Dig out a tutorial on the Richter scale. A 5.8 is considerably stronger than a 5.2.
USGS just changed it to a 5.4 quake near Chino Hills. It was a pretty good shaker though. Shook things up pretty well here on the 3rd floor where I live. It started off slow and rolling followed by a sharp jolt. I’m about 40 miles from Chino Hills to the south. Have not felt any aftershocks as yet.
Yeah, I know. I learned logarithms when we still had to use slide rules to calculate them.
Yup. A lot stronger.
It may be strange to say, but an earthquake at 5.8 might be a good thing...it doesn’t do a lot of damage, but relieves a lot of the stress and pent up energy on the fault.
That may mean a reduced chance of a much larger quake later.
Thoughts, anyone?