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Earthquake!

Wow, did anyone in BOG feel that!

About 3 minutes of rock'n'roll. I still feel "sea-sick" Glad I wasn't on top of the Colpatria! jajaja!!

By Alma del Norte on May 24, 2008, 12:24 in Friendly Talkzone.


webmanco says on May 24, 2008, 12:26:

yes just now I though i was feeling dizzy, so many others i was in galerias, pictures later

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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Lchiwawa says on May 24, 2008, 12:34:

it totally woke me up and ruined my pleasant dreams. i live in the first floor of an apartment building and was hoping i didnt get crushed. the one i felt was only just a few minutes ago though and you guys are posting from over 2 hours ago. how many of them were there?

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tejasmarcos says on May 24, 2008, 12:34:

same here. i thought i had a head buzz. no way that could have reached here in mde???

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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Lchiwawa says on May 24, 2008, 12:35:

oh nevermind, the time from the posts doesnt match up with the real time.

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Lchiwawa says on May 24, 2008, 12:40:

for some reason on my page it's says you posted on 12:37

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RAAAY says on May 24, 2008, 12:43:

Yes Lch.....you'll notice that you posted at 12.40........there is a timr difference..............This site is hosted from a location deep in the Colombian jungle. Peter, Desi and Kat have a tent there where all the major funtions of PBH are controlled from.

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.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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RAAAY says on May 24, 2008, 12:46:

Alma..." That's quite big isn't it? "

If I had a dollar for everytime I heard that.


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.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 24, 2008, 12:50:

Ahh here we go:

From El Tiempo:

uerte temblor se sintió en el centro del país

El ministro del Interior confirmó que el epicentro se ubica en El Calvario (Meta) y tuvo una magnitud de 5.5 en la escala de Richter.

La profundidad fue de 3.1 kilómetros, es decir, a muy poca profundidad para este tipo de eventos.

En Bogotá se sintió a las 2:21 minutos de la tarde con mucha intensidad. Duró cerca de un minuto. En la capital no se reportan emergencias graves, salvo un incendio en el centro.

De inmediato no se informó sobre la magnitud del evento ni si hubo daños. El sismo se prolongó por varios segundos. Miles de personas salieron a las calles.

El sismo se sintió fuerte en ciudades tan distantes como Medellín y Bucaramanga.

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elkfarmer says on May 24, 2008, 13:05:

An American in Bogota just survived his first Earthquake. Really Cool. Just happy my apartment building survived. I would have sworn that every building in Bogota would crash, with the building practices in construction . I was just proved wrong. (I´'m a retired builder/Contractor.

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aNdReSk says on May 24, 2008, 14:01:

O_o I'm alive

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webmanco says on May 24, 2008, 14:23:

The roof falling of the guy in Cartagena was a signal of what was coming. :-)

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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annieb says on May 24, 2008, 14:57:

Jejejje, very funny! I am still interested as to what hotel that happened at. Did anyone find that out?

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gatogris says on May 24, 2008, 15:10:

Nice to have a tremor once in a while. It reminds one of the precariousness of existence. But I'd rather not be here for the big one.

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billyb says on May 24, 2008, 21:15:

"... so hard to leave the place so I started praying for all of you sinners jejejeje, "

Hi Lila, hope my name was the first of the sinners you mentioned in your prayers as i probably needed it the most. BTW, glad you and your daughter are fine.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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miamimike says on May 24, 2008, 22:39:

Una Amiga in North Bogota sent me this message this afternoon shortly after it happened. She and her daughter were at a neighborhood shopping center when it (quake) happened. They are pretty shaken up from the tone of her letter.

Mike,,,"hoy hubo un temblor en Bogota pero terrible,parecia que todo se iba a venir alsuelo,la niña y yo estabamos en un Centro Comercial cerca de la casa y toda su estructura se movia de tal forma que parecia que se fuera a caer,cuando salimos a la calle el suelo o pavimento se hacian hondas por debajo de los pies eso fue terrible se fueron las comunicaciones,la luz,no habia ni servicios de celulares.

En el centro de Bogota hubo incendios y algunas estructuras sufrieron daños sus edificios,me puse muy nerviosa.Pero bueno ya paso aunque INGEOMINAS dice que habran replicas...

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Lisa Zee says on May 24, 2008, 22:49:

TEJAS.... did you really feel the earthquake? were you home?

Vive la vida y deja vivir!.

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goin_south says on May 25, 2008, 22:32:

Oh, hell!
"The Earth Shook!"
The first time I beheld LilaM... !
En El Restaurante Del Archies...en Bogota...
as she walked into the room :-))

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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christobeldawg says on May 26, 2008, 22:52:

don't be too jealous GS, but LilaM and I experienced an earthquake together. We felt the earth move.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on May 27, 2008, 16:34:

well.... was it 'under yer feet'?
or, in some other mode?

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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christobeldawg says on Jun 2, 2008, 19:26:

I think they are now saying that the epicenter is Crepes and Waffles.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on Jun 2, 2008, 21:43:

I thought they said it was the Crepi-centre.

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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goin_south says on Jun 2, 2008, 21:44:

...and for everyone who's wondering.... a puerto rican told me that 'chipe chape' (as in the mall) means: ghetto. jeje

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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