We just had a BIG Earthquake!!!

[Graalsword]

Zim, I'm glad that you are ok. That was a strong quake! I agree with the advice given to you. Be prepared and vigilant, ready to face all the different possible events. My best thoughts and wishes for you and your family

 

[Gawan]

Take care Zim and keep us updated !

 

[Muxel]

Unexpectedly little structural damage could be due to a more up-down quake movement, rather than side-to-side quake movement.

I trust you will take care of yourself, zim.

 

[ScioAgapeOmnis]

Just had a 4.5 west of Cañas in Coasta Rica 3 hours ago, probably an after shock. We just had a swarm of 4.5+ in southern California a few weeks ago, and they certainly make themselves known. Stay safe!

 

[zim]

Re: We just had a BIG Earkquake!!!

The person in charge of the Geological Institute, when Radio Relog (local Radio) asked about the grade of the earthquake he said it was 6.7 which I thought it was low compare with such movement!!! But when the reporter said to him that the USGS Eathquake reported 7,9 initially he then said "Ok we dont have way to measure so fast because we are near from the event!!!!! :O

So all the news took as refference the USGS report.

Now they are saying that the 1991 earthquake was the strongest recorded in history with 7.7 in the Richter scale. I think they told us back then it was around 7.4 and its epicenter was the Atlantic side. There was more destruction because houses there were more vulnerable, lying on 4 wood posts to avoid flooding.

IF this one was 7.9 and in the Pacific, were houses are more grounded so to speak, there could still be less damage. And I used to work on one of the hospitals right there in the beach in the Pacific coast (Puntarenas) when there was an earthquake of 6 something. Absolutely nothing happened to that hospital since it has an anti-seismic built-in structural system. Now I understand they had to evacuate it since it was ripped opened?

You are right Psyche, there´s something I don’t understand...., the government and the media said "Oh nothing happen"!!! "No body dies" "ok" !! So there´s nothing to worry about it, what is extraordinary for me is this pictures, the fact that this earthquake have made a lot of damage !!!!

Although we have an anti- seismic built structural system, you can see how the streets and buildings are completely destroyed, this earthquake raised the peninsula 1 meter , the impact reached until Hotels and infrastructures in San Jose and Arenal Area where the volcano is !!!
Something doesn’t fit well for me !!!

Of course… today all returned to "normal"….” Just forget about the earthquake” …. Costa Rica football team will play a game today…..
!!!!!

 

[HiThere]

That looks like a big quake to my unexperienced eyes.

 

[zim]

Same for me. The Spanish Teide vulcan, the third main one on the earth stands at 90 km from where I live. Last summer started a lot of undersea magma activity very next to El Hierro´s island coast, which is still going on. If I listen to the media, I shouldn´t worry about it and be instead happy as they say this will create a big opportunity for large tourism increase thanks to new territories surge from the sea If a ask people what they think about the climatic changes in respect of Teide vulcan, they say there´s nothing to worry about because all canary islands underground is made of lava and there were always some minor tremors reported along the centuries. I know I´m just echoing what we already know, but it´s still so heatbreaking to me seeing how people hold to their status quo despite the fact so many vulcans are now waking up all around. If I could leave this place, I would not hesitate a second with all that we now know. Here is an article I could manage to find in English: (though not sure if this part would better fit in climatic change thread)

Hesperides you have been moved too lately more than us!!! Herei is the same " dont worry nothing is happening just continue shopping".....

Hi zim, I'm glad to hear that you and your family are ok. In fact I'm amazed and relieved that so far so few people have been determined to have died. If it was indeed anywhere around 7.6 then it was indeed a big one! Watch out for those aftershocks and take care.

Thanks WN, I´m eyes wide open since the media doesnt really say everything, comparing this shock with all the global movements are very interesting today was china!!! plus many others shocks around the world !!!

Zim, I'm glad that you are ok. That was a strong quake! I agree with the advice given to you. Be prepared and vigilant, ready to face all the different possible events. My best thoughts and wishes for you and your family

Thank you Graalsword !!!! :)

Unexpectedly little structural damage could be due to a more up-down quake movement, rather than side-to-side quake movement.

I trust you will take care of yourself, zim.

I posted a pictures that many people have send about the place it was little damage it was huge damage!!! take a look of them !!

Just had a 4.5 west of Cañas in Coasta Rica 3 hours ago, probably an after shock. We just had a swarm of 4.5+ in southern California a few weeks ago, and they certainly make themselves known. Stay safe!

Yes we felt it, think it is the process now to re-accommodate or maybe it is the beging of new geological form

That looks like a big quake to my unexperienced eyes.

I was there surely it was !!!! I had lived in this country all my life with many earthquakes, but none like this it was very strong !!!!

 

[zim]

These photos are 60 km from my house but like 250+- km of the epicenter, San Carlos is the main city in the north zone of the country where I live, there were a big landslide during the earthquake in Zarcero so there is not way to drive out or in by that street... the government will spend 3 weeks to normalize the road, there are many damage too in houses in that region :/

The volcano had a landslide too in the picture you can see it.

And these are few pictures because I didn't post from other places!!!

 

[loreta]

Thank you for the pictures, Zim, they are very impressive.

 

[zim]

I would like to tell that after that Big Earthquake many faults began to be more active; since sept we had have many little earthquakes everywhere; there are a fault at least 40 km from my house this one had been moving each 15 days, there so many others in other areas that move everyday now.

Today I felt a quake but it was different from the others because this one was like a big vibration up and down all the house had a sound like a big machine inside of the house!!!! I was wondering about this strange quake so I'm looking for information but the Institute here just give the number 3.1 Richter scale

 

[webglider]

quote from Zim:

Today I felt a quake but it was different from the others because this one was like a big vibration up and down all the house had a sound like a big machine inside of the house!!!! I was wondering about this strange quake so I'm looking for information but the Institute here just give the number 3.1 Richter scale

It sounds really unsettling. I'm sorry that you, your family and your country are going through this.

 

[Aya]

Today I felt a quake but it was different from the others because this one was like a big vibration up and down all the house had a sound like a big machine inside of the house!!!! I was wondering about this strange quake so I'm looking for information but the Institute here just give the number 3.1 Richter scale

I remember up and down vibrations felt much more intense than side to side vibrations even if the number of scale is not high. You are probably experiencing quakes more often since you have had the big one. And I know how it is very unsettling and stressful. Please be safe - stay away from the coastline and tall buildings if you can.

 

[zim]

Today I felt a quake but it was different from the others because this one was like a big vibration up and down all the house had a sound like a big machine inside of the house!!!! I was wondering about this strange quake so I'm looking for information but the Institute here just give the number 3.1 Richter scale

I remember up and down vibrations felt much more intense than side to side vibrations even if the number of scale is not high. You are probably experiencing quakes more often since you have had the big one. And I know how it is very unsettling and stressful. Please be safe - stay away from the coastline and tall buildings if you can.

Thanks webglider and Aya

We are fine now just waiting for the eventual movements, It appears the fault is near from home so there sometimes it felt most than others, just took my attention that the yesterday quake was different from the others but not information about why, so it is a mystery for me !!