Having survived numerous "routine" earthquakes in the 7.0 + range here in
Alaska, I can say my tower survived very easily. Not to disparage 5.5
quakes - it depends on how deep they are underground. Closer to the
surface = more impact. If it was around 20 miles deep, you'd feel a fairly
light ground movement. If it was a 4.0 quake and about 4 miles
underground, it would feel far more pronounced. I hope that it was a deep
epicenter.
Joe
WL7M
Fritz Creek, Alaska
At 12:43 PM 20-04-02, you wrote:
>Here is the seismic plot from Quebec on that quake....they're reporting the
>epicenter in northern NY state with two smaller aftershocks. Do any
>TowerTalkians live in the northern NY state area? I wonder what happens with
>a tower in a quake like this?
>
>Bill KC9CS
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