Maybe my wife is right – maybe I do blog too much. I seemed to have missed the Earthquake down in California today.
Mexico’s Gulf of California has been hit by a “strong” earthquake, according to the US National Earthquake Information Center.
There have been no reports of injuries or damage.
The 6.9-magnitude tremor struck at 1259 local time (1759GMT), and its epicentre was 76 miles (122km) north-north-east of Santa Isabel in Baja California.
There was a risk of a small, localised tsunami in the area, officials and experts warned.
And from here, another earthquake:
Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Alex Rangel said a high-rise near downtown shook violently enough that workers evacuated.
Rangel said the workers are back in their offices and fire crews did not respond. Employees at a Glendale sporting-goods store also called to report their building shaking.
The magnitude-6.9 quake came minutes after two others calculated at magnitudes 5.8 and 5.0, according to the earthquake center.
And from over the weekend:
A minor earthquake rattled the mountainous area of southeastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The 3.2-magnitude temblor happened about 11 a.m. Saturday. Its epicenter was located about 55 miles east of Chattanooga, near the town of Ducktown.
August 3rd, 2009 4:26 pm
Thanks for the heads up.
August 3rd, 2009 7:16 pm
Better pay attention. Don’t get THAT involved in blogging that you don’t notice natural disasters happening outside your window. Haha!
August 3rd, 2009 7:38 pm
Matt, yeah, that was my first reaction. Right here!
August 3rd, 2009 8:52 pm
hahaha I can see you sitting at the computer with the house crumbling around you.
“Just one more post!”
August 3rd, 2009 7:44 pm
I know, I know…but I have a few posts took a while to write, and some actual work to do – which is generally not the case. Didn’t start looking at the news until nearing closing time.
August 3rd, 2009 9:31 pm
It’s what we might call ‘live blogging’