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Mexico had earthquake

garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 06:40:04 GMT

8.4 magnitude, within the last hour. Tsunami possible. Don't know much else yet.

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garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:15:05 GMT

The poster who replied to me has vanished. How odd.

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Plaid Pants2 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:26:44 GMT

I saw that post.

She asked if the tsunami warning was going to effect California.

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garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:47:37 GMT

Yes, she said she wondered if it would. I hope that wasn't meant to be a question to me. If so,I feel bad for not answering her, even though I didn't know. I took (mistook) it as a rhetorical question.

I was roaming the net, looking for info as none of our 24/7 news networks were covering it, and it's a big deal. 8.4 and shallow is huge.

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garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:52:47 GMT

What a mess!

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cbrite — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:01:33 GMT

That is a huge quake...I cannot imagine. What is going on everywhere? Thanks garmer for the info.

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How do you 'disappear' ?....... can a post be completely removed with no residue here ?

Re: Mexico had earthquake

garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:16:22 GMT

Apparently. It was just gone. Couldn't have been removed by mod as it was only a few words about a tsunami, nothing controversial at all.

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Plaid Pants2 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:26:36 GMT

When you click on the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of your post, one of the options in the drop-down box is thst you can delete your own post.

Apparently that's what she did.

Why, I don't know, as there was nothing wrong with her question.

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:59:30 GMT

Scary....scary....scary....

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:11:15 GMT

@garmer wrote:
8.4 magnitude, within the last hour. Tsunami possible. Don't know much else yet.

@garmer

Was the earthquake centered near a major city .... or what?

Re: Mexico had earthquake

sunshine45 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:20:33 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@garmer wrote:
8.4 magnitude, within the last hour. Tsunami possible. Don't know much else yet.
@garmer

Was the earthquake centered near a major city .... or what?

At least 15 people are dead after one of the most powerful earthquakes in Mexico’s history struck late Thursday on its southern coast, toppling buildings, damaging hospitals and sending skyscrapers swaying hundreds of miles away.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake hit about 60 miles off the coast of Chiapas state with a magnitude of 8.1 — slightly stronger than the devastating magnitude 8 quake of 1985 that killed thousands of people in Mexico City.

While Mexican seismologists initially claimed Thursday’s earthquake was a magnitude 8.4, the National Seismology Institute said Friday that it had revised its measurement and now believes it was an 8.2.

via the LA TIMES

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qvcaddition — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:37:57 GMT

Everything starting to sound very Biblical.

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RainCityWoman — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 16:46:21 GMT

I just communicated with my friend in the Sand Diego area, and she said she didn't feel any tremors or anything. It was fairly far south in Mexico. And yes, everything that is going on everywhere seems very apocalyptic, and I myself am not prone to cite religous teachings.

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Cakers3 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:08:03 GMT

Tremors were felt as far away as Mexico City-600 miles away.

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garmer — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:58:22 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@garmer wrote:
8.4 magnitude, within the last hour. Tsunami possible. Don't know much else yet.
@garmer

Was the earthquake centered near a major city .... or what?

I posted a map up above showing where it was.

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sidsmom — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:52:02 GMT

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Cakers3 — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 03:44:53 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:

@sidsmom Unfortunately the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas are some of the poorest too.

There have been other quakes in the area in the past few hours; not sure if aftershocks but registering 4.0 +/- .

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corita — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:47:33 GMT

@Cakers3 wrote:
Tremors were felt as far away as Mexico City-600 miles away.
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While I lived in Mexico City, we went thru several earthquakes! Some very strong and others just slight tremors! Pretty startling feeling!
There is a renown monument - called El Angel, the Angel - on the main avenue going through the City. It is one of the most famous landmarks in Mexico City. The column base plus statue is about 148 feet high. So many memories of seeing that beautiful monument!
Yesterday, I watched a news video that showed that statue swaying from side to side during this week's earthquake. The center of the quake was 650 miles away from the city!! Just held my breath!!!

El Angel at sunset on Reforma Avenue...