Earthquake During a Scuba Dive

[Scuba.com]

Living here in S. Cal for the past 15 years, I've often wondered what it would be like or if you could even feel an earthquake during a dive. Thanks for sharing!

 

[FuzzyNutz]

This may be far fetched, but since pressure waves are more dangerous to a human underwater than on land, I wonder if an earthquake could ever become lethal to a diver if they were close enough to the source (epicenter?) or if it was of a really high magniude (minus debris falling on you). Granted i'm no expert and also know nothing about earthquakes... but I remember mythbusters testing a similiar theory using dynamite underwater to create a wave to surf on. They used a MASSIVE amount of dynamite to only create a small ripple, and they came to the conclusion that the pressure waves would have killed anyone within X radius of the blast (fairly large radius). ... Since Jamie is an avid diver and from a state notorious for quakes... I think he has a new myth to test!

 

[ReefHugger]

+1 for earthquake dive, a couple decades ago.

Sharply sloping silt bottom off a fishing beach, south coast, Jamaica. Lots of pots, ropes and some anchored boats. At about 50', I saw a line of disturbed silt and thought that it was a rope being dragged. On closer inspection, there was no rope and the silt appeared to be disappearing into a crack. Had no idea what was happening until I had gotten back to shore.

Can't say that I noticed any noise/rumble. Probably too excited and confused by what I was seeing.