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Wanted to share this mornings events here from NE Oklahoma. Sitting on my back deck this morning when I heard a loud rumbling, then Bam! My whole deck began to shake rapidly.
It stopped, then Bam, it started shaking again, and under my feet the concrete just kept shaking. My EAP for this type of event went out the window, and I ran inside as my sis was yelling and crying from her bed, not understanding what happened.
Learned a very valuable lesson about being prepared for this event, as I have never been through this before. Practice ahead of time, and then practice again and again.
We are okay, and thank goodness it seems we do not have any damage...going to check outside around the house now.
One pic that did not move from its location is posted below.
Hope all other OK folks are in good shape.
Holly
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma
Posted: Sep 03, 2016 7:25 AM CDT Updated: Sep 03, 2016 8:32 AM CDT
By: NewsOn6.com
http://www.newson6.com/story/33008583/powerful-earthquake-shakes-northeast-oklahoma
TULSA, Oklahoma -
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered near Pawnee felt across Oklahoma
Saturday morning.
The USGS says the quake was felt from Omaha to Dallas.
News On 6 has gotten numerous reports of viewers from Tahlequah to Stillwater, and even Fayetteville, Arkansas who felt the quake Saturday morning.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located eight miles northwest of Pawnee, 21 miles south, southeast of Ponca City, 22 miles north, northeast of Stillwater, 44 miles south Arkansas City, Kansas, and 73 miles north, northeast of Oklahoma City. It was about four miles deep.
Sounds like you & sis are OK,, That's good..
Might want to sit down and development some Immediate Action Drills for the next rock-n-roll party.. Hint: Running out side is better than inside..
Sounds like you & sis are OK,, That's good..
Might want to sit down and development some Immediate Action Drills for the next rock-n-roll party.. Hint: Running out side is better than inside..
Thanks JJ, and you are absolutely correct. My Emergency Action Plan for these type of things is very outdated, and needs some updating.
Luckily we fared a lot better than the folks in Pawnee, the epicenter.
We just had some pictures move around.:eek:
Thanks again,
Holly
I'd say stay inside but get under a door frame or in a bathroom. Quakes are over quicker than you can get out and you will feel dizzy and disoriented. Plus, things outside have a habit of falling when the shaking starts. In the Northridge quake, the shaking was so bad that I had a hard time just walking the short distance to the bedroom door and it lasted about 20 seconds which is pretty long for a quake.
Pat
I'd say stay inside but get under a door frame or in a bathroom. Quakes are over quicker than you can get out and you will feel dizzy and disoriented. Plus, things outside have a habit of falling when the shaking starts. In the Northridge quake, the shaking was so bad that I had a hard time just walking the short distance to the bedroom door and it lasted about 20 seconds which is pretty long for a quake.
Pat
Pat,
Those are definably some good points to consider, thank you!
Glad you made it through the Northridge quake, my-oh-my.:eek:
For us here, am already starting to measure the distances from door to outside door and the proximity of time it will take to have a successful evacuation for myself and sis, to either the door frames or outdoors. (With & without wheelchair)
Going to have to practice!
Holly
I'd say stay inside but get under a door frame or in a bathroom. Quakes are over quicker than you can get out and you will feel dizzy and disoriented. Plus, things outside have a habit of falling when the shaking starts. In the Northridge quake, the shaking was so bad that I had a hard time just walking the short distance to the bedroom door and it lasted about 20 seconds which is pretty long for a quake.
Pat
Good advice.
Several people were killed and more injured by falling masonry/debris during the Christchurch, NZ quake in February 2011.
Door frames are good.
Under sturdy tables.
Adjacent and below kitchen islands/bars/etc(but make note of further issues below).
A good idea would be to secure high furniture, bookshelves, etc. things that could tip over and injure/kill people(especially children).
Think basic earthquake proofing akin to childproofing.
Things can become projectiles.
We've had "a bit" of earthquake experience here with the world's worst earthquake anomoly.
Over 12,000 earthquakes in 6 years.
Thousands felt.
Hundreds that felt like "uh oh, not again."
Dozens that felt like "uh oh, I think it's happening again."
A dozen or so that felt like "uh oh, it's definitely happening again."
And 3 that caused considerable damage( hundreds of millions, $2 ish billion, and the biggest still counting at over $30 billion.)
A couple of tips:
As many ways as possible to maintain or just monitor coms(and POWER for coms, small electronics car USB chargers, solar chargers, backup battery chargers, etc.).
Most people will be struggling to keep their mobile phones charged for coms. A little known fact is that many cell towers have battery backup when they lose mains AC electric power, but will fail in 24-72 hours without Mains AC power or genset(That was a BIG resource intensive job).
There are some cool peer to peer coms apps that do not require cell towers that can mesh net texts, voice, and data.....but are battery intensive and require mesh coms app density to work well.
When your vehicle fleet petrol tanks hit half, consider them empty....fill them up.
Keep as much petrol/diesel at home as you can safely and in compliance with your insurance...and rotate it.
Keep basic damage repair materials on hand: plywood, 4x2s, heavy tarps, etc to make your home weathertight if damaged. They sell out quickly.
Potable water and long shelf life food and home consumables is a no brainer and when bought on "super sale" can actually reduce household food and consumables budget.
Multiple fuel sources for home heating and cooking also applies.
But probably the most important recommendation would be to do what this forum's QP community does, force multiply communities/networks.
Know your neighbours, the good ones and the bad ones.
I generally don't like neighbours, I enjoy my privacy usually just waving, smiling, and saying "hi" leaving the neighbourly heavy lifting to my wife.
But I forced myself to make the most of the opportunity/mess.
We were able to map the ultra local community and who was short on water/food(water/electricity was out for weeks with electricity coming back first) and provide some supplement.
I reckon that ultra local community/neighbourly resilience thing is pretty crucial with any type of disaster.
The same for just networking period.
My wife did the heavy lifting with the former, I covered the latter.
Without existing relationships we wouldn't have been able to source and fill potable water trucks and stage them in the first day to keep communities hydrated until the big green machine could get up to speed days later.
Local community, networking, relationships.
Just some thoughts from our fun roller coaster earthquake rides.....welcome to the club!
Glad there was no serious damage.
Ambush Master
09-03-2016, 18:21
We felt/Heard it in NE Ft Worth!!
Divemaster
09-03-2016, 19:53
Big fracking quake, y'all had.
For tips before, during, and after an earthquake check here: https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes
Big fracking quake, y'all had.
For tips before, during, and after an earthquake check here: https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes
Divemaster,
Great resources in the link..."Drop, Cover, & Hold!"
As stated previously, I threw my "plan" out the window and went running inside my house...Well, am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but we will learn!
Thanks for the link!
AM,
Sir, I know that a few of my buddies in Dallas felt it, and am glad you are safe!
I am shocked really, that it was felt so far away. That must have been a surprise for ya'll.
Thank you Sir.
Flagg,
Thanks for the bullet points. Appreciate the time you took to relay the info!
Am hopeful that other folks will be able to use the suggestions in this thread as well, for a quake in their neck of the woods. Do not do what I did, follow the QP's advice instead.:o
Take care all,
Holly