SoCal Earthquake

[topsheep]

Will all the Cali people describe the one that just hit?

 

[buckweaver]

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.

 

[MileHigh]

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.

 

[buckweaver]

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

Nothing to worry about. Just a little rumble.

 

[KP]

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.

 

[Shaggy]

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.

 

[MileHigh]

As long as the 5.0 was a fore-shock, things are cool.

 

[TigerVols]

I was on a brick patio in Fullerton and we felt it for at least 15 seconds. Long rollers.

 

[westcoastvol]

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.

 

[Angola!]

I was on a brick patio in Fullerton and we felt it for at least 15 seconds. Long rollers.

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.

 

[Birdscribe]

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.

 

[MTM]

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.

 

[SoCalDude]

My brother lives in Inglewood, a couple of miles from Lennox and LAX. When I called him about a half hour after the shaker, he was more concerned over what might happen to USC over the Mayo/Bush stuff.

 

[Bubbler]

I love Californians.

We had a 5.2 in Illinois and Indiana last year and it felt like my entire house was riding down an avalanche. It was a big ****ing deal.

That's chump change for Cali.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

just wait til the new madrid blows, bubbs.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

buckweaver not starting this thread is a somewhat notable SportsJournalists.com upset.

;D ;D

Felt it here. Thought maybe I caused it.

Ba-dump-DUMP!

Seriously, having traveled in both tornado and hurricane country . . . I'll take the occasional shake, rattle and roll over that Wrath of God stuff.

 

[buckweaver]

too much rum here, buddy. no starting threads tonight.

LAO says minor building damage in south bay. Here's a <a href="http://bit.ly/362B2">gallery</a> from the times.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

too much rum here, buddy. no starting threads tonight.

LAO says minor building damage in south bay. Here's a <a href="http://bit.ly/362B2">gallery</a> from the times.

I knew this day would come.

Look at the cups. God Himself has finally smote Starbucks!

 

[Football_Bat]

too much rum here, buddy. no starting threads tonight.

LAO says minor building damage in south bay. Here's a <a href="http://bit.ly/362B2">gallery</a> from the times.

I knew this day would come.

Look at the cups. God Himself has finally smote Starbucks!

If He wanted to smite Starbucks, He'd make Rainier blow its top.

 

[pressboxer]

I was on a brick patio in Fullerton and we felt it for at least 15 seconds. Long rollers.

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.

You may be closer to earthquake country than you think. In 1931, a 5.8 -- the biggest ever recorded in Texas -- hit near Valentine. Something like that would probably be felt where you are.

And did anyone realize that North Texas got (slightly) shaken on Saturday? A 3.3 was reported centered in Arlington.

http://www.star-telegram.com/arlington_news/story/1381812.html