I remember watching the other Fukushima tsunami on TV live with my family. We watched people running towards overpasses and other high ground - and then it dawned on us that they weren't fast enough. And they were gonna drown right now while we watched.
Easily one of the more disturbing things in recent memory.
If I am not mistaken, you could see the transition in wave form there. Geomorph can tell which ones.. I'm guessing the first sloshing was secondary and the final side to side motion was caused by love waves. (yes you read correctly).
One of the last earthquakes I remember from growing up in Cal happened while I was in the bath warming up from a long day of surfing. A pretty good one and I nearly got seasick from the water moving around in the tub, and I never get / got seasick or motion sickness. Pretty disorganizing. The water in our swimming pool kept moving for at least another half an hour afterwards.
The other memorable one was a big roller. Our house was situated at the top of a hill looking down at the ocean. I actually saw the ground rise and fall just like an ocean wave as the shock wave went due south towards Laguna Beach, the next town south. The were several waves kinda like the form of the Loch Ness Monster.
Here is my desktop. The picture is from an exposed portion of the strata at the beach I grew up at just below our house and the soil composition of the land that these shock waves I mentioned above went rolling through.
If I am not mistaken, you could see the transition in wave form there. Geomorph can tell which ones.. I'm guessing the first sloshing was secondary and the final side to side motion was caused by love waves. (yes you read correctly).
Thank you for killing my next 20 minutes of productivity. Off to google.
If I am not mistaken, you could see the transition in wave form there. Geomorph can tell which ones.. I'm guessing the first sloshing was secondary and the final side to side motion was caused by love waves. (yes you read correctly).
Thank you for killing my next 20 minutes of productivity. Off to google.
miamizsun wrote: If I am not mistaken, you could see the transition in wave form there. Geomorph can tell which ones.. I'm guessing the first sloshing was secondary and the final side to side motion was caused by love waves. (yes you read correctly).
A strong tremor rocked Puerto Rico early Tuesday seriously damaging homes and buildings. The earthquake triggered an automated shut down of all the electricity, leaving much of the island without power. The first quake was followed 10 minutes later by another slightly weaker event, and then multiple aftershocks. Today’s quakes are part of about 50 seismic events arising just off the coast of southwest Puerto Rico since December 28.
The American Red Cross is working with island authorities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to understand the extent of the damage and identify immediate needs. There are unconfirmed reports of dozens of homes damaged in the municipality of Yauco and road damage leading into Ponce, the 2nd largest city in Puerto Rico. The repeated quakes coupled with power loss is traumatic for communities still recovering from Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
The Red Cross has identified Spanish-speaking disaster mental health workers, emergency supply distribution managers, logisticians, caseworkers, and operations management staff that are on alert to respond in support of the local Red Cross team. The local government operates shelters in Puerto Rico and had one shelter with 10 people overnight as a result of Monday’s quake.
RECONNECT WITH LOVED ONES The Red Cross has two easy ways to help people reconnect. The Red Cross Emergency App features an “I’m Safe” button that allows users to post a message to their social accounts to let friends and family know that they are out of harm’s way. The Red Cross also offers the Safe and Well website, safeandwell.org, which is a private and more secure option. It allows people to list their own status by customizing a message for their loved ones or selecting pre-scripted messages.
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Thought we had one this morning. But it was Ma slamming the back door. Second thought was someone ran into the house. I never get up to investigate because there must be an attitude involved. Not goin' there!
sorry. 
