earthquakes :O

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 12:30 AM

have you ever felt a big one?

evolutary • 12 July 2011 at 12:34 AM

nope. never been in an earthquake before since my country is in the middle of a tectonic plate which is why not many earthquakes happen there.

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 12:39 AM

@evolutary jealous, im in new zealand and we're right on a fault line ☹️
awesome name by the way

evolutary • 12 July 2011 at 12:43 AM

@biffy thanks!😊 yeah, I heard that people in New Zealand get SO many earthquakes. Have you ever been in one?

evilyowling • 12 July 2011 at 12:48 AM

Where I am Earthquakes like never happen. Only Tremors 😊 Since we are the neighbours of NZ.

trish • 12 July 2011 at 12:49 AM

I live in San Francisco, CA. In the U.S.A. We're right on the fault line too, and we have...quite a history with big Earthquakes.. And we're somewhat expecting the next big one in between 20 years.

taffy789 • 12 July 2011 at 12:51 AM

I live by the Gulf. No fault lines, only Floods, and Droughts. 😋
They rarely happen, Floods, but Droghts happen ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME. D:<

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 12:51 AM

@evolutary, i live in Christchurch, earthquake capital of new zealand. so yes, i have, but the quakes have to be at lest a 4 before i notice and at lest 5 before i might actually think about getting under a door or table 😋

evolutary • 12 July 2011 at 12:55 AM

Let me give you some random information. (On the Richter scale)
Bigger than 10: never recorded
10: once every 20 years
9: 1 every year
8: 18 every year
7: 120 every year
6: 800 every year
5: 6200 every year
4: 49000 every year
3: 365000 every year
Less than 2: 2920000 every year

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 12:56 AM

@evilyowling haha, lucky aussies 😋 ... nevre thought i'd ever say that :L


@trish they played some old footage for the big quake in San Francisco, on the news, after the 6.3, i think they were comparing damage haha 😋

trish • 12 July 2011 at 12:57 AM

@biffy Yeah... XD Destroy, Build, and soon to destroy again. XD

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 12:58 AM

@evolutary but if thats true then most quakes dont make it to the news, but if they happen in unpopulated areas i guess not that many people would feel them.

evolutary • 12 July 2011 at 1:01 AM

@biffy yup. It's only in populated areas that earthquakes are recorded. Less than 2 earthquakes can't be felt so they happen all the time.

biffy • 12 July 2011 at 1:02 AM

@trish i think building standards are going up now, like way up 😋 but it was mostly liquefaction that munted houses

@evolutary unlees you're standing on the epicenter, but that doesn't happen offen im guessing

bunnyshadow • 12 July 2011 at 1:20 AM

Im liveing in california and i m creeped out at wen the "big one" is gonna hir. See we californians r mostly on the fault line..... 😱