They got some MINOR damage in Mexicalli

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according to the media types locally.

Damn they are so disappointed... no hospitals pancaked, or thousands of dead...

Oh and for those that need it... :sarcasm:

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1. El Centro has no power

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2. West Bound Eight East of El Centro is closed due to damage

Imperial County Fire reports a few injuries.

Per local news

[marmar]

3. CNN is desperately disappointed.....No missing pets? Busted fish tanks? NOTHING

nt

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6. The parrots are sleeping, I should call CNN

:-)

[MindPilot]

4. This the longest, most powerful quake the area has ever experienced.

That according to a geology prof from a local university who was just interviewed on the news.

20 times the force of the Haiti quake and we got minor damage.

For all of you right-wingers on both sides of the border who don't like government regulations, please enjoy not having been squashed.

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7. And the regulations go on both sides

now in the ciudades perdidas that could be a different story... but hey, we are doing fine. And I have not to wonder if our Search and Rescue will do fine.

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5. The Sheraton Harbor Island here in San Diego

was evacuated and they evaluating it for structural integrity. Realize that this same hotel was DAMAGED during the Northridge quake.

And we are having structural engineers in other places.

[LooseWilly]

8. This is the third big quake in three months though...

all 6.9-ish... Haiti and Chile are near the same longitude... though considerably East of Mexicali.

Spooky synchronicity can be read into it with relative ease... I wonder how long before evangelicals begin attributing them to God's Anger over Health Care Reform (how long after the Senate passed their version did the Haiti quake hit? The House and Chile? The Senate's reconciliation vote and Mexicali...)

Fret not... there's always an angle for a story... :tinfoilhat:

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9. They have been plaiyng that angle for a while

2012 is coming you know.

[LooseWilly]

12. An earthquake a month until 2012?

Is Billy Graham still alive to blame it on consideration of the repeal of DADT?

Let's see... 8 more months in 2010, 12 for 2011... that's 20 more earthquakes... hmm, did the Maya happen to mention which month in 2012 the world will end?

As I see it, we can start a pool... a DU pool, if you will... and we can all bet on where the 6.5 + earthquake will strike each month. Some lucky DU-er might well be rich come the apocalypse...

I think I'm gonna lay my money on Switzerland... things are just too orderly there... they need a little "shaking up"...

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13. Yes, yes they did...

specifically December 12, when we cross the Galactic Alignment.

I must say that is PRETTY impressive astronomy, but the year does not end on December 31st every year either... the true believers hate it when I point this out. Chances are the Long Count will just ahem reset.

Oh and yes, their astronomy is very impressive.

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10. Photos posted from Mexically

show some possible structural damage but not structural failures. Yes I know I am picky... in how I use terms.

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11. Photos

http://tweetphoto.com/17193393

http://tweetphoto.com/17193148

And don't know if they will show... Mercado Elvira and the damage is consistent.