Posted on 07/07/2010 5:04:44 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 33.417°N, 116.483°W |
| Depth | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Region | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.6 km (0.4 miles) |
| Parameters | Nph=122, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=3 |
| Source | |
| Event ID | ci10736069 |
We had a light fixture above our dinning room table break! That’s a first.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/Quakes/quakes_all.html
Didn’t feel nothing.
I’m in NoCal. LOL
Still, been in that area plenty and you would feel a 5.9 no doubt.
Felt it at Sea World; ground swaying under our feet for about 1/2 minute. Rides shut down for a few minutes.
We usually don't feel the "rollers", but the "jolters" pull on the mooring ropes and get our attention.
Thanks for the Ping, Ernest. That one shook a few shakes too long for me to really enjoy it. :P It started out light then built up. Everything rattled and shook, but thankfully it looks like there was no damage.
Jack Popejoy an anchor on KNX just mentioned that there are reports of people who ran outside during the earthquake, which is not a good idea in most cases.
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Did not feel in Santa Monica.
I hope the real one never does come!
I hope the real one never does come!
I hope the real one never does come!
So, did the earth move for you too?
;-D
Series...all OK?
Thanks for the ping. I was walking, already outside and moving fast, hence did not experience this one.
Good to see people like you are on the job, Krankor! (cluck, cluck, cluck)
Joining the chorus of Earthquake feelers here tonight we too felt it somewhat moderately in Western Riverside County near Lake Mathews. Both Mrs. RQSR, and myself were outside tending to chores when we became aware it was happening.
"Caltech Seismic Analyst Anthony Guarino said preliminary information indicates that the quake was on the San Jacinto fault, one of two that was stressed by the 7.2-magnitude quake near the U.S.-Mexico border on Easter."
http://www.startribune.com/nation/97986334.html
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SAN JACINTO FAULT ZONE
TYPE OF FAULTING : right-lateral strike-slip; minor right-reverse
LENGTH: 210 km, including Coyote Creek fault NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Lytle Creek, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, San Jacinto, Hemet, Anza, Borrego Springs, Ocotillo Wells
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: within the last few centuries; April 9, 1968, Mw6.5 on Coyote Creek segment
SLIP RATE: typically between 7 and 17 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN SURFACE RUPTURES: between 100 and 300 years, per segment
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: Mw6.5 - 7.5
Yeah, looks like the Northern portion of the Coyote Creek Fault, which is a southern extension of the San Jacinto fault zone.
The southern half ruptured in a Mw 6.5 quake in 1968.
It’s capable of generating Mw 6.5-7.5 quakes.
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