Earthquake

Earthquake

I forgot to mention on yesterdays posts that we had had an earthquake here in the morning. At 7:11 AM (yes, I looked at my watch), things began to "shiver". At first I thought there must be a very large truck going by (what can I say, I'm a prairie girl not accustomed to earthquakes). Quickly realised that it was an earthquake. Things shivered for a bit and then quit, I waited for an aftershock; but there was nothing. We did have a tiny one last winter that Roy didn't even notice. I was laying on the couch at the time and it felt like the couch vibrated. Someone said that the San Andreas fault lies off the coastline; but don't quote me on this. I later read this info.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.5 (Light)
Date-Time Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 14:09:59 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 7:09:59 AM
= local time at epicenter

Location 27.625°N, 111.290°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances 51 km (32 miles) SW (229°) from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
55 km (34 miles) SW (224°) from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
60 km (37 miles) SW (230°) from Empalme, Sonora, Mexico
135 km (84 miles) W (277°) from Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
775 km (482 miles) SE (133°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 20.9 km (13.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=728.3 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp=248°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Last evening Ciro came up with a recipe for Bug Spray for my plants, he knows that I prefer natural products over the purchased ones. They are usually safer for the environment and cheaper; although this one has tobacco in it so the nicotine concentration would be poisonous to your children and pets if they drank it, I am pretty sure. Homemade or not, you still need to be careful with things like this. So I will try making that today. He also gave me the site that he got it off of. http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF- There is lots of interesting information on this site, recipes for cooking and recipes for cleaning products, etc. for your home and much, much more. It will take me a long time to get through this site.

I had asked Ciro whether there were any processions here before the Virgen de Guadalupe Day on the 12th of December and he said there was; but he wasn't sure what time they were held. Last night he told me that he had found out that the processions are every day at 5 PM and also told me the route that they follow. So I will have to go and check that out this afternoon.

Sounds like a busy day coming up: making bug spray, need to get some groceries and go to the bank before my dentist appt. tomorrow and then a procession at 5 PM. Oh, and I suppose that Roy will expect some food also!! Man, this retirement is hard work. Smile.