Earthquake in OC!!

[quantumleap]

8:39 pm local time. Quite a big one.

All services are still on.

More later.

 

[quantumleap]

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:39:36 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
The magnitude 5.0 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NNE (24 degrees) of Hawthorne, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 8 miles).

<TABLE border=0 width=530><TBODY><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Magnitude</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>5.0 - local magnitude (Ml)</TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Time</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 8:39:36 PM (PDT)
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 3:39:36 (UTC) </TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Distance from</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>Hawthorne, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NNE (24 degrees)
Inglewood, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SSW (209 degrees)
El Segundo, CA - 6 km (4 miles) ENE (64 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 15 km (10 miles) SSW (213 degrees)
</TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Coordinates</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>33 deg. 56.4 min. N (33.940N), 118 deg. 20.3 min. W (118.338W) </TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Depth</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>13.5 km (8.4 miles)</TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Quality</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>Good</TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Location Quality Parameters</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>Nst=139, Nph=139, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.42 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=39.6 degrees </TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Event ID#</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD class=body width=330>ci10410337</TD></TR><TR><TD width=195 align=right>Additional Information</TD><TD width=5>

</TD><TD width=330>map || </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[quantumleap]

Over by LAX. They will suspend flights until the runway can be inspected.

I thought it was at least a 6.0

 

[weazel079]

Had some shaking down here in San Diego. Experts say were due for a big one.

 

[gynecologist]

It was a strong one..

 

[quantumleap]

It was a strong one..

What were you doing in Wilmington last night?

 

[quantumleap]

 

[gynecologist]

Was doing this broad
:bigone:



:anichamp4

 

[quantumleap]

There was a 3.1 after the first one. I didn't even feel that one!

 

[gynecologist]

We have those all the time and never feel em.. Weird huh

 

[quantumleap]

We have those all the time and never feel em.. Weird huh

I usually feel the 3.1's if they are that close. I was probably paying too much attention to my posting.

:lol:

 

[quantumleap]

There was a 2.8 in Hawaii at 8:43pm.

 

[gynecologist]

I usually feel the 3.1's if they are that close. I was probably paying too much attention to my posting.

:lol:

Funny thing is, its the truth.

 

[quantumleap]

Probably on the Newport-Inglewood fault. That goes down to Newport Beach so maybe that's why it seemed so strong to me.

 

[gynecologist]

Wonder why S.D people are saying they felt it.

 

[HAT]

Just posted in offshore QL....Barely even felt it on the Orange/Anaheim border. No crack, nothing settled and nothing on the shelves or walls budged. Just 2 separate rolls that I felt through the bed while watching TV. Weird since I'm no more than 35 miles from Epi.

 

[quantumleap]

Just posted in offshore QL....Barely even felt it on the Orange/Anaheim border. No crack, nothing settled and nothing on the shelves or walls budged. Just 2 separate rolls that I felt through the bed while watching TV. Weird since I'm no more than 35 miles from Epi.

I'm wondering if it's because I'm 3 stories up. I've felt 3.0 earthquakes here but I've only been here for a year or so. Every time an earthquake hit that was higher than a 3.0 I was on the ground at work.