What was the dazed giant sea creatures seen by the residents of La Jolla after the earthquake?
Dazed Giant Squid Wash-Up Minutes After Earthquake Giant squid wash-up minutes after 4.0 earthquake hit off the coast of La Jolla By MICHELLE WAYLAND Updated 10:52 PM PDT, Sat, Jul 11, 2009 It was an odd start to the morning in La Jolla. First residents were jolted out of bed at 7.34 a.m. by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake that was centered 19 miles out to sea. “I was having coffee up on the balcony and I felt it shaking,” Kate Lutkemeier said. She wasn’t the only one. “I heard my doors and windows rattling, thinking that somebody was trying to get in my front door actually,” La Jolla resident Mary Skeen said. The quake was felt all over the county, which isn’t uncommon in San Diego — but what happened just minutes later was a little fishy. “We just got here about 15 minutes ago and Lilly, what did you see on the beach?” John Feher asked his little daughter. “Squid, squid, squid, squid, squid.” she replied. Dozens of dazed giant squid that were about three to four feet long and weighed clo
It was an odd start to the morning in La Jolla. First residents were jolted out of bed at 7.34 a.m. by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake that was centered 19 miles out to sea. “I was having coffee up on the balcony and I felt it shaking,” Kate Lutkemeier said. She wasn’t the only one. “I heard my doors and windows rattling, thinking that somebody was trying to get in my front door actually,” La Jolla resident Mary Skeen said. The quake was felt all over the county, which isn’t uncommon in San Diego — but what happened just minutes later was a little fishy. “We just got here about 15 minutes ago and Lilly, what did you see on the beach?” John Feher asked his little daughter. “Squid, squid, squid, squid, squid.” she replied. Dozens of dazed jumbo Humboldt squid that were about three to four feet long and weighed close to 40 pounds were flapping around on La Jolla Shores beach. “It’s like their equilibrium is all messed up and they don’t know what they’re doing and they can’t back out there,” B
