Earthquake
Seems there was a minor earthquake in Kuwait at around 12:53AM.
Aug 28, 2008
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its true…it did shake a bit
yes i live in ras salmiya and we felt it! its quiet stronger than previous one from last year.
I felt it……my first quake experiences……daz wuz awesome!!111oneone11elevnty11!!!1oneone!!!
Yea there was .. i live next 2 da sea and it was powerful .. the bulidin was shakin for about 1 min ..
Allah Yostor
Lol. Thank God it wasnt just me..
Yes it was quite a shake. We felt the building swaying. Does anyone know the richter scale?
am tryin to see whether the mentioned iton the tv but it seems they didnt yet,i do wonder whether it came from iran or iraq?
I look it up at once there a link specifying everything
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00987396.php
Man what we felt was just an effect of the earthquake
The Richter Scale 5.8 in the main area which is at the border between Iraq and Iran
my freakin orange juice fell frm ma table cause of this freakin disaster,,,,,
does ny1 knw the exact location of the disaster…pls forward.
djmonty.rulzq8@hotmail.co.uk
Just found this .. hope it helps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wfdu.php
Magnitude 5.4
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 01:52:41 AM at epicenter
IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
70 km (45 miles) NNE of Al-Amarah, Iraq
105 km (65 miles) W of Dezful, Iran
140 km (90 miles) E of Al-Kut, Iraq
290 km (180 miles) ESE of BAGHDAD, Iraq
deejay monty,
I would help ya, but am gonna send spam to your email instead
I felt nothing.. I was up watching BattleStar Galactica!
I will get worse with the years….the more oil is sucked out the harder they get
the door did shake at around 12 something but i just thought that it was because of the AC or something
I also felt nothing and I wasn’t watching anythig in particular. Maybe my house is earthquake proof :p
The end of times .Wear a clean under wear.
That was me… Don’t feed me falafel next time…
WAS IN THE SEA !!
500 METER FROM FAILAKA OR SO .. THE WHOLE BOAT WAS SHAKING FOR 5 HOURES …. OF CORSE FROM THE WAVES !!
SO .. DIDN’T FEEL ANY THING !
Earthquake… Where????? When????? I slept like a baby… Din feel ne thing shake :)
Wow… 5.7 is kind of large. The amount of energy released by the 5.7M is almost 2000 time that of 3.7M. Nothing in the news about it though.
12:53?
I was wide awake. walking around in my living room? didnt feel anything la first time it happened last year wala this time?
Maybe our area is earthquake free?! Although a frirnd of mine from an adjacent area said she felt the room sway the last time?
Though would love experience it 7safa :(
How come our earthquakes always happen at night? I’m a deep sleeper :(
Erm no such thing as an earthquake free area to be honest, you probably got lucky.
Still, earthquakes are a common thing, should be fine (sometimes) if you don’t go stick your head out of the window or get out of your house/apartment to ‘examine’ the situation first hand.
Are the buildings in Kuwait designed to withstand earthquakes? >_>
wow, so its not only L.A thats bene gettin a piece of this fround shakes huh ;p
i felt the one here in L.A ;p it knocked me off my bed at 11:45am !! ;p i remember cuz the alarm clock also got knocked off next to me ;p
yesssssss…we felt it
its iran drilling to steal kuwaiti oil maybe.
are there any kuwaiti scientists working on earthquake prediction?
wasn’t no earthquake it was me.
i live in mahboula kuwait and felt it around 1:00 am. i was getting ready for bed, brushing my teeth, when i thought i had moved the sink! i stood back and watched the door swing a bit on it’s hinge ever so slightly. i thought maybe it was just ’cause the dryer was going in the bathroom so i stood in every room and felt the movement. i live on the top floor so i was like either this building is about to collapse or there’s a minor earthquake.
what?! there was an earthquake!…i was sleeping didnt feel anything….
My friend told me about that, she lives in Hawalli.
Our building in Salmiyah swayed quite noticeable at 00:45am. I also thought that I was shaking because I have been on the laptop too long, but when i got up, the curtains also moved and a few hairline cracks appeared in my walls.
I had a good laugh at th eother posts but……….HOW PREPARED ARE WE HERE IN KUWAIT FOR A BIGGER ONE. I realised that I did not know the safest zone in my flat or on my floor (8th floor, Top of the building). This made me very unsettled, and yes,……….I am not sleeping naked anymore. What if I have to run out quickly? (lol) (I wonder if they will still stare like they stare when I am in clothes)
I felt it too in salmiya.. but i was not sure that it is earthquake.. thank God.
Our building in Salmiyah swayed quite noticeable at 00:45am. I also thought that I was shaking because I have been on the laptop too long, but when i got up, the curtains also moved and a few hairline cracks appeared in my walls.
I had a good laugh at the other posts but……….HOW PREPARED ARE WE HERE IN KUWAIT FOR A BIGGER ONE. I realised that I did not know the safest zone in my flat or on my floor (8th floor, Top of the building). This made me very unsettled, and yes,……….I am not sleeping naked anymore. What if I have to run out quickly? (lol) (I wonder if they will still stare like they stare when I am in clothes)
Kuwait is not an active earthquake zone, chill people.
In the last 100 years there was no major E.Q. only shock waves from the active line in the Zagros mountains of Iran.
How come i always miss this shit? Man even earthquakes in kuwait are weak and lame.
lol, I was too out of it to notice. After not sleeping for almost 36 hours, I was already having internal “shock waves” :p
La walla? That’s pretty scary….
Missed it yet again. *sigh* There’s always next time, though.
Shoxin
Buildings in Kuwait are typically designed to withstand forces cause by at least 90 mph wind. The reason why they are designed for wind and not earthquake is because based on regional and geological information and structural calculations, the wind forces are almost always greater that seismic forces. Furthermore, our buildings structural systems in Kuwait are not detailed the same way buildings in earthquake areas are detailed, such as in CA. However, this doesn’t mean that all will collapse during an earthquake. If a major earthquake hit Kuwait, god forbids, probably 15 to 20% of building might collapse (old and poorly constructed buildings) and more than 50% might be damaged beyond repair (This is based on my experience and research I have done over the years).
PS. In case of an earthquake people make a terrible mistake. They start running out of buildings. The right thing to do is stay away from hanging objects and windows taking cover below tables. and wait until shaking stops before leaving the building.
Yes I felt it too.I woke up with a start when my bed room door squeaked.Then the wind chime started to move and sounded loudly.Next the bed shook which made me jump out of it, gather my wallet and passport and get ready to run out in case if it happened again.Hope it would not repeat tonite.Have a safe night!
@ fadibou, hahahaaa .. that’s a good one : p
Are u sure BoBader about not running out of the building in case of an earthquake?I remember reading somewhere that one must run out of the building if earthquake happens because earthquakes dont kill.It is the building and its material falling over that causes casualties.
Ya, i felt it, i was in bed, i was shaking for half minute, it was weak, this is my 2nd time to feel an AQ, it feels like about 4 degree R.
SP
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm
Hmm… where was I?
There was 4 earthquakes in kuwait this summer one of them was an 8.2 buy it lasted for a very short time!