4.4 earthquake near L.A. could be 'foreshock' for bigger shake

LA Times ^ | March 17, 2014, 8:33 a.m. | By Ari Bloomekatz and Rong-Gong Lin II

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The magnitude 4.4 earthquake that struck near Westwood is the most significant shake in Southern California since a 5.5 earthquake hit Chino Hills in 2008, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist told reporters at a news conference Monday morning.

Robert Graves said there have been at least six aftershocks since the 6:25 a.m. earthquake. The largest so far has been a magnitude 2.7 earthquake that struck five miles northwest of Westwood.

[Sarah Barracuda]

A jolt but it lasted around 20 seconds(Actually it felt like it would never end) but it wasn’t the shaking that scared me, it was the noise that it made, reminded me so much of Northridge

[onedoug]

Never in the LA/SF region, at least in historical times.

[moose07]

Just curious:
Did you notice the quake six hours previously?

[SixIron]

When was the last time there was actually a fore shock to a large earthquake?

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There was a swarm of small quakes leading up to the San Francisco quake of ‘89.

[Ditter]

I never knew earthquakes made a noise. What kind of a noise?

That WOULD be scary! Hope there is not going to be more.

[granite]

When was the last time there was actually a fore shock to a large earthquake?

Statically, 1 of 20 quakes are foreshocks to a larger event.

[Graybeard58]

You saw it here first:

“Imagine America Without Los Angeles’: Expert Warns Southern California Isn’t Ready For Major Quake”

Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:53:00 AM · 37 of 72
Graybeard58 to PghBaldy

“Whoa. That’s weird. A few hours before this I had another premonition of the big one in CA... I get them every once in a while, probably due to watching one too many disaster flicks at the drive-in.”

GB58 reply - The morning of April 9th, 2014, in the A.M.

Remember, you read it here first.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3101006/posts?page=37#37

[Sarah Barracuda]

It was like a rumbling sound, maybe like a freight train(Even though Ive never heard a freight train before LOL) good thing the flat screen TV that hasn’t been mounted on the wall stayed put..our dogs, not a peep out of them, didn’t give us any warning. My sisters upstairs neighbor has a Boxer, he got so scared that he ran downstairs to the backyard and puked poor baby..guess some dogs just can’t take it

[DJlaysitup]

No. It wouldn’t. We’d take half to 3/4 of the Nation’s food with us and a heck of a lot of it’s oil

Actually Nebraska can feed the whole country..depending on what you want to eat.

[pollywog]

Here is what it looked like....along with a 2.7 aftershock...or foreshock whichever the case may be

[pollywog]

That is what my daughter said... THE NOISE WAS LOUD.
Our neighbor heard the noise and was taken by it and missed the quake just focusing on that loud noise! LOL

[bubbacluck]

I would imagine with billions of tons of rock grinding around underground that it would make a HUGE noise.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From way down south:

M6.2 - 80km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 05:11:34 UTC

[Sarah Barracuda]

LOL I dont think so..meanwhile my dogs hate Obama, whenever they hear his voice they start growling and barking, coincidence I think NOT

[dragnet2]

Actually Nebraska can feed the whole country.

But it doesn't and has a fraction of CA growing season.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Our next door neighbor turned on all the lights after it hit, could have been they heard me screaming LOL I think because it was still dark and it woke me up normal reaction was to just scream, if it hit now i dont think I would make a fuss about it

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We have a "New Madrid " fault in SoCal?

Thought that was in Missouri ,...Tenn!

[MeshugeMikey]

One of the articles authors... Wrong Gong Lim

they certainly did go quite a way out on the “the Big One “ limb here.

A somewhat slow news day otherwise may have provided the impetus for them to hype this story.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That is a dangerous area up there.