EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

USGS ^ | 7/29/08

[ZGuy]

An earthquake is now rocking the Southern California area. (I'm near Dodger Stadium)
As I post this, the USGS has not yet determined the epicenter so click on the link above for the exact location and magnitude from the USGS.

Here are the maps for California and Los Angeles:

California:

Los Angeles:

Here's the historical review of the last seven days:

[4Liberty]

I’m here in the S.F. Valley (LA). Northridge.

It was not a big deal, here. A small jolt - short pause - then a bit more rolling/shaking for a few more seconds.

Nothing like the Northridge quake. That was BAD.

Take care all,
4L

[ETL]

That's strange. I didn't feel a thing. No ground shaking. Nothing.

ETL
New York City

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

To get the GOOD feeling you need to be much closer....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

In my location this was much , much stronger than the Northridge quake....

[BurbankKarl]

they are always complaining about money...and now that the press has encamped there for the afternoon, you will hear it ad naseum.

but no, the warning wouldnt have done anyone any good...not like the people in SF need to know something is coming.

[BurbankKarl]

I personally dont think an early warning system would work in LA.

1.) No one pays attn to the EAS warnings as it is. (Tsunami warnings included)

2.) You arent going to be able to broadcast 87 languages in a time effective manner.

3.) People are so dumb in LA, they will run outside and get hit by falling bricks and 97.9 La Raza billboards.

[444Flyer]

We are good. Thank you. My kiddos are a bit shook up, but it was a good dry run for what to do during a quake.

I hope the guys on that scaffolding are O.K.. There are a number of places you don’t want to be during a quake and that is one of them. Another off the top of my fear list is while in a dentist’s chair having work done (shivers).

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Resource Links:

[I Drive Too Fast]

8.0 and the dog wants you to move, right? ;-)

My dog (put to sleep a few years ago) used to sleep through most earthquakes. They didn't bug her. Fireworks and the dumb idiots who like shooting their guns on New Years Eve scared her a lot.

[SevenofNine]

That so true LOL!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This aftershock is deeper tham the 5.4 quake.......

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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Version #Q: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A minor earthquake occurred at 1:40:41 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
The magnitude 3.6 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Yorba Linda, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 15 km (10 miles).

Magnitude

3.6 - local magnitude (Ml)

Time

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 1:40:41 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 20:40:41 (UTC)

Distance from

Yorba Linda, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NE (46 degrees)
Diamond Bar, CA - 9 km (5 miles) SE (135 degrees)
Chino, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SSW (211 degrees)
Riverside, CA - 32 km (20 miles) W (268 degrees)

Coordinates

33 deg. 56.6 min. N (33.944N), 117 deg. 44.6 min. W (117.743W)

Depth

15.4 km (9.6 miles)

Quality

Good

Location Quality Parameters

Nst=149, Nph=149, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.36 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=43.2 degrees

Event ID#

ci14384236

Additional Information

map ||

ShakeMap shaking intensity maps

Waveforms

24-hour Aftershock Forecast Map

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Version #S: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A moderate earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
The magnitude 5.4 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) SE of Diamond Bar, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 8 miles).

Magnitude		5.4 - moment magnitude (Mw)
Time		Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM (PDT) Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 (UTC)
Distance from		Diamond Bar, CA - 7 km (4 miles) SE (140 degrees) Yorba Linda, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NNE (30 degrees) Chino, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SW (225 degrees) Riverside, CA - 34 km (21 miles) W (270 degrees)
Coordinates		33 deg. 57.3 min. N (33.955N), 117 deg. 45.9 min. W (117.765W)
Depth		13.6 km (8.5 miles)
Quality		Good
Location Quality Parameters		Nst=095, Nph=095, Dmin=9 km, Rmss=0.34 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=25.2 degrees
Event ID#		ci14383980

[Notforprophet]

I'm coming to Temecula in 3 weeks! I hope everything is still in one piece and everyone is safe.

NFP

[lainie]

All excellent points. Plus today’s quake was so shallow, the warning and the quake would have arrived at the instruments at the same time. Won’t stop them from bellyaching about $ though.

[Pylon]

Is Shep on an overpass in L.A. yet?

[SierraWasp]

Some losers will come up with ANYTHING to CYA!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!

[444Flyer]

Dang...you missed the fun by 3 weeks.:) A non-threatening quake like this one makes for a good story. Haven’t heard about any problems or damage in Temecula. Hope you have a good trip.

[GodGunsGuts]

Hey ErnestATB,

You wouldn’t happen to know how to create borders around text on an FR profile page, would you????

[norton]

"Drooling's becoming a problem, though."

That's why I avoid Pay TV.

[cmsgop]

I was in Costa Mesa when Landers Hit, I was also up at the time, we thought that was it,Toast...

Ever been to Landers? My wife's father lives there on some property she was my GF at the time. She desperately tried to reach him for hours and actually made an operator cry on the phone.

[ArmstedFragg]

Yep, you’re right. Both Holy Cross and Northridge are level 2 facilities. There’s only one level 1 hospital in the county (UCLA) and one level 1 Pediatric hospital (Childrens).

http://www.emsa.ca.gov/systems/files/trauma/trma_ctr.pdf