But there were a whole bunch of people who did!
Tag: Earthquake
UPDATED: Another good reason why I do not live in California – One Reported Dead in Mexico
Is because of stuff like this right here:
A string of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona, and southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and only limited reports of damages from that quake, which struck northwestern Mexico's Baja California at 3:40 p.m. PT (6:40 p.m. ET) about 110 miles (175 kilometers) east-southeast of Tijuana, Mexico.
Residents across southern California and Arizona reported serious ground shakes.
“We have not felt a shake like that since about 1979,” Michelle Tapia told CNN from Brawley, California.
The Left Coast Rebel is on it. As is Ed Morrissey.
Many others: L.A. NOW, The Moderate Voice, Mashable!, Gawker, The Lonely Conservative
This is why I stay my butt here in Michigan. We may have high unemployment and much snow. But Earthquakes are quite infrequent! 😀
Video of water shaking out of a pool, this is freaking crazy:
Again, that stuff is just freakin’ crazy. 😯 😮
Update: American Power, who also lives out in that area has pics and video.
Update #2: Temple of Mutt has coverage too.
Update #3: Liberal Blogger John Amato said it made him Dizzy. I am resisting the urge to be snarky here. 😉
Update #4: (H/T Douglas in comments section) CNN is now reporting:
[Updated at 9:40 p.m.] At least one person has been confirmed killed in a building collapse in Mexicali, according to the assistant director of civil protection in Tijuana. There have also been reports of injuries and structural damage, according to Alfredo Escobedo, Mexico’s director of civil protection.
Pictures from Mexicali showed the sides ripped off buildings, toppled telephone poles, cracked roads, and supermarket aisles strewn with food that had fallen off shelves. In California and Arizona, there were no immediate reports of injuries and only limited reports of damages. Residents across southern California and Arizona reported serious ground shakes.
So sad. 🙁 Thoughts and Prayers to our Neighbors to the south.