FROM NEWSPAPER IN CALI: EQ Alert Guy becomes world’s first quake chaser

On Oct. 11, 2011, The EQ Alert Guy (EQ) landed at San Francisco International Airport on his way to what was about to become the world’s very first official "Quake Chase." Since the day of the Northridge Quake, EQ had been investigating exactly what causes earthquakes and when Oct. 2011 came around, he knew he had Northern California narrowed down very closely. When he incorporated the fact that the night of Oct. 12 would have a full moon, he immediately bought a ticket to Frisco and embarked on this new field of quake chasing.

Immediately upon landing in San Francisco, EQ headed to the USGS Offices in Menlo Park where he hand-delivered a copy of an "Official Prediction" for a major earthquake to strike between Oregon and California before Oct. 21, 2011, to a person who is actually on the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council.

The next day, EQ headed to UC Berkeley to meet his old friend from seismology who he met years earlier when he was featured on the news for his earthquake early warning system. His friend was very happy to see EQ once again and demonstrated the very latest in the Earthquake Early Warning technology. Two earthquakes struck right at that instant, with the computer beeping and buzzing and announcing the number of minutes before the shock would be felt at Berkeley. On this occasion, they were small earthquakes, but served as a great illustration for how the system would eventually work all over California.

The earthquake that EQ was waiting for struck at 8:15 p.m. that night, Oct. 12, 2011, at Coos Bay, Oregon, and while it originally registered 5.9 Richters, it was downgraded to 5.3 Richters, but still ranks as among the biggest earthquakes ever to strike that California area. It officially made EQ the world’s very first successful quake chaser.
Only a few days after he flew out of San Francisco and headed for home, there were two more earthquakes, a 4.0 and a 4.2 Richters that struck Berkeley at or very near the campus at UC Berkeley, as well as a big 5.6 Richters earthquake at Oklahoma where EQ immediately headed for his next quake chase.

To follow EQ, visit www.earthquakealert.blogspot.com.

EQ, whose real name is Les Brown, has worked in TV and Motion Pictures in both Chicago and Hollywood, as well as the Carpenters Union in both Milwaukee and Los Angeles. Along the way, he decided to devote his life to his work with earthquakes. He is currently putting the finishing touches on his book, "My Earthquake Memoirs."

2 Hours Before The Full Moon!!!!! Coos Bay, Oregon 5.9 Richters!!!

Wasn't too bad of a Quake Chase!!!!! Just happened to be inside of a store when my phone rang telling me Coos Bay, Oregon just got struck with a 5.9 Richters Shaker at about the same moment that the building started to move from side to side practically throwing me against the wall and into the display there in the aisle where I was standing right at that moment, or trying to stand-up anywayz! That earthquake has since been downgraded numericaly, but still easily ranks as by far the biggest earthquake that Quake Chaser / EQ Guy has ever been in!!! This earthquake easily swayed us back and forth for several seconds as much as like close to 10 or 20 feet it seemed like, and reminded me of what I hear a lot of guys say when they describe earthquakes. . . that it felt very much like rocking in a boat!

So, until the next Major Earthquake Alert for a city or region that I can drive or fly to, I will write here again as soon as that time comes!!! Thank-You, again for reading!!!!! One And Only World-Famous, QuakeChaser Dude

Quake Chaser Is Leaving For San Francisco!!!!! Big Shaker Night of Full Moon???

Hello, Thank-You for reading my new "Quake Chaser" Blog!!!!! I hope to see some Major Earthquake action out California way this week and leave for San Francisco early tomorrow morning from Chicago's O'Hare Airport. I will arrive in San Francisco at 9:55am and have a lot of stuff I want to do, mostly earthquake work. . . but Quake Chaser Dude also loves his Rollerblading and so I plan to get some Rollerblading, too!!! Just so happened to notice a neat trail named "San Andreas Trail" and so can't wait to check that one out!

This Earthquake should be around a 7.6 Richters Magnitude and will probably strike the exact day/night of the Full Moon or a day or so after. The Great Chile Quake struck about ONE HOUR before the full moon and the recent Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake AND the aftershock there were both two days after the Full Moon and I will still be in Frisco two days after the Full Moon on Friday Night!!!!!

Finally, be aware that this is NOT A DRILL. There WILL BE a Major Earthquake this week whether it strikes California or not be watching because somebody, somewhere will get a whole lot of this upcoming Major Earthquake Energy!!!!! There is actually more than one earthquake energy so something over in the Himilayan Arc region may also strike with this months Full Moon. Also, this energy could miss California and hit Ely, Nevada, or Caracus, Venezuala!

Wish Me Luck!!!!! It shouldn't be that long before another such occasion comes along that there will be more earthquakes and The Quake Chaser dude will be out on the road, again, Chasing Earthquakes! It's what I do!!!!! Quake Chaser