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:

[cogitator]

No, the photo is from the 1994 Northridge quake. Sorry for confusion!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Is ‘big’ an official designation? What if the next one is over 6.0? Would that be ‘really big’?

No - that falls into the "Extremely Series" class.

[yield 2 the right]

Not today’s quake!!!!

[spectre]

You graciously apologized...and it should be accepted.

I'm hoping this isn't a fore shock. But maybe God is giving us a heads up for the big one?

sw

[BurbankKarl]

that would be Eastern and Soto.

[CindyDawg]

Everything is a major event for Shep

[LAforme2008]

“Where’s the brave former channel 4 anchorman Kent Aftershockneck when you need him?”

he’s on KCBS-2 or KCAL-9 now

[lainie]

I bet the Coliseum will suddenly have so many they'll just have to tear it down....

[WestCoastGal]

I just hate seeing all those fire reports. It’s heartbraking to see the devastation over the past months and now near Yosemite as well.

I pray this eq was just a stress reliever by mother nature.

[TruthConquers]

Whew! Thank You.

I thought it would be too fast for pics already.

[SE Mom]

Was looking for you guys on a different thread- glad you’re all well:)

Shep’s beside himself. He keeps telling us “no word of gas leaks...YET”..

[mware]

I'll never forget the threads on Katrine a couple summers ago, when watching Shep.

He was being so dramatic, and I speculated that in a few minutes he would find a dog that was abandoned and lamented its misfortune.

Within two minutes of that post he showed the audience two dogs left abandoned.

[bd476]

Thanks Lainie. Broken water line in City Terrace, downtown L.A.

[yield 2 the right]

Shep Smith going Shep Smith.....

[yorkie]

I just talked with my DIL in Northridge - she was in the market, and shampoo bottles started flying at her. Of course in Northridge, it’s no doubt a deja vu feeling......

[Fudd Fan]

None of that was infer-able from your post. However, apology accepted...

BTW I am honestly worried because I have immediate family in Chino. Hopefully my husband has been able to contact them.

[Dianna]

I spoke to relatives in Yorba Linda (5 miles out from epicenter) and they’re all fine. A few things fell over.

[Coffee200am]

Do you hear them...or are they just alot of rolling and shaking?

[ArmstedFragg]

Dig out a tutorial on the Richter scale. A 5.8 is considerably stronger than a 5.2.

[DoughtyOne]

Generally yes. If the San Andreas fault cuts loose, there will be a whole lot of shaking going on.