Earthquake in Socal: Check Your Tanks

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Useless info...
A seiche (pronounced SAYSH) is what happens in the swimming pools of Californians during and after an earthquake. It is "an internal wave oscillating in a body of water" or, in other words, it is the sloshing of the water in your swimming pool, or any body of water, caused by the ground shaking in an earthquake. It may continue for a few moments or hours, long after the generating force is gone.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/facts.php
 
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crashinc25;1052114; said:
I'm the gold star!! Yay!!
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Dude your going in with the rest of us. Are you like 100 yards east of the fault? All the IE is gonna be a big bay, and people will be chartering fishing boats from the Mt.Baldy landing.
 
robmcd;1052231; said:
Dude your going in with the rest of us. Are you like 100 yards east of the fault? All the IE is gonna be a big bay, and people will be chartering fishing boats from the Mt.Baldy landing.
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I can see the fault pathway from my house. I live just South of the mountain range it runs through. Technically, I'm in the drink too, yes.

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I didn't feel a thing, but now my tank is uneven. Water is higher on the left side more than the right side. Not sure if its a problem with a 10 gallon though...
 
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornado's, tsunami's, floods, fires... even bridges; it doesn't matter where you live. There's SOMETHING that can get you.

We might be getting hit by a hurricane by early next week. So they say. Time will tell.
 
crashinc25;1052173; said:
Useless info...
A seiche (pronounced SAYSH) is what happens in the swimming pools of Californians during and after an earthquake. It is "an internal wave oscillating in a body of water" or, in other words, it is the sloshing of the water in your swimming pool, or any body of water, caused by the ground shaking in an earthquake. It may continue for a few moments or hours, long after the generating force is gone.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/facts.php
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You're right about that. I got 120g sitting on the cheapo pet store stand and I know with that high center of gravity that tank is history. You cant bolt it down or to the wall because it's just useless. It's too heavy.

I lived through Sylmar, Northridge and, at the time, was working at a company that was literally sitting on top of the epicenter of the Whittier one. When you see two tons of metal machinery sliding all over the shop floor like they were on marbles, I figure I'll just enjoy my tank regardless.
 
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