The Emoticon Earthquake Assessment Chart

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In honor of the third large earthquake in a week and the second I have Most Definitely Noticed, I would hereby like to institute a more expressive version of the "Did You Feel It?" website's color coding for "felt responses".



The Emoticon Earthquake scale (left: normal person. Right: geology buff.)

or 0-2

or 2-3

or 3-3.5

or 3.5-4

or 4.5-5

or 4.5-5

or 5-5.5

or 5.5-6

6+



Also, for posterity, here is a screen capture of the USGS quake monitor that I snapped right after returning to my chair. This site is the first place to go when a quake hits, because it is a summary of current data from regional seismographs. The "Did You Feel It?" website, instead, is tabulating survey responses from startled natives.

And I don't mean to be flippant about it, really; I know painfully what they can do. But I've got this bizarre fondness for when mother nature decides to Remind Us who's boss. I'd hoped for a few fives when I moved here, so that I could experience some tremors without having to worry about people being hurt. Saturday and today, I got 'em.

Drat. I need to get back to catching up on work.

Comments

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

Well, then...

The emoticon earthquake scale is adorable. You should suggest it to them. :)

[tayefeth.livejournal.com]

The USGS has apparently redone their earthquake pages. Here are the new ones. (http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm)

[jmjoyce.livejournal.com]

Ha! I love it! I would definitely be the one on the right. I would probably be jumping around in excitement at any noticeable quake. As you know, we just don't get 'em in Pennsylvania. :)

Looks like it was right on the Mendocino Fracture Zone.