I used a strap on "stadium seat" in mine. Most sporting goods places probably carry them, and there is always on line. I'll look through my pics and see if I have one of it - if not, I'll snap one later. I paid $25 at Dick's Sporting Goods for mine.
I used a strap on "stadium seat" in mine. Most sporting goods places probably carry them, and there is always on line. I'll look through my pics and see if I have one of it - if not, I'll snap one later. I paid $25 at Dick's Sporting Goods for mine.
You can see it sticking up in this picture.
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In this picture it is the green thing in the bottom, right of the pic.
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This isn't the one I bought, but it is similar. It attaches with a single strap that goes below the existing seat. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...14014.12458307
Ok great. I just didn't know if those were actually sturdy enough to lean back in.
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Whew, just had a doozy of an earthquake. I'm at work and it moved me in my office chair. Was a big roll so gave me a second of a vertigo type of feeling. They are still getting reports but right now estimating it is to be a 5.18 near Ester. I live in Ester (well live outside of town) but am in Fairbanks at work. Bleh, talk about an adrenaline rush.
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Holy moly, a earthquake.
so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?
Oh yea, speaking of earthquakes... After the earthquake was over, my Case Manager and I went upstairs to check the cameras to see if any of the movement was caught on camera. One of the cameras shows our foyer and just barely, the door to the boiler room. We had the boiler room door open because it has been getting too hot in there and setting off alarms and we are waiting for it to be fixed. Anyways, on the camera, in the boiler room, you could see something moving around in there. It wasn't something solid. It was pretty dang spooky. Every one knows my building is haunted but I've never seen anything in there before. We went back downstairs and checked and we couldn't see anything such as lights or shadows that would have caused such movement but there was nothing. Que theme from Twilight Zone.
Oh yea, this is a secured building. No one can get in with out the code. And we would have seen anyone coming in the door on the cameras.
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It could be the condensation on the CCTV cam or just vapor from the boiler....cooolll..
I'm a Gramp who is not computer savvy, give me a slab and the rock ages tablet..I will do fine!
I thought of that Tok. But the camera is on the opposite side of the foyer so not near the actual boiler room. And this was movement. And I've never SEEN steam in there, though maybe the camera picked up some that can't be seen by the eye? Kind of what it looked like, steam, but not moving the way steam would, that's what was freaky about it lol. It's an older camera system so I don't know. I told my Night Monitor to check it out when he gets to work so I'll see what he says. Our cameras back up on tape for "a period of time" so he can go back and look.
I've spent a lot of time in that boiler room as it is an old system and I am the fixer of all things that I can possibly fix myself. Also, our fire suppressant system and all alarms associated with that is in there and we have had several modules go out in the last few years. That part is all computerized and I have to reset it fairly often.
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http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_...7a43b2370.htmlMagnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Interior Alaska
Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 3:15 am | Updated: 11:51 am, Tue Oct 21, 2014.
Weston Morrow wmorrow@newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocked Interior Alaska at 4:37 p.m. Monday. The quake struck about 37 miles northwest of Fairbanks, near the town of Minto, at a depth of nine miles.
The quake was felt strongly in Fairbanks and North Pole and was reportedly felt as far away as Delta Junction and Denali National Park. Residents reported pictures knocked over and a cracked window but no major damage.
The earthquake was nearly identical to a quake that hit the same area Aug. 30. The August quake had roughly the same magnitude as Monday’s and was located at a depth of 10 miles.
“I will go out on a limb and say this is the same fault,” said state seismologist Michael West. “They’re not random. These two earthquakes are absolutely related to each other.”
West said while it’s statistically possible the two M5.0 earthquakes that have struck near Minto aren’t related, it would be “highly, highly unlikely,” if that were the case.
In Minto, postmaster Cynthia Wilder said this quake felt stronger than the magnitude 5.07 quake in August that was centered in almost the same location.
The post office shook but nothing broke or fell off any shelves, Wilder said Monday. At first she thought the shaking was caused by a big truck that was driving by. Then she realized it was an earthquake.
“At first I thought, ‘is a big truck shaking the ground?’ In the seconds it lasted it progressed to a harder shaking at the end.”
People were quick to post their quake experiences on social media. Nearly 200 people had commented within 15 minutes of a post appearing about the earthquake on the News-Miner’s Facebook page.
Though Monday’s quake can’t really be categorized as an aftershock of the August quake — and the August quake likewise can’t really be categorized as a foreshock of Monday’s quake — one possible cause of Monday’s quake could likely have originated in August.
“That fault was destabilized back in August, for lack of a better term,” West said. “When an earthquake occurs it releases stress in one place and it puts a little bit of new stress in other places.”
West said earthquakes commonly “nudge” other earthquakes along nearby fault lines.
The area surrounding Minto where the earthquakes occurred isn’t as well understood as many of the other regions of seismic activity in Alaska.
“It’s a very confusing place,” West said. “There are a lot of faults out in that area that are not necessarily huge ... I kind of think of it out there as kind of fractured into small pieces.”
Seismologists at the Alaska Earthquake Center, which is based in Fairbanks, have been attempting to learn more about the fault systems in the Minto region. Seismologists had been preparing to set up a monitoring station in Minto over the summer, but the August quake occurred just before they were able to get anything installed so they were unable to gather accurate local data.
Following the August quake, the center sped up its installation in Minto, attempting to catch some of the possible later aftershocks. According to West, that station fortuitously began transmitting data on Friday.
The seismologists can collect data on earthquakes without having a research station in the direct vicinity but the information isn’t quite as clear that way. West compared it to looking at an event from close up with your own eyes instead of viewing it with binoculars from far away.
The data gathered at the Minto research station will help provide context to Monday’s quake, context with which they might also be able to make inferences about the similar quake in August.
I live between Fairbanks and the little square of the quake. You can see how many fault lines there are.
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Why do I live in Alaska? Because I can.
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Marriage is like living in Alaska. Once you know where the faults are don't dwell on them.
Craaaaap. Big ol' shaker this morning. 5.6. This one woke us up. Seriously disorienting. It knocked my bed against the wall. So yea, we are rocking and rolling up here. The numbering system shows that the difference between a 5 and a 6 is not that 6 is one more then 5 but a 6 is doubled the strength of a 5. It's exponential.
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09:25 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 3.69 ML in the north-central region of Alaska
09:22 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.24 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:21 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.08 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:21 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:19 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:15 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown in the central region of Alaska
09:15 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:00 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.32 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:00 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.44 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:59 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
08:53 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.06 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:47 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.08 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:45 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
08:30 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 5.05 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:26 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.70 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
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Wow, Glad we don't have too many of those in Wisconsin.....
So that black line is where y'all are gonna break off into the Bering Sea?
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Lol yep. Oh, it was 5.5 not 5.6.Originally Posted by hunter63
Heh, how do you feel about outhouses at -40?I will gladly trade homes with you
Why do I live in Alaska? Because I can.
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Heck, just make sure you live outside those little squares and you've got it made.
an Alaska outhouse in -40 is better than any house, in any temp, in NJ
Nothing of mine is going to be exposed to -40F. Not even my parka.
Hahhaa. We actually use a porta potty in the deep cold. Guess whose job it is to empty it though? Ugh.
We are getting a ton of after shocks this morning. If it says northern Alaska then it is north of Fairbanks, you know, where I live. If it says central region of Alaska that could be anywhere east, west, or somewhat south of Fairbanks. But these are all in our area.
Local Time Magnitude Region
01:45 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown in the north-central region of Alaska
01:11 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 0.74 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
01:07 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown in the central region of Alaska
12:57 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.15 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
12:50 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.54 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
12:32 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
12:28 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.60 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
12:07 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown in the north-central region of Alaska
12:05 PM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:59 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:56 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.58 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:54 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:52 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:44 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.23 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:43 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:42 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.17 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:40 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.70 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:38 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 0.96 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:30 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.55 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
11:21 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:19 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:09 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
11:00 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
10:57 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.29 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:56 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
10:52 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.76 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:50 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.01 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:44 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 0.75 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:28 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.51 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:27 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 0.84 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:27 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.06 ML in the central region of Alaska
10:17 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.74 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:14 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
10:12 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
10:10 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 0.82 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:07 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.18 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:06 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
10:04 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.29 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:02 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.21 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
10:01 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.37 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:59 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.06 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:57 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.08 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:53 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.85 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:49 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:45 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:43 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:38 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.49 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:36 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:30 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.48 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:25 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 3.41 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:22 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.24 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:21 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.08 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:21 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:19 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:15 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown in the central region of Alaska
09:15 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
09:00 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.32 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
09:00 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.44 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:59 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
08:53 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.06 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:47 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 2.08 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:45 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 Unknown NORTHERN ALASKA
08:30 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 5.05 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
08:26 AM AKDT Thursday October 23rd, 2014 1.70 ML NORTHERN ALASKA
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http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska...81umI.facebookFault near Minto capable of much larger quakes
ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER
Aftershocks
Natalia Ruppert, a seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, points out aftershocks that occurred at 1:45 p.m. local time Thursday, October 23 on a screen in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:02 pm | Updated: 6:15 pm, Thu Oct 23, 2014.
Amanda Bohman and Jeff Richardson abohman@newsminer.com and jrichardson@newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS - A fault near Minto has produced three significant earthquakes since August, and it's capable of far bigger things, according to the head of the Alaska Earthquake Center.
The latest of three 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, with an epicenter about 10 miles from Minto. It followed significant quakes in roughly the same location on Monday and Aug. 30.
State seismologist Michael West said activity in the area has been "very vigorous," with roughly 1,500 shakers in the past two months.
"That aftershock sequence did not die out like we'd normally anticipate, so that got our attention," he said.
He said faults in the area are capable of generating much bigger quakes of magnitude 6 or 7, although he said such a shaker is unlikely.
Earthquake magnitude is measured exponentially, so a magnitude 6 is 30 times more powerful than a manitude 5, West said. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked the Minto Flats in 1995.
More earthquakes are expected out of the area in the coming weeks, though most will be too small to feel, according to seismologist Natalia Ruppert.
"We definitely know there will be more smaller aftershocks," she said. "Looking at this particular earthquake sequence, you cannot tell if it's going to lead to any more significant seismic activity."
West said recent earthquakes have been felt strongly in the area because they feature rapid, high-frequency shaking. Although it was much more powerful, the 7.9 magnitude Denali Fault earthquake in 2002 was of a different nature — it was characterized by slow, rolling waves along the ground.
Although the recent quakes near Minto have occurred in an area known for seismic activity, they've actually taken place in an area without much documentation of earthquakes. West said the National Science Foundation has funded the installation of new seismic equipment in the area since August, which has provided "absolutely unprecedented" understanding of the area.
There are some well-known faults in the area, but the recent quakes have occurred on one that was undocumented. West said the terrain in the area is particularly good at disguising fault lines, leaving many unknown to seismologists.
"There appears to be scientific consensus in the last few weeks that these occurred on a small fault that we were unaware of," West said.
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