Earthquake in Southern California?

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

it's a good thing bookshelves exist. otherwise it'd be a lot harder to get a feel for a quake's magnitude.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/29/vo.quake.judge.judy.cnn

!!!!

wow

Look on the one dude's face is priceless.

Earthquake measuring 6.2 has hit near the coast of California

Or even http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008zya2.php

it's 5.4 mag,
it's 6.2 miles out

no, it's 6.2 miles deep, 150 miles from the Humboldt County coast, 300 miles from SF

haha oh yeah

Whee.

Yeah, I just felt that.

was just looking for this

5.0

Location?

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/117-34.html

Darn Inland Empire.

all empires must fall

sure there are a LOT of homeowners currently "underwater" with their mortgage that wouldn't mind a nice 7-8

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.