Everyone is saying that since everywhere else in the world prone to earthquakes has been heavily shaken in the last months, (Haiti, Chile, Japan, Taiwan, etc), SoCal is definitely next. Are there any experts here that can comment on this?
Regardless of current postulations/theories, people who decide to live on or near a fault line should be prepared for the consequences of doing so.
Is there actually any evidence that Southern California will soon be in for a huge earthquake?
Disatser 921 earthquake Taiwan.wmv
its about the 921, 2009 earthquake in Taiwan.
and its my Graphic Design Disater project.
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was it a good deed to donate money to the earthquake victims in china?
i’ve donated some money in a chinese supermarket where i live, and i feel sorry for the people there who lost their lives in the earthquake in china. of course, the chinese countrymen helped out enormously. besides, i have a deep admiration for the chinese people both mainland and taiwan.
yeah of course its a good deed! 
Which place is next to be struck by a Major Earthquake?
I have looked around and found that the Earthquakes that have struck Chile, Haiti, Taiwan, The Phillipines and Japan are all on the ring of fire (Haiti is near) and have come with a conclusion the the Ring of Fire tectonic plate is extremely active. And Im thinking the the west coast of the United States might be struck, does anyone know anything about this? Or can prove me wrong, please, I dont want this to happen.
My guess is that it will happen in Japan. Seem much more active there than it has in the past 30 years.
Taiwan Mudslides – are they searching for survivors or just air lifting out the stranded?
All the articles I’m seeing seem to only talk about how many people they’ve taken out by helicopter and the number of people they can see that are still stranded in the hit areas. Why isn’t there any coverage of trapped people that they’ve saved? When the earthquake hit Sichuan last year, there was lots of that kind of coverage. Is it just because they can’t get troops physically there to conduct search and rescue? A first hand report from Taiwan with local news sources would be appreciated.
Yes, they are indeed, ever since the mudslides were reported to the 119 (119 is the 911 in Taiwan). It has been a week since the terrible event occured, and they haven’t given up hope yet. Although the weather condition has been bad since the typhoon, and some of the major rivers have their branches blocked, making numerous landslide dams that are possible to break down any time, many of them still volunteer to stay and search for survivors even though they have chances to stop and leave. However there are way too many devastated areas — almost all the counties in southern Taiwan have numerous areas flooded or filled with earth from the landslide, not many people could be saved (if somebody didn’t reject international supports, maybe more people could survive!). Our news here reports almost as soon as a survivor is saved or a dead confirmed, but they are now focusing on what the victims need as daily supplies and raising donations for them.
Taiwan Surf Shack presents… Earthquake Island (part3)
South Taiwan Surfing with the Taiwan Surf Shack crew, 2004
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Who has some scary or amusing earthquake stories in Taiwan?
Just was sitting with my wife in a restaurant and the ground started to vibrate a bit. Everyone around me perked up their ears. For about 3 seconds it seemed ok… normal… Then it got louder and started a nice roaring sound. The guy behind my wife stood up and grabbed his bag. I leaped up, grabbed my jacket and my bag and scuttled out the door. I am now proud to be the first over-reactor out of the door!
It turns out it was a 7.0 near Hualien it probably wasnt too big here in Taichung but I havn’t been through 9-21 so it seemed a larger than normal one to me.
In our 8th floor apartment, it was quite a rocker over here in Hualien! Worst one I have ever experienced. Several items knocked off shelves and such, but no severe damage. We all happened to be in the bedroom at the time, so there really wasn’t any place to go. An hour later now, and my daughter is still afraid to go back into the bedroom; she’s crying "Wo hei pa!"
I took a quick check around the building and see no signs of damage, so I think we’re ok for now, but local aftershocks are still happening (last one was a 4.2 12km away).
Far Glory Hotel has lost some windows, and some have lost power and their rooftop water tanks, if that might be an indicator of the intensity.
It sure makes a person feel helpless to do anything when something like that hits ya.
No shame in "over-reacting". A couple years back, I happened to be in a police station here in Hualien when a 6.0 hit. Even those guys were running for the door. Ha!
PS: Any reports of a tsunami warning are bogus; no sirens sounded here, and the PA system remained silent.
EDIT: We have had 20 measurable aftershocks in the past 24 hours. i wonder when this will end?
Oh yeah, funny earthquake story…
I was in 2nd grade living in Renton, damned near on top of the epicenter, when the BIG quake hit Seattle in 1965.
(see: http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000015.htm )
It was morning, and my elder sister and I were getting ready to head out the door to school. The whole house began to rumble as I stepped outside. I turned towards my out-of-sight big sister who was still in the house, and I yelled, "Hey! Why are YOU so angry?" I truly thought it was she who was making the house shake by jumping up and down on the floor in a rage! HAHAHAHA
Strong Earthquake Rattles Taiwan
could this be from a natural build up of energy within the earth…..
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Have you ever experienced an earthquake?
we’re having an earthquake in here right now, in Taiwan, if you know where it is.
More of an earth tremor than an earthquake.
WTF is up with all these earthquakes? Taiwan just had one that…?
measured a 6.4 on the scale.
This is effing scary!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100304/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_earthquake_7
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you tell me man.
first haiti , then japan , then chile , and now taiwan. Calfiornia is next probably. I predict it will be between 6 – 8 magnitude.