature & Environment
Northern California coast
U.S. Geological Survey


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[milehi]

A five isn't enough to get me out of bed.

[crimethink]

A five isn't enough to get me out of bed.

The Mendocino Triple Junction produces these regularly. I don't feel them, even if I wanted to.

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/obs/rmobs_pub/html/mendocino.html

[Spectrism]

Oh yeah??

Well I produce bigger earthquakes during sex. My popcorn makes bigger tremers when I am cooking it up. I make bigger registers on the Richter scale when I sit on my private thrown popping out little Obamas.

[Hitch]

A five isn't enough to get me out of bed.

I slept through the last one we had a few months ago. I'm so used to things rattling and shaking at work, it's like a 5 or greater constantly.

As long as we don't have any tsunamis. When I read this thread, first thought was tsunami.

[osoab]

Oh yeah??

Well I produce bigger earthquakes during sex. My popcorn makes bigger tremers when I am cooking it up. I make bigger registers on the Richter scale when I sit on my private thrown popping out little Obamas.

I think your heeb blood is making you exaggerate to help you compensate for your shortcomings.