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ishehere
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19/06/2012 16:56:28
Goose wrote:
It was in September 2008, the quake...it was in the afternoon...
on a Sunday...... made me question what i had done over teh weekend.
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MissFortune
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19/06/2012 16:54:22
Genie wrote: MissFortune wrote:
why on earth do I not remember this? If you were in AD you may not have felt it - it was felt mostly in Dubai. Maybe you were on holiday?
I was def in Dubai in 2008....DS was born in the American Hospital in June
edited by MissFortune on 19/06/2012
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:50:48
MissFortune wrote:
why on earth do I not remember this?
If you were in AD you may not have felt it - it was felt mostly in Dubai. Maybe you were on holiday?
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MissFortune
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19/06/2012 16:48:07
why on earth do I not remember this?
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Goose
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19/06/2012 16:43:06
wuffles wrote: Goose wrote:
It was in September 2008, the quake...it was in the afternoon... Wow-you've got a good memory-could only remember it was the afternoon and I was on EW!
I was pregnant as well, and miserable in the summer heath...laying on the sofa and thinking I'm going insane things are moving around me...till DH called saying he was out of the tower in the media city and the alarms went off...it was pretty big deal for him, he never been through the earthquake before...so it kinda stuck with me...
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:40:19
GoodMorning wrote: twilight wrote: GoodMorning wrote: twilight wrote:
Yep, its usually how mountain ranges are formed LOL Amazing, isn't it to be able to find seashells up in the mountains? I’m a rocks geek. Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? It’s amazing to see all the layers of time and it’s stunningly beautiful. We bumped into one of the tributaries of Wadi Bani Awf - the height, the shape, the layers. Amazing! I cannot imagine the power of the water rushing through it millions of years ago ... shaping the curves ...cutting through the rocks! Have you gone through Snake Gorge?
No, sadly I didnt get to Oman. I have heard its amazing though. Nature is really amazing.
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MirdifIngrid
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19/06/2012 16:39:42
Goose wrote:
It was in September 2008, the quake...it was in the afternoon...
Was going to say this as well. I was pregnant with DD and it was Ramadan and we had just moved into a new office building, 12 floors in all. There weren't many staff around but the ones that were there complained the lifts weren't working...
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wuffles
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19/06/2012 16:38:34
Goose wrote:
It was in September 2008, the quake...it was in the afternoon...
Wow-you've got a good memory-could only remember it was the afternoon and I was on EW!
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Goose
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19/06/2012 16:37:52
Genie wrote:
Maybe - the ones that hit Dubai were all related to the big ones in Iran (whilst the east coast ones were something seperate) I don't think they have had one on the fault line in Iran that affects Dubai for a while, so maybe they think one may be due.
ETA - in answer to MF
edited by Genie on 19/06/2012
the last quake was in the south of Iran....it was felt pretty well over here...
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:37:40
Genie wrote:
Maybe - the ones that hit Dubai were all related to the big ones in Iran (whilst the east coast ones were something seperate) I don't think they have had one on the fault line in Iran that affects Dubai for a while, so maybe they think one may be due.
According to the US National Earthquake Information Centre in Denver, the UAE is located on the edge of the Arabian Tectonic Plate that has been pushing against the Eurasian plate at a rate of approximately three centimetres per year.
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Goose
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19/06/2012 16:36:20
It was in September 2008, the quake...it was in the afternoon...
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:35:59
GoodMorning wrote: twilight wrote:
Yep, its usually how mountain ranges are formed LOL Amazing, isn't it to be able to find seashells up in the mountains?
I found a beautiful seashell fossil on top of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain - really amazed me.
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wuffles
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19/06/2012 16:34:43
Getting old-can't recall the exact year-but we have certainly had once since I came to Dubai 7 years ago-couch moved across the floor and a rug fell off the wall-BH still hasn't put it back up-he doesn't like being rushed.............
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:34:27
Maybe - the ones that hit Dubai were all related to the big ones in Iran (whilst the east coast ones were something seperate) I don't think they have had one on the fault line in Iran that affects Dubai for a while, so maybe they think one may be due.
ETA - in answer to MF
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:33:50
GoodMorning wrote: twilight wrote:
Yep, its usually how mountain ranges are formed LOL Amazing, isn't it to be able to find seashells up in the mountains?
I’m a rocks geek. Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? It’s amazing to see all the layers of time and it’s stunningly beautiful.
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:31:56
MissFortune wrote:
why the sudden interest in this though? Earthquakes have been getting more and more prevalent in the past year or so and maybe they are just preparing themselves?
I think its a great idea. Better to be safe than sorry.
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MissFortune
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19/06/2012 16:29:27
why the sudden interest in this though? Earthquakes have been getting more and more prevalent in the past year or so and maybe they are just preparing themselves?
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:27:58
GoodMorning wrote: twilight wrote:
The UAE is in close geological proximity to Iran and the Makran division of Pakistan that are considered among the biggest fault zones in the world.
The UAE has three local fault zones - near Dibba, between Bidyah and Jebel Salhal, and Wadi Hum. The entire mountain range along the east coast was created because of this.
Yep, its usually how mountain ranges are formed LOL
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MissFortune
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19/06/2012 16:27:46
I was here in 2007..don't remember it? aaah thinking about it we were in AD
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:26:50
Genie wrote: MissFortune wrote:
but nothing in recent history I think the last one was 2007 or 8ish and I remember one a few years before that as well.
I remember when all the offices were evacuated. There was also one during the night around that time.
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:26:28
Actually they had worse ones on the east coast. I remember one about 10 years ago when I woke up at midnight (in Al Ain) to find my whole bed shaking. I was terrified as I had my back to the door and thought someone has jumped on the bed. I was so relieved when I realised it was an earthquake that I just went back to sleep!
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twilight
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19/06/2012 16:24:53
The UAE is in close geological proximity to Iran and the Makran division of Pakistan that are considered among the biggest fault zones in the world.
The UAE has three local fault zones - near Dibba, between Bidyah and Jebel Salhal, and Wadi Hum.
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:23:52
MissFortune wrote:
but nothing in recent history
I think the last one was 2007 or 8ish and I remember one a few years before that as well.
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MissFortune
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19/06/2012 16:22:46
but nothing in recent history
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Genie
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19/06/2012 16:21:46
Mrs Potato Head wrote:
We are on a fault line here.
We have had some shakers in the past!
Who remembers being evacuated from towers?
Me..
My office really shook and the maid ran terrified from my apartment on the 16th floor. All my pictures on the walls were really crooked when I got home
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Mrs Potato Head
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19/06/2012 16:16:34
We are on a fault line here.
We have had some shakers in the past!
Who remembers being evacuated from towers?
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MissFortune
Posts 466
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19/06/2012 16:15:40
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-launches-5-stations-for-early-quake-warning-system-2012-06-19-1.463650?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
why???? We very rarely get any seismic activity....eek!
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