Earthquake in Southern California?

my thoughts go out to all the victims of the Great Orange County Earthquake of 2008 *prays*

Somewhere out there a drink has spilled onto someone at Muldoon's. I weep for the fabric.

BIG jolt just now. Almost certainly local.

aw, i just felt my first earthquake!

Holy SHIT that was huge here (Valencia)

I was beginning to think you guys didn't have those down here

it's funny... i almost left an open beer on my nightstand last night, but then i thought "naw, this is earthquake country."

5.6

Not in LA now but my colleagues are.

5.8 sez usgs

A moderate earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
The magnitude 5.8 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) SW of Chino Hills, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).

5.8 now.

pitchfork gave it 6.5

It was adjusted up by USGS right after I posted.

I scared

You SoCal bastards are just trying to rile me ain't ya?

latebloomer FTW, lock thread

http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

Anyone who lives in CA has that site memorized.

I thought it was just someone vacuuming the hotel room next door to begin with. Then the chandelier in my 11th story room started swinging :(

pitchfork gave it 6.5

lol. i want earthquake too. *bangs table with spoon*

Ton of aftershocks still happening, up to 4.

Sorry, up to 3.8. I am such a liar.

MAP	3.8	2008/07/29 18:51:52	 33.959	-117.809	 15.3	 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	3.8	2008/07/29 18:51:46	 33.965	-117.788	 17.6	 5 km ( 3 mi) SE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	3.8	2008/07/29 18:51:29	 33.941	-117.790	 16.8	 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	2.4	2008/07/29 18:50:34	 33.961	-117.766	 14.9	 4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	2.4	2008/07/29 18:49:45	 33.921	-117.807	 15.3	 4 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	2.7	2008/07/29 18:48:27	 33.946	-117.822	 16.4	 6 km ( 4 mi) S of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.8	2008/07/29 18:47:48	 33.969	-117.752	 16.1	 3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	5.8	2008/07/29 18:42:15	 33.959	-117.752	 12.3	 3 km ( 2 mi) SW of Chino Hills, CA

lol @ facebook status updates

honestly easier to remember facebook as an earthquake indicator than that uggs site

Probably the closest precursor in location and strength

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier_Narrows_earthquake

I'm guessing schools are being let out for the day.

probably just a meth lab exploding in chino hills

Aw, you guys are making me homesick.

:( four years in that place and the only real earthquake comes 6 weeks after i leave

Well done, max.

"real", heh.

"Anyone who lives in CA has that site memorized."

So funny and accurate. It's on my links toolbar!

It's a bit strange that it took *that long* for something greater than 5.5 to hit SoCal.

There used to be 6.0+'s every two years BACK IN MY DAY

ANyway, i hope there are very little to no injuries.

lol! we walked to school in 7.5 earthquakes

I USED TO WALK 100 MILES TO SCHOOL UPHILL AND JUMPED SLIP FAULT RUPTURES BOTH WAYS

that wasn't so bad

You SoCal bastards are just trying to rile me ain't ya?

A little memory to take home with you.

Lots of books off the shelves in the library here.

no, it was gentle so methinks it's a slip fault (chino fault) rather than the thrust fault like Whittier narrows.
xp

ned you're in pasadena rite?

no no, Ned's in Pacoima

Ponderosa.

I live in Costa Mesa, work in Irvine.

I hope I can buy an "I survived LA08" t-shirt by the time I fly out on Thursday.

I still feel a bit seasick :/

5.4 now.

Status updates from friends on Facebook, sans names:

...hopes all her Los Angeles buddies made it through the quake unharmed.
2 minutes ago

...thought it was a secretary running past his office.
5 minutes ago

...loves how like ten West Coast friends all just did earthquake-related status updates.
6 minutes ago

...didn't even feel that shit!
12 minutes ago

....88888888.
15 minutes ago

...thinks a 5.8 is just big enough to be exciting, just small enough not to do any damage.
16 minutes ago

...is ok. It's just a little earthquake.
17 minutes ago

...still hasn't experienced an earthquake, and is perversely miffed about this.
20 minutes ago

...wants to know if everyone in LA's OK after that earthquake.
20 minutes ago

...just felt the earth move.
26 minutes ago

...just felt a little hometown pride surviving another earthquake. Surviving's probably too strong. It weren't nothing.
30 minutes ago

...ohh books fall down.
31 minutes ago

...5.8 earthquakes best experienced in hospital wards.
31 minutes ago

...is experiencing an earthquake with 6 young children is quite stressful!
32 minutes ago

...just got QUAKED. Epicenter in the I.E.: Chino Hills.
33 minutes ago

...loves Aldous Snow's delectable combination of poetry and pelvic thrusts. Also, EARTHQUAKE.
34 minutes ago

web 2.quake

MAP	2.1	2008/07/29 19:32:30	 33.678	-118.299	 1.7	 10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Rolling Hills, CA

MAP	1.6	2008/07/29 19:29:21	 33.812	-117.454	 3.9	 12 km ( 7 mi) SW of Woodcrest, CA

MAP	1.7	2008/07/29 19:28:23	 33.923	-117.798	 16.7	 4 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	1.7	2008/07/29 19:28:01	 34.007	-117.843	 18.8	 2 km ( 1 mi) WNW of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	1.9	2008/07/29 19:25:32	 33.944	-117.782	 17.7	 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	1.9	2008/07/29 19:22:40	 33.937	-117.757	 14.3	 5 km ( 3 mi) SW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	1.8	2008/07/29 19:19:59	 33.959	-117.812	 17.5	 5 km ( 3 mi) S of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.3	2008/07/29 19:18:44	 33.946	-117.731	 14.2	 3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	2.4	2008/07/29 19:15:25	 33.950	-117.805	 18.6	 6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.1	2008/07/29 19:14:48	 33.937	-117.793	 15.9	 6 km ( 3 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	1.7	2008/07/29 19:13:53	 33.966	-117.805	 17.0	 4 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.2	2008/07/29 19:12:28	 33.953	-117.729	 14.3	 3 km ( 2 mi) S of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	1.3	2008/07/29 19:10:31	 33.920	-117.762	 13.9	 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	2.3	2008/07/29 19:03:00	 33.923	-117.810	 16.4	 5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	1.8	2008/07/29 19:00:23	 34.155	-117.819	 0.0	 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Glendora, CA

MAP	1.8	2008/07/29 19:00:06	 34.325	-117.463	 9.7	 13 km ( 8 mi) NNW of Devore, CA

MAP	1.7	2008/07/29 18:58:57	 33.957	-117.805	 16.3	 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	1.9	2008/07/29 18:58:33	 33.973	-117.739	 14.7	 1 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	1.4	2008/07/29 18:56:36	 33.947	-117.778	 9.5	 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	2.2	2008/07/29 18:54:12	 33.948	-117.791	 14.0	 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.2	2008/07/29 18:54:03	 33.952	-117.770	 15.5	 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	3.8	2008/07/29 18:51:52	 33.959	-117.809	 15.3	 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.0	2008/07/29 18:51:46	 33.965	-117.788	 17.6	 5 km ( 3 mi) SE of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	3.8	2008/07/29 18:51:29	 33.941	-117.790	 16.8	 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	2.4	2008/07/29 18:50:34	 33.961	-117.766	 14.9	 4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	2.4	2008/07/29 18:49:45	 33.921	-117.807	 15.3	 4 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA

MAP	2.7	2008/07/29 18:48:27	 33.946	-117.822	 16.4	 6 km ( 4 mi) S of Diamond Bar, CA

MAP	2.8	2008/07/29 18:47:48	 33.969	-117.752	 16.1	 3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

MAP	5.4	2008/07/29 18:42:15	 33.955	-117.765	 13.6	 4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA

well that was fun. back to work everyone

slightly nsfw

http://twitter.com/MissRFTC/statuses/871803775

she felt the earth move

haw

didn't feel a thing, tho apparently my roommate did? we were in the same room watching 'mad men' together

anyone else get woken up last night?

Felt one just now.

4.4 near Yorba Linda

didn't feel it.

there were just a couple of more in the same area in the past hour, a 4.5 and a 3.4

Vaguely felt something last night.

Missed them.

didn't feel a thing

dang!

felt that. 3.4 magnitude, epicenter beverly hills.

ugh so seasick after this one

cat thought it was nbd, went back to watching bugs through the window

5.1, didn't feel it at all

wha?

― gershy, Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:31 AM

indeed, did not feel it

i felt it.

¯\(°_o)/¯

Anyone?

A friend in L.A. just posted something about it (prompting my post)--looks minor but in L.A.:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15310433#summary

missed it -- i was fast asleep. i felt the last one though!

another day, another earthquake i find out about from twitter. it's better than the big one coming and devastating everything, right?

What's the general anxiety level with you Californians then about earthquakes?

we've been under threat of a BIG ONE for as long as I've been alive.. worst one I was in was Northridge and a bunch of our stuff fell down but not much damage.. if you worry about this sort of stuff every day you'll die early.

The Big One is one of those things that people generally don't think about or even plan for in their day-to-day lives, even though Northern Californians are basically due to get hit with it any time now. I do know that we've had seismic retrofits in a lot of places in the Bay Area.

We maintain emergency kits. Other than that I dont really worry about it cuz whats the point.

I'm a little nervous about the big one hitting bc our duplex was built in 1919 and it's two stories. it survived northridge I guess. I try to be prepared but I also don't think about it. Everyone I know assumes a 7.0 will hit sooner rather than later but then again we all might be mouldering away dead for years before it occurs. Who knows?

There was an article in the latimes about how the water system will break into a million pieces once a big quake hits. Really should have water on hand. =\

I used to think abt quakes more when I worked on the top floor of an old building on spring st in downtown. not sure if one of those big lads would collapse in a quake but a lot of the facades would drop right down onto the streets and sidewalks.

i would have second and third thoughts about moving to california for this very reason. although these days i probably should be just as worried about the eastern seaboard. basically my plan to buy up land in michigan's upper peninsula really ought to be taking shape by now.

just had a 5 off santa cruz island. it was probably the most intense that I've experienced.

ha felt it

i've felt worse

That was fun. Dude in the store looks at me like "uhhh what's this?"

The medical office building on the corner emptied out apparently.

I was taking a shower, in a mild version of my worst earthquake nightmare.