pitchfork gave it 6.5
― latebloomer, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:48 (sixteen years ago) link
It was adjusted up by USGS right after I posted.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I scared
― uh oh I'm having a fantasy, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:49 (sixteen years ago) link
You SoCal bastards are just trying to rile me ain't ya?
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link
latebloomer FTW, lock thread
― get bent, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone who lives in CA has that site memorized.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:52 (sixteen years ago) link
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 :(
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:52 (sixteen years ago) link
lol. i want earthquake too. *bangs table with spoon*
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Ton of aftershocks still happening, up to 4.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:55 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:56 (sixteen years ago) link
lol @ facebook status updates
― uh oh I'm having a fantasy, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:57 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm guessing schools are being let out for the day.
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
probably just a meth lab exploding in chino hills
― carne asada, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Aw, you guys are making me homesick.
― Rock Hardy, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:04 (sixteen years ago) link
:( four years in that place and the only real earthquake comes 6 weeks after i leave
― max, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Well done, max.
― Michael White, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"real", heh.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"Anyone who lives in CA has that site memorized."
So funny and accurate. It's on my links toolbar!
― Wiggy Woo, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
ANyway, i hope there are very little to no injuries.
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:09 (sixteen years ago) link
lol! we walked to school in 7.5 earthquakes
― carne asada, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I USED TO WALK 100 MILES TO SCHOOL UPHILL AND JUMPED SLIP FAULT RUPTURES BOTH WAYS
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
that wasn't so bad
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
A little memory to take home with you.
Lots of books off the shelves in the library here.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:13 (sixteen years ago) link
no, it was gentle so methinks it's a slip fault (chino fault) rather than the thrust fault like Whittier narrows. xp
― Wiggy Woo, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link
ned you're in pasadena rite?
― Wiggy Woo, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:15 (sixteen years ago) link
no no, Ned's in Pacoima
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Ponderosa.
I live in Costa Mesa, work in Irvine.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:17 (sixteen years ago) link
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 :/
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:18 (sixteen years ago) link
5.4 now.
― jeff, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
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
...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
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
web 2.quake
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:32 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:39 (sixteen years ago) link
well that was fun. back to work everyone
― admrl, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:43 (sixteen years ago) link
slightly nsfw
http://twitter.com/MissRFTC/statuses/871803775
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 19:45 (sixteen years ago) link
As a native Californian I thought I was used to earthquakes (was around in SF for the '89 Loma Prieta quake), but my heart is pounding. I'm in the city next to the epicenter.
I was taking a shower on the 2nd floor (lots of swaying) when it happened. I finished up fast in case there were strong aftershocks. Phew. No damage in the house. No gas smells or power/water outage. My housemates, who are from out-of-state, freaked out.
― Melinda Mess-injure, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Wheeeeeeee!
One broken vase, couple of books off the shelves, some really pissed-off rabbits, some sleeping other critters, some terrified kittens. Oh, and the dishwasher slid out a bit.
Me? Was standing in the doorway and considering giving-up atheism. This is an OLD building and we're up a few stories, so things really moved.
― MsLaura, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link
I somewhat dread to imagine what my apartment looks like, but it's nearer the ground and a more recently constructed building. Still I figure there's a few books on the floor at least.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link
this building was built in 1929 (i'm on the 2nd floor) and the ONLY sign that a quake hit here was that the medicine cabinet door popped open. nothing fell, nothing broke...
― get bent, Tuesday, 29 July 2008 23:07 (sixteen years ago) link
it's a good thing bookshelves exist. otherwise it'd be a lot harder to get a feel for a quake's magnitude.
― Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 00:24 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/29/vo.quake.judge.judy.cnn
!!!!
― jaxon, Thursday, 31 July 2008 21:29 (sixteen years ago) link
wow
― dell, Thursday, 31 July 2008 21:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Look on the one dude's face is priceless.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 31 July 2008 21:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Earthquake measuring 6.2 has hit near the coast of California
― James Mitchell, Friday, 28 November 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Or even http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008zya2.php
― James Mitchell, Friday, 28 November 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
it's 5.4 mag, it's 6.2 miles out
― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Friday, 28 November 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
no, it's 6.2 miles deep, 150 miles from the Humboldt County coast, 300 miles from SF
― gabbneb, Friday, 28 November 2008 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link
felt that. 3.4 magnitude, epicenter beverly hills.
― arvo peart (get bent), Friday, 7 September 2012 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
ugh so seasick after this one
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 7 September 2012 07:10 (twelve years ago) link
cat thought it was nbd, went back to watching bugs through the window
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 7 September 2012 07:13 (twelve years ago) link
5.1, didn't feel it at all
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 March 2013 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
wha?
― gershy, Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:31 AM
― am0n, Monday, 11 March 2013 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
indeed, did not feel it
― buzza, Monday, 11 March 2013 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
i felt it.
― my cat is an eliane radigue (get bent), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
¯\(°_o)/¯
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone?
― your fretless ways (Eazy), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
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
― your fretless ways (Eazy), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
missed it -- i was fast asleep. i felt the last one though!
― my cat is an eliane radigue (get bent), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
another day, another earthquake i find out about from twitter. it's better than the big one coming and devastating everything, right?
― Bill Nighy the Science Gighy (get bent), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 23:36 (nine years ago) link
What's the general anxiety level with you Californians then about earthquakes?
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
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.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:07 (nine years ago) link
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.
― Baruch Olbermann (Leee), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:18 (nine years ago) link
We maintain emergency kits. Other than that I dont really worry about it cuz whats the point.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
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?
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 02:28 (nine years ago) link
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. =\
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 03:40 (nine years ago) link
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.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 04:19 (nine years ago) link
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.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 14:14 (nine years ago) link
just had a 5 off santa cruz island. it was probably the most intense that I've experienced.
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
ha felt it
i've felt worse
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 5 April 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
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.
― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:01 (six years ago) link
I was taking a shower, in a mild version of my worst earthquake nightmare.
― omar little, Thursday, 5 April 2018 20:02 (six years ago) link