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SoCal Earthquake

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by topsheep, May 17, 2009.

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  1. topsheep

    topsheep Member

    Will all the Cali people describe the one that just hit?
     
    topsheep, May 17, 2009
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  2. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Rumble, rumble, rumble. My couch just shook for a good 5 seconds as I was sitting on it.

    1 mile S-SE from Inglewood. A 5.0, says USGS.
    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci10410337.php

    Damn, I'm like 100 miles away.
     
    buckweaver, May 17, 2009
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  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    5.0 is a quasi-decent shaker. Nothing major. Some stuff on shelves might fall off in the Inglewood/South Bay area. Felt as rumble about 80 miles to the east in the I.E. according to my very reliable sources. Probably will be a move-along-folks-nothing-to-see-here moment.
     
    MileHigh, May 17, 2009
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  4. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    LA Observed says at least two measurable aftershocks already: 3.1 and 2.5.

    Nothing to worry about. Just a little rumble.
     
    buckweaver, May 17, 2009
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  5. KP

    KP Active Member

    My brother is 10 miles from the epicenter and said it was a long 20-25 seconds of shaking. No visible damage to his building.
     
    KP, May 18, 2009
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  6. Shaggy

    Shaggy Guest

    My wife felt it as she was laying in bed watching TV. I was out running errands and didn't feel it.

    We're about 100 miles away from the epicenter.
     
    Shaggy, May 18, 2009
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  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    As long as the 5.0 was a fore-shock, things are cool.
     
    MileHigh, May 18, 2009
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  8. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I was on a brick patio in Fullerton and we felt it for at least 15 seconds. Long rollers.
     
    TigerVols, May 18, 2009
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  9. westcoastvol

    westcoastvol Active Member

    Felt like the A/C was coming on. I'm in Los Feliz, which is between Hollywood/downtown just west of Dodgers Stadium and about 20 freeway miles from the epicenter.
     
    westcoastvol, May 18, 2009
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  10. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    God.

    I don't miss earthquake country.

    I'd rather deal with my lack of tornados.

    Good luck folks. I hope no bad aftershocks happen tonight.
     
    Angola!, May 18, 2009
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  11. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    Didn't feel a thing. Then again, I'm about 85-90 miles from the epicenter.

    A 5.0 on the Newport-Inglewood Fault... that's legit. Forget the San Andreas (parts of which you can see off the freeway I drive every day to/from work), that's the fault that if it ever goes off in the 6-plus neighborhood, all hell will break loose because that goes under some of the most populated areas in SoCal.

    But 3.1-2.5 aftershocks? That's the cat jumping on the bed. Nothing to see here.
     
    Birdscribe, May 18, 2009
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  12. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    I live about 90 miles to thre east. Windows rattled a bit, we speculated that it was a quake but didn't know for sure til we saw a scroll on TV.
     
    MTM, May 18, 2009
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