6.9 Earthquake in Baja . . . felt in S. California (Updated to 7.2)

USGS ^ | April 4, 2010 | USGS

[TankerKC]

Wow...that was a good shake...it went on for quite a while. Everybody ok?

[Drew68]

Felt it real good in Coronado! I’m still shaking! I’m a Colorado boy and I’m not used to these!

[freedumb2003]

The wife called me — she described it as a strong rolling motion. She is in the SF Valley (sadly, I am again in Richmond, VA — I couldn’t feel it here). That is 200+ miles from the epicenter!

Last report was 20 miles deep — pretty shallow all in all. All looks OK and local coverage has gone back to normal programming.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Is CNN blaming Bush for it?

[Jack Hydrazine]

I think the recent Chile quake was 8.8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake

The 1960 Chile quake was 9.5.

[californianmom]

A side to side motion here in the west SF valley. It was centered forty miles south of Yuma, AZ in Baja. Any damage there?

[RandallFlagg]

You’re in Chula Vista?
I used to live there when I was in the Navy back in ‘93-’97.

Right when the quake hit, I was Google mapping the areas I used to hang out.

So.....
Sorry.
;-)

[Jack Hydrazine]

Did they expect their cars to leave suddenly like animals do when they sense eartquakes coming?

[freedumb2003]

>>I stood next to the big screen TV until it passed...
<<

Good plan — you can cushion it with your body when it when it falls.

Priorities, ya know ;)

[A_perfect_lady]

I used to live in Hollywood, near the Scientology Celebrity Center (I used to call it The Mothership.) Now I’m over by Dan Tana’s and Troubador.

[Pylon]

Chula here too. That was long and wavy.

[SmartInsight]

The title is correct, epicenter is in Baja.

[al baby]

When do I get my Fema relief card

[dfwgator]

You’re right, the 6.9 in Chile was one of the aftershocks.

[Mrs.Liberty]

Yep...eastern, in btw the 805 and Eastlake (called Otay Ranch).

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Oh wow I hope people closer to the epicenter are okay! I had just stepped out to take a walk to a nearby “Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf” to do some reading and then changed my mind and walked back because I realized it might rain. I did not a feel a thing. So bizarre, this recent upsurge in earthquakes.

[BunnySlippers]

I’m in Silver Lake Sunset Junction ... close to bright blue Mothership. =)

[Ladycalif]

about 30-45 seconds

[MAD-AS-HELL]

maybe you’ll get a nice empty trailer that was never used for Katrina survivors.

[A_perfect_lady]

LOL... I have three cats. The young one panicked and ran under the bed. The two older ones barely lifted their heads.

[SoCalPol]

Hi sofa, it was nasty one here in SD.
Both jolts and rolls. Just felt an aftershock a few mins ago.