Thread: Earthquake
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Old 05-25-2009, 03:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by John Yaskowich View Post
We had a very minor quake in the area a while ago and that got me thinking: What would be the effect if a small to medium earthquake struck while you were underwater?

I think it would be relatively safe unless you were close enough to shore to be affected by any tsunami generated. You would probably hear something but I don’t think there is much of pressure wave to crush the diver. On the other hand, if you are diving along a wall there might be debris shaken loose to fall on you. Any thoughts?
If you remember during the Christmas tsunami a couple of years ago there was a couple who were diving at the time.If you search I'm sure you can find their story.
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