That was like a mini roller coaster!

the Obama bounce?

Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time

* Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 UTC
* Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM at epicenter

Location 33.959°N, 117.752°W
Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances

* 3 km (2 miles) SW (235°) from Chino Hills, CA
* 8 km (5 miles) SE (127°) from Diamond Bar, CA
* 9 km (5 miles) NNE (23°) from Yorba Linda, CA
* 11 km (7 miles) S (178°) from Pomona, CA
* 47 km (29 miles) ESE (103°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

Location Uncertainty horizontal 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth 1.3 km (0.8 miles)
Parameters Nph=144, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.42 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2

I just felt it down in Chula Vista. Wow.

It went a long time - 40 seconds or so.

Yikes. Damn near took the pictures off the walls here in Burbank.

re: #5 RTLM

That is a long time. Loma Prieta was about 15 seconds and I thought it would never end.

"That's not the fault line I knew..."

I'm hoping that wasn't a fore shock.
I'd hate to see what the aftershock would be.

That one was a little scary.

Hippy-hippy shake?

Was on my exercise bike. Saw the lamp swing. Heard them talking about it on the radio. Didn't feel it.

Stay away from glass, open flames and be under stable objects like tables (I'm sure you know all that. Just be careful, is all.).

I went through a 5.7 in Anchorage, AK once. Scared the beejeesus out of me. Hope you Californians are okay.

Gah,

I'm down the street from LAX, on the 17th floor. Can you say motion sickness?

Blech

So that's it was. I felt a little shaking in Poway, but it was just a short burst. I remember Loma Prieta lasting for quite a while and the pets going nuts.

Chino Hills is about 30 miles east of LA.

It's Bush's fault.

to those in california our prayers are with you, stay buttoned up.

or is that stay outside in a safe place?

re: #18 HelloDare

It's Bush's fault.

At last! Someone speaking troof to power!

/have to call the bro-in-law in Palmdale and see if they felt it

re: #16 CyanSnowHawk

So that's it was. I felt a little shaking in Poway, but it was just a short burst. I remember Loma Prieta lasting for quite a while and the pets going nuts.

Loma Prieta was 15 seconds - sure didn't seem that way.

Wow, that was exciting. What an adrenaline rush. Hope my house is still standing...

How long before someone says it is God's punishment for our sins?

Well - at least ye're still all here on LGF, posting away!

What quakes in the past have been about 5.8?

/looking for frame of reference, although I understand Richter

re: #23 Freedom Fan

Wow, that was exciting. What an adrenaline rush. Hope my house is still standing...

Was kind of motion did you feel?

re: #24 rawmuse

How long before someone says it is God's punishment for our sins?

It is Barack's punishment for your disbelief.

/close enough?

Loma Prieta was 7.8 IIRC.

Linkage -

USGS report
[Link: earthquake.usgs.gov...]

Epicenter google map

[Link: maps.google.com...]

Sante Fe Springs

The initial jolt startled me.

re: #26 Silhouette

What quakes in the past have been about 5.8?

/looking for frame of reference, although I understand Richter

The last really big one I remember was the Northridge quake - 1993.

IIRC that was a 6.2

Michael Moore stepped off a curb?

any damage being reported?(hope not)

Ok Dammit! Who had sex?

That's not fun for the rest of us.

Sure it wasn't just gas prices falling in CA?

re: #7 rawmuse

19 seconds - I was on a balcony with a plate glass window behind me.

Very, very long 19 seconds, I must say!

I'm trying to get through to my mom, btw. Anybody here from Redlands or elsewhere close by in San Bernardino?

re: #24 rawmuse

How long before someone says it is God's punishment for our sins?

Omigawd!
That report zombie is working on ... thank God its not out yet! Or the 'punishment'-brigade would have a field day already!

re: #26 Silhouette

I think Whittier Narrows came in at 5.8. There was a lot of damage in that one.

Sorry, but 5.8 isn't nearly large enough in the opinion of many fly-over country residents. LOL!

What do Lizards do in an earthquake?

re: #33 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

re: #29 rawmuse

Loma Prieta was 7.8 IIRC.

7.1, but was huge!

God is punishing you for all your posts on Intelligent Design, Charles.

/

was that the obama bounce or the LA SHAKE AND BAKE?

That was obambis Berlin bounce hitting the bottom.

re: #26 Silhouette

The Whittier quake in 1987 was a 5.9. Northridge quake was much larger. There was a large quake 7.4 or so in Landers (near Joshua Tree Monument) that was the largest I felt-even in Orange Co.

re: #9 DesertSage

Indeed. Hoping it wasn't a foreshock as well. Boy were the dogs scared. Darby started barking before I even felt it.

up on Fox now:

Breaking News > Strong 5.8 Quake Shakes Southern California

re: #24 rawmuse

ifthat were the case,then s.f. would have disappeared into the sea after what zombie described!

re: #41 Ford_Prefect

Soil their underwear?

If Obama can stop the oceans from rising what's a piddling little earthquake? Vote Obama, and the earth will be calm!

re: #41 Ford_Prefect

What do Lizards do in an earthquake?

Those in the earthquake - they keep posting.
All other Lizards pray for their safety.

re: #47 Nadnerb
I was in San Diego and that Northridge quake shook me out of bed!

re: #48 Pvt Bin Jammin

Indeed. Hoping it wasn't a foreshock as well. Boy were the dogs scared. Darby started barking before I even felt it.

My garage held up really well :')

Obama and Pelosi are out blaming the Republicans. They let the oil companies pump out too much oil which left the ground unstable.

re: #20 willowone

Outside isn't that safe. Your house is the best place for you, just get under a table and take hold.

re: #51 joncelli

Soil their underwear?

Lizards wear underwear? Damn, time to go shopping.

re: #22 debutaunt

Loma Prieta was 15 seconds - sure didn't seem that way.

The shake time is a function of a few variables, but I knew LP was a bad one right away.

Answering my own question

1960, Feb 29 Agadir, Morocco 12,000 killed, 5.9
1971, Feb 9 San Fernando Valley, California, USA 65 killed 6.6
2001, Mar 24 Hiroshima, Japan 2 killed 6.4
1992, Jun 28 S California, USA 1 killed 7.5/6.6
1994, Jan 17 Northridge, California, USA 61 killed 6.8
1989, Oct 17 San Francisco Bay area, California, USA 62 killed 7.1

re: #38 yma o hyd

Omigawd!
That report zombie is working on ... thank God its not out yet! Or the 'punishment'-brigade would have a field day already!

God waits to read the zombie reports?

////////

re: #48 Pvt Bin Jammin

Indeed. Hoping it wasn't a foreshock as well. Boy were the dogs scared. Darby started barking before I even felt it.

Dogs - and cats, and other animals - seem to feel this much earlier than we, or even our instruments do.

President Obama is on his way to tour the damage area.

Hopefully this isn't a precursor to someting larger.

RTLM--BTW, wasn't Northridge Jan. or Feb. 1994?

Was out there not long after and things were a mess.

Pelosi may spill her mocha and crack her face!

Declare an emergency! Where's FEMA?!

Start the riots and looting!

I want some new sneakers!

Get Sheep-herd Smith out on the overpass!

re: #29 rawmuse

Nope, just a measly 7.0 or 7.1.

I don't wake up for anything under a 6.0, anyway.

Hold on.

You know this is bad news for the media. They are giddy over Ted Stevens. /Never mind the earthquake - a Rethuglican did something bad!

Hi debutaunt,

It was a rocking motion; the whole building was swaying. I'm on the first floor of a 4-story building near the epicenter. There's a lot of steel and concrete above me, so I ran for a doorway. Bet the folks on the 4th floor must have had quite a ride. My house is quite a distance away, so it is probably fine.

re: #38 yma o hyd

Omigawd!
That report zombie is working on ... thank God its not out yet! Or the 'punishment'-brigade would have a field day already!

San Francisco is in NoCal

re: #65 Dianna

I should remember. I was at The Game.

re: #55 DesertSage
My garage held up really well :')

I figured it would. You're doing a good job on that. Our house held up just fine. Have you felt any aftershocks? I haven't noticed them but we've apparently had three.

re: #59 CyanSnowHawk

The shake time is a function of a few variables, but I knew LP was a bad one right away.

That should be Northridge that I was talking about. I slept through LP. (Down in San Diego)

Sean Penn was seen canoeing to the epicenter of the quake.

re: #15 bebe's boobs destroy

BBD, you okay?

re: #66 FrogMarch

Hold on.

You know this is bad news for the media. They are giddy over Ted Stevens. /Never mind the earthquake - a Rethuglican did something bad!

Maybe the quake is Alaska detaching from the continent...

re: #54 pingjockey

I lucked out-I missed the Northridge quake. I was in the Utah desert returning from a ski trip.

re: #61 OldLineTexan

God waits to read the zombie reports?

////////

Why not?

;-)

That's really weird. Right at the time the earthquake is reported to have happened, I was out walking my dog and a flock of birds started squawking like crazy and flew out of the trees behind my house. I thought to myself that it seemed like the kind of thing that happens in movies right before an earthquake. But I'm all the way on the east coast.

re: #24 rawmuse

ive always considered that faulty illogical stuff, it is like blaming a child for having cancer.

re: #69 rawmuse

that must have been scary!

re: #59 CyanSnowHawk

The shake time is a function of a few variables, but I knew LP was a bad one right away.

I was shopping in a grocery store - it was loud and scary.

re: #62 yma o hyd

Indeed, the animals seem to sense it early.

re: #63 JammieWearingFool

President Obama is on his way to tour the damage area.

Hopefully this isn't a precursor to someting larger.

RTLM--BTW, wasn't Northridge Jan. or Feb. 1994?

Was out there not long after and things were a mess.

Please please please have him put on a hard hat. Barry The Builder.

re: #56 venezuela lover

Obama and Pelosi are out blaming the Republicans. They let the oil companies pump out too much oil which left the ground unstable.

Question authority.

All rides at Disneyland were evacuated...

re: #73 chicagodudewhotrades

Check email.

re: #69 rawmuse
Wow! I was stationed in Fla and was watching the pregame on ESPN, next thing you know sports reporters are doing real news cause ESPN had the only xmitters still working.

re: #70 Pvt Bin Jammin

I haven't felt any aftershocks. Keeping my fingers crossed.

re: #60 Silhouette

1971, Feb 9 San Fernando Valley, California, USA 65 killed 6.6

My aunt and uncle moved to LA from NYC on Feb. 6 that year. It scared the daylights out of her.

re: #79 Boondock St. Bender

that must have been scary!

Yeah, but, PLAY BALL! We were pissed that they canceled the game.

re: #82 loppyd

Please please please have him put on a hard hat. Barry The Builder.

You know, they have almost the same slogan.

re: #66 FrogMarch

You know this is bad news for the media. They are giddy over Ted Stevens. /Never mind the earthquake - a Rethuglican did something bad!

The link to the story on the main news page shouted that he was GOP, but the headline and first paragraph actually didn't mention it. That was really something for the MSM, who always seem to mention party when it is GOP, and somehow forget to until the 18th graph for DNC.

(With the especially nice trick of calling Democrat US Representatives: REP. Smith)

There have been a couple of aftershocks already, but nothing large.

Never felt an earthquake. Never want to either. 30 seconds is a long time. Do people just wait to see if aftershocks happen? I hope all the SoCal lizards check in and are ok and their property is intact.

re: #72 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Sean Penn was seen canoeing to the epicenter of the quake.

Carryin' his "gauge"?

re: #68 Capitalist Tool

San Francisco is in NoCal

Aww, are ye saying they're even more sinful in SoCal?

/////

re: #62 yma o hyd

The time to worry is if you notice lots of ant swarms. They evidently feel it first.

There have been reports of cannibalism at the LA Colosseum.
/

re: #67 Freedom Fan

Hi debutaunt,

It was a rocking motion; the whole building was swaying. I'm on the first floor of a 4-story building near the epicenter. There's a lot of steel and concrete above me, so I ran for a doorway. Bet the folks on the 4th floor must have had quite a ride. My house is quite a distance away, so it is probably fine.

Any jolt?

re: #92 Charles

i really know litle about eathquakes, do they resume or fade off in general?

re: #97 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

There have been reports of cannibalism at the LA Colosseum.
/

HA!

re: #84 Charles

Thousands of tourists got a free ride.

re: #80 debutaunt

I was shopping in a grocery store - it was loud and scary.

Don't open your soda pop for awhile!

little

Did the Earth move for you too?

Didn't feel a thing up here in northern California.

The very first earthquake I remember was when I was a kid -- and it was a 5.6. Scared the hell out of me, at the time. Subsequently, I've been through much bigger ones, including Loma Prieta (which for some reason hardly fazed me).

Your experience always depends on the specifics of where you are located in relation to the quake. If you're along the fault, or on landfill, or in a tall building, it will feel much stronger. If you're on bedrock, or in a spot where the seismic waves are less strong (still a mystery as to why this happens sometimes -- there can be "calm areas" within the quake zone), it won't feel so bad.

re: #69 rawmuse

Lucky! That was probably a better place to ride LP out.

re: #97 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

But no bacon-wrapped hot dogs. :-(

re: #97 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

There have been reports of cannibalism at the LA Colosseum.
/

Fine, so long as no fast food is consumed.

re: #104 sngnsgt

Did the Earth move for you too?

Yeah Baby!

Checking in from the Lizard Militia HQ in OC. All clear!

Hope everyone else is OK.

Yee-Haw!

re: #88 JammieWearingFool

What a welcome wagon.

re: #84 Charles

All rides at Disneyland were evacuated...

So were many bladders.

Moderate jolt and swaying in Pasadena. Lasted about 8-10 seconds. I would be surprised if this caused much damage.

re: #89 rawmuse

yeah why not?unless you got a huge chasm in the field,you might as well play.makes more sense than discharging 50,000 people onto highways choked with accidents and of unknown stability.

re: #84 Charles

All rides at Disneyland were evacuated...

And the people on the rides may have evacuated in their trousers.

I was practically on top of it and the horses were FREAKED!
During i hid under my heavy craft table with cats in my arms. Yeah scaredy cat ... but the horses took it worse than i did....

I was in Southern Cal for two of them & Mexico for one.
Really eerie, that sound.
The oddest thing was an after shock the following evening.
A hotel room in Huntinton Beach & everything in the room started bouncing.

re: #84 Charles

All rides at Disneyland were evacuated...

Were the guests charged extra for the quake?

re: #109 jcm

For all the times I've been in SoCal, all I ever got was a little rumble one night in Palm Springs.

Strongest quake I ever felt was in Hoboken.

Just heard that on Rush. Hope you and your home are ok.

re: #65 Dianna

Nope, just a measly 7.0 or 7.1.

I don't wake up for anything under a 6.0, anyway.

You'd wake up for this one, maybe they'll upgrade it.

re: #114 Boondock St. Bender

Hard to play ball with an SFPD cruiser on the pitcher's mound...

I was just at Disney with Signaldawg on sat. I dont know if some of the people on those rides could even tell an earthquake was happening.

re: #93 snowcrash

You sit tight and remember to breathe. You can never tell what's going to happen, so you just hang on.

I'm in Pasadena: a few small things fell over-no damage. Scared the & out of me.

re: #102 Silhouette

Don't open your soda pop for awhile!

Lots of liquor bottles fell and the noise was intense.

I'm at the top of one of the El Segundo Towers (24th floor). At first there was a little shake, that seemed to die down. I was thinking little earthquake, then the building started swaying again, this time a little more, and it seemed to go on for 30 seconds (I didn't time it, so it probably wasn't quite that long). For the size of the earhquake and the distance I would have expected more swaying.

That initial little shake, which is magnified by how high I am, is probably what initially spooks the animals.

re: #109 jcm

Yeah Baby!

You knew that one was coming!

re: #116 Karagush

I was practically on top of it and the horses were FREAKED!
During i hid under my heavy craft table with cats in my arms. Yeah scaredy cat ... but the horses took it worse than i did....

Horses don't want to get injured. They've seen that Far Side horse vet manual cartoon.

Live Stream from KNBC

re: #90 OldLineTexan

You know, they have almost the same slogan.

which is?

re: #129 sngnsgt

You knew that one was coming!

That's what she said.

re: #123 rawmuse

have the ump order it off of s.f.forfiets the game.the crowd would have come down and carried it off the field!

re: #24 rawmuse

How long before someone says it is God's punishment for our sins?

Maybe if we toss a few more virgins into the volcano, we can stave off the next earthquake.

/The only difficulty will be finding the virgins. There don't seem to be any left in the entire state.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (1957)

Hope everyone's ok, there on the left coast. /wlgf standin

We had that brief 5.-something here months ago caused by the New Madrid fault. Us midwesterners aren't used the the ground below us moving. That was freaky. Hope all west coast lizards are okay.

Okay, let me ask the dumb question. Is this really something to worry about? I admit i don't know my earthquake scales (I know the hurricane scales, though). So is this really a big deal?

re: #132 loppyd

which is?

Barry:

Yes, We Can! (Si, Se Puede)

Bob the Builder:

Can we fix it/build it? Yes we can!

I'm down in north San Diego County and I felt it. Considering the distance, it wasn't anything particularly serious. I didn't even get out of my chair.

re: #96 Dianna

The time to worry is if you notice lots of ant swarms. They evidently feel it first.

Interesting - thats something I didn't know!
Seems to me that one should be much more observant of the behaviour of the animals around us.
Miss Dog crawls under the table even before there is the first thunder&lightning - as for earthquakes: well, we only have very small ones, about 2-3 on the Richter scale, nobody notices.
The occasional bigger ones, up to4, have chimneys tumbling down.
Last time that happened some eejits actually asked if that was due to Global Warming!

re: #135 zombie

I'm fresh out. ;)

re: #97 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

It's really a testament to the evil of BushCo that they haven't come to our aid yet. I mean, it's been almost a half hour now. What gives?

re: #135 zombie

zonbie!hows the new report coming?

re: #122 itellu3times

No, I wouldn't. I'm a California girl.

re: #116 Karagush

I was practically on top of it and the horses were FREAKED!
During i hid under my heavy craft table with cats in my arms. Yeah scaredy cat ... but the horses took it worse than i did....

Key question: Did you notice that the horses or the cats started freaking out BEFORE you felt the quake?

re: #60 Silhouette

Answering my own question
...
1989, Oct 17 San Francisco Bay area, California, USA 62 killed 7.1

My sister was living in the Marina then. She was on the way home from work. When she got home, her apartment was completely trashed, including furniture wrecked and a big crack in the building. One of her friends lived in the building that burned and lost everything (no renters' insurance). She moved to other parts of the bay area and never moved back. Scared her half to death.

re: #125 Dianna

You sit tight and remember to breathe. You can never tell what's going to happen, so you just hang on.

I look up to see what might fall on me.

Any jolt?
-debutaunt

A big one in my heart... That's the biggest I've ever felt. It's been years since I felt an earthquake.

Maybe this will lead to more affordable home prices and lighter traffic on the freeways.

re: #116 Karagush

Wow, Signal Dawg missed all the fun!

re: #135 zombie

Maybe if we toss a few more virgins into the volcano, we can stave off the next earthquake.

/The only difficulty will be finding the virgins. There don't seem to be any left in the entire state.

Notice how they never toss the sluts into the volcano? Only the virgins!

Radio: They are investigating a separation on toll road 241 to the 91 freeway in Orange County.

re: #111 Silhouette

What a welcome wagon.

Their first place out there was in Tarzana. Not sure where that was in relation to the epicenter. But she freaked.

we had a tiny tiny one once moved my kids bunk bed once. would not have know it was a earth quake if it had not been reported as one as trucks going down the street shake the building more.

looks like little or no damage in this one so joking might be ok

Did the Earth move for you?

I remember in oct 89 i was in Cali and and drove under the cypress point freeway in Oakland at about 4pm trying to get to SF in time for the series.
That freeway collapsed at 5:04 and all hell broke loose.
That was a very violent earthquake and have always been thankful i was spared and feel sorrow for those that were not.
best wishes LA...

re: #135 zombie

Maybe if we toss a few more virgins into the volcano, we can stave off the next earthquake.

/The only difficulty will be finding the virgins. There don't seem to be any left in the entire state.

I think ComicCon is still going on in San Diego.
/I kid, I kid

re: #92 Charles

There have been a couple of aftershocks already, but nothing large.

They've been saying a big one is on the way since I lived there in the late 70s. Time to re-evaluate the emergency stocks and a safe place to hang out in your houses.

re: #143 pleaseandthankyou

It's really a testament to the evil of BushCo that they haven't come to our aid yet. I mean, it's been almost a half hour now. What gives?

Right now, a bucket line of illegal aliens is passing formaldehyde-contaminated FEMA trailers in a line stretching from Louisiana to Arkansas. Stay tuned.

re: #146 zombie

Key question: Did you notice that the horses or the cats started freaking out BEFORE you felt the quake?

the dog. shes a coyote mix. howled like the dickens before.
The horses not so much. the cats were asleep on my lap.

< re: #143 pleaseandthankyou

It's really a testament to the evil of BushCo that they haven't come to our aid yet. I mean, it's been almost a half hour now. What gives?

Not running for office. Barack be there shortly.

re: #157 HoosierHoops

I remember in oct 89 i was in Cali and and drove under the cypress point freeway in Oakland at about 4pm trying to get to SF in time for the series.
That freeway collapsed at 5:04 and all hell broke loose.
That was a very violent earthquake and have always been thankful i was spared and feel sorrow for those that were not.
best wishes LA...

Not your day to die.

re: #151 Desert Dog

thats cause they got other uses for the sluts.
old t-shirt: to all you virgins-thanks for nothing.

Written of the '06 SF Quake, in which most of the churches burned, but the big whiskey warehouse at the east side of town was not.

"They said that God spanked San Francisco
For being overly frisky.
But, if that is true, why did He burn the churches,
and spare Hotaling's Whiskey?"

Yorba Linda's in Orange County, correct?

Maybe Nixon's trying to influence the election.

Hmmm, I wonder if this is the wrath of Allah, for Barry not getting a big bounce out of his trip.

re: #158 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Good one. Easier than virgin-hunting at a Trek Convention and that's saying something.

re: #138 A.W.

Okay, let me ask the dumb question. Is this really something to worry about? I admit i don't know my earthquake scales (I know the hurricane scales, though). So is this really a big deal?

A five can cause really minor damage, a 6 moderate (the rictor scale is logarithmic, so a 6 is ten times as powerful as a five). Given the way we tend to build things in CA, anything less than a six tends to result in only very minor damage.

It rocked here close to Pasadena....cell phones went out also.

150 miles north in Santa Barbara Country, not even a jiggle here, so I'm a little surprised at all this.

Wheeeeee! Almost right under where I'm working today. Off Old Carbon Canyon Road. I have to go home that way. Hopefully no rock slides to block the route. I really don't want to have to take the long way around.

re: #144 Boondock St. Bender

zonbie!hows the new report coming?

Another report intervened and has taken priority. THe sexcapade report has been delayed by another day. Blame it on McCain.

re: #150 bebe's boobs destroy

Wow, Signal Dawg missed all the fun!

yeah of laffing at me hiding under the table in my office, cats squeezed against my chest, in the Duck and cover position.....

re: #161 Karagush

the dog. shes a coyote mix. howled like the dickens before.
The horses not so much. the cats were asleep on my lap.

I think Chris Matthews gets a tingling sensation right before an earthquake, yes?

re: #148 debutaunt

I dive gracefully under the nearest solid table, and hope that the books don't actually fly off the shelves. Long experience.

re: #157 HoosierHoops

I remember in oct 89 i was in Cali and and drove under the cypress point freeway in Oakland at about 4pm trying to get to SF in time for the series.
That freeway collapsed at 5:04 and all hell broke loose.
That was a very violent earthquake and have always been thankful i was spared and feel sorrow for those that were not.
best wishes LA...

My wife's friend was crushed on the freeway collapse in that one. Was on the lower deck.

re: #175 Desert Dog

I think Chris Matthews gets a tingling sensation right before an earthquake, yes?

Maybe after some kind of movement-

re: #171 Edouard

150 miles north in Santa Barbara Country, not even a jiggle here, so I'm a little surprised at all this.

No jiggle in Santa Barbara?

Good grief. God is pissed at California.

Remember when I was 1st Lt afloat on a cruiser and we had a 4 point something trembler in San Diego. I got out an ax and stood by if I had to chop the mooring lines so we could get underway in a hurry. Turned out we didn't have to.

3 aftershocks so far

re: #145 Dianna

No, I wouldn't. I'm a California girl.

I was well-trained by the 1994 Northridge quake and aftershocks, would wake for the shock, sense the magnitude, and be back asleep in thirty seconds. Lots of comments on the radio, this one outperformed for its size.

re: #153 HelloDare

Radio: They are investigating a separation on toll road 241 to the 91 freeway in Orange County.

Holy shit thats one that always scares me when i go over it to my folks place. I hit the gas and always think of northridge and the SF when i am on it and hope the earth doesnt shake till i am on the 241 proper

re: #173 zombie

Another report intervened and has taken priority. THe sexcapade report has been delayed by another day. Blame it on McCain.

I blame the seal.

re: #149 Freedom Fan

Any jolt?
-debutaunt

A big one in my heart... That's the biggest I've ever felt. It's been years since I felt an earthquake.

Maybe this will lead to more affordable home prices and lighter traffic on the freeways.

Good! Stay positive!

re: #169 Lee Coller

A five can cause really minor damage, a 6 moderate (the rictor scale is logarithmic, so a 6 is ten times as powerful as a five). Given the way we tend to build things in CA, anything less than a six tends to result in only very minor damage.

And what a blessing it is that we can say that almost offhandedly.

Prayers for everybody out in SoCal.

re: #26 Silhouette

What quakes in the past have been about 5.8?

/looking for frame of reference, although I understand Richter

28 February 2001 Nisqually (WA) 6.8 quake.

USGS Historic Quakes (U.S and World, Earthquake Lists & Maps)

Your friendly local geo-guy here.
I called our university's seismology lab, they were glad I wasn't the yokel media again.
Nothing to add to the above except that the event is high amplitude, low frequency, making some kinds of damage more likely than usual for this magnitude.
In particular, be careful of falling bricks, glass, and masonry from tall structures, anything over 30 feet. This could be a hazard for some time. Structural collapse is very unlikely, especially with CA codes. I'm just glad this didn't happen in the quake-illiterate New Madrid zone.
Stay safe, everyone. The 'net scooped everyone on this, including USGS.

I Feel The Earth Move

/Carole King, a flashback from the age of hippies

The quake was caused by the LA housing market hitting rock bottom....

re: #189 Shiplord Kirel

making some kinds of damage more likely than usual for this magnitude.

That meshes with those on scene who say it just felt worse than a 5.8

re: #166 JammieWearingFool

Jammie. Yup Yup. Near Cal State Fullerton. Home of the Titans!

re: #177 JammieWearingFool

I'm so very sorry.

I was one of the innumerable volunteers handing out coffee and food to the rescue workers at the Cypress Structure. Awful.

re: #157 HoosierHoops

I remember in oct 89 i was in Cali and and drove under the cypress point freeway in Oakland at about 4pm trying to get to SF in time for the series.
That freeway collapsed at 5:04 and all hell broke loose.
That was a very violent earthquake and have always been thankful i was spared and feel sorrow for those that were not.
best wishes LA...

Your story is common - the freeway was fairly empty at 5:00.

re: #33 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Michael Moore stepped off a curb?

Michael Moore and Rosie. At the same time.

re: #165 rawmuse

g-d seems to like drunks he sure made enough of them

re: #191 experiencedtraveller

The quake was caused by the LA housing market hitting rock bottom....

Woohoo! So it's all uphill from here?

/optimist

re: #138 A.W.

Okay, let me ask the dumb question. Is this really something to worry about? I admit i don't know my earthquake scales (I know the hurricane scales, though). So is this really a big deal?

Not a dumb question at all. Quakes don't start getting really serious until they're above about 6.0. The upper 5's can knock stuff off of shelves. Also depends on the type of quake, which the number doesn't address.

Lena kitty is being very friendly right now. Looks like I picked a good day to stay home sick.

Hope everything's ok with the CA lizards, & no bad aftershocks arrive.

I've never noticed even the mild earthquakes-- last one was around Springfield, VA. Friends just a mile from me in S.S. noticed it, but I didn't, although that could have been because of my sleep dep. state with the new baby....

Stay near the doorways just in case!

It was the Jooooooos.
The Mossad had all Israeli's temporarily relocated to NV this morning.

Signed,
Louie F
J Wright
J Flager
M Abbas

Seriously: Stay safe. Prayers are with you in CA.

cats are useless for earthquake prediction, mine slept through the Whittier earthquake as the building was shaking.
this one reached out to west hollywood / beverly hills .

That shook me around quite a bit here in North Hollywood...A great excuse to head outside for a smoke break!

Been out here since February '04, and I finally broke my earthquake-cherry. I think I prefer hurricanes.

Has WrathofGd checked in? I think he is in that area too.

re: #161 Karagush

the dog. shes a coyote mix. howled like the dickens before.
The horses not so much. the cats were asleep on my lap.

Interesting. Dogs are indeed supposed to be the most sensitive. Dogs and elephants.

We still don't know if they feel the pre-rumblings, or if they hear the cracking rock, or if they somehow detect the piezoelectric emissions (which are known to happen in the seconds before many quakes.)

My vote is for the piezoelectricity.

Very strong here in Irvine, CA. First reaction after it stops is 'was it a serious disaster somewhere?'

The epicenter is around 6 miles from my father's house. I hope the house is ok since I really don't want him coming out to live with me. :p

-J

Quick somebody call Nancy, she'll save the planet!

Got a wife in Chino, baby.

re: #176 Dianna

I dive gracefully under the nearest solid table, and hope that the books don't actually fly off the shelves. Long experience.

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

re: #206 Quintus_Arius

Altadena here. I had the same thought.

I blame it on Global Warming...Al Gore just stepped off his plane at LAX.

re: #184 Capitalist Tool

I blame the seal.

Ah, a zomblog fan!

The Obama has promised that this is our time to stop the earth from quaking.

re: #209 jamgarr

Got a wife in chino, babe, and one in cherokee
The first one says shes got my child, but it dont look like me.

re: #206 Quintus_Arius

Where you at? I'm about a block east of John Wayne Airport.

At least 10 aftershocks so far, some as high as 3.8. Haven't felt any of them where I am.

re: #93 snowcrash

Never felt an earthquake. Never want to either. 30 seconds is a long time. Do people just wait to see if aftershocks happen? I hope all the SoCal lizards check in and are ok and their property is intact.

The thing about quakes is you never know when they will end once they start. I've been through so many quakes in so many parts of the US (Seattle, So CA, AK, along with a few other places) and the rest of the world that I now just stop whatever I am doing and grab hold until it is all over; scared/worried/concerned comes later, especially if there is damage.

I was just worried about my brand new iMac falling off my desk >.

re: #213 zombie

I loved that seal.

When I am in an earthquake, I shake my fist and tell it to STOP, shouting at the top of my lungs!
I have no idea if it helps, but I feel very powerful when it finally does stop.

Hope Edwards' love child and sweetie are ok.

Earthquake-shmearthquake. This yet another right-wing conspiracy to take attention away from the Ted Stevens indictment.

Kids in S. LA jumping up and down because they're taking away McDonald's?

/_{sorry... wrong, just wrong}

re: #215 Dianna

Set out runnin' but I take my time
Friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

/knew someone would come through

re: #217 Charles

Charles, you do have emergency supplies, right?

re: #47 Nadnerb

The Whittier quake in 1987 was a 5.9. Northridge quake was much larger. There was a large quake 7.4 or so in Landers (near Joshua Tree Monument) that was the largest I felt-even in Orange Co.

The same day as the 7.5 magnitude Landers quake (June 28, 1992 - it was my ex-girlfriend's 21st birthday) there was a 6.6 in Big Bear, right under my feet. The trees weren't swaying back and forth like they normally would, all the limbs were flapping up and down violently. Then the neighbor's chimney fell against my house. Yikes.

The Northridge quake of 1994 was also 6.6, IIRC.

When this one happened today, I was underneath my car trying to remove the radiator and the car started rocking back and forth on the jack stands.

Double yikes!

re: #217 Charles

Not feeling any either. Even the dogs are quiet now.

Earthquakes stink.

re: #225 jamgarr

I actually like that song.

re: #138 A.W.

Okay, let me ask the dumb question. Is this really something to worry about? I admit i don't know my earthquake scales (I know the hurricane scales, though). So is this really a big deal?

What it is, is we're all waiting for "The Big One", which will level the whole city.

Even a smaller one can destroy freeway overpasses, stop water and power for a while, and you never know just what.

This 5.8 is right about on the border of where you expect real destruction. The Big One will be at least 7.x.

looks like some broken water pipes cell phones are f''''d oh well.

Biggest earthquake in So. Cal. since 1999.

re: #229 Stinky Beaumont

Yep. And those rolling ones are hurl inducing.

re: #221 rawmuse

When I am in an earthquake, I shake my fist and tell it to STOP, shouting at the top of my lungs!
I have no idea if it helps, but I feel very powerful when it finally does stop.

Like people with Jan 20 2009 bumper stickers!

re: #227 Spiny Norman

Oh, that's just a very scary place to be! I'm glad you're all right.

Everyone but me at the office felt it, I was in the restroom. Dunno but I don't seem to notice anything less then a 6.5 anymore. *shrug* Though I went through the Northridge quake so these little 5 somethings are just a tease.

re: #166 JammieWearingFool

Yorba Linda's in Orange County, correct?

Maybe Nixon's trying to influence the election.

I live within walking distance of there.

re: #217 Charles

At least 10 aftershocks so far, some as high as 3.8. Haven't felt any of them where I am.

maybe it'll stop.

re: #226 Dianna

Charles, you do have emergency supplies, right?

Yes, I keep lots of water on hand, canned goods, first aid, etc.

re: #221 rawmuse

When I am in an earthquake, I shake my fist and tell it to STOP, shouting at the top of my lungs!
I have no idea if it helps, but I feel very powerful when it finally does stop.

I like it!

re: #227 Spiny Norman

When this one happened today, I was underneath my car trying to remove the radiator and the car started rocking back and forth on the jack stands.

Holy Unstability, Batman! Glad you are okay.

re: #239 Capitalist Tool

Nope, gonna be aftershocks for months. Plus it could be a foreshock of a bigger quake.

re: #205 zombie

Interesting. Dogs are indeed supposed to be the most sensitive. Dogs and elephants.

We still don't know if they feel the pre-rumblings, or if they hear the cracking rock, or if they somehow detect the piezoelectric emissions (which are known to happen in the seconds before many quakes.)

My vote is for the piezoelectricity.

Dunno - dogs, especially Border Collies, have very sensitive hearing.
Might be a combination of both.
Elephants - I think they can feel the subsonic rumblings through their feet - they do communicate subsonically, iirc.

I hope my neighbors cat went psycho and ran out in front of a speeding car.

Sorry.

No, not really.

re: #240 Charles

Good!

I know you're a sensible person, but a lot of folks always mean to get a stash together and never do it.

Take care.

re: #230 Dianna

I actually like that song.

3 Types of People:

1) Deadheads (5%)
2) Dead haters (90%)
3) I like that song (5%) (usually Friend of the Devil or Casey Jones)

/LOL!

Just a matter of time before the West Coast gets nailed by an 8.5+, then probably a tsunami that will sweep inland for miles. Not a question of if, but when.

re: #221 rawmuse

When I am in an earthquake, I shake my fist and tell it to STOP, shouting at the top of my lungs!
I have no idea if it helps, but I feel very powerful when it finally does stop.

You can't feel fear and anger at the same time - I love to yell at them too!

This is one of the reasons I put up with -10 degree winters here. Our Midwest ground doesn't move that much.

Obama has promised to hold unconditional, face to face talks with the earthquake.

re: #231 itellu3times

What it is, is we're all waiting for "The Big One", which will level the whole city.

Even a smaller one can destroy freeway overpasses, stop water and power for a while, and you never know just what.

This 5.8 is right about on the border of where you expect real destruction. The Big One will be at least 7.x.

Is that earthquake scale log scale?
Exponential?

re: #236 Dianna

re: #242 Silhouette

Thanks. No worries, I'm fine, but I don't think I've moved that fast in years.

=^0

re: #61 OldLineTexan

God waits to read the zombie reports?

////////

Intel from the field.

re: #238 NTropy

I live within walking distance of there.

Is The Reagan Library nearby, too?

Was driving down in San Diego, didn't feel it.

re: #252 Capitalist Tool

Yeah, each .1 increase indicates 10 times worse shaking

re: #248 maddogg

Tsunami isn't that likely, unless there's a major undersea movement.

Hasn't happened much here in California's geological history - up around Washington, though, it's a different story.

re: #250 chicagodudewhotrades

This is one of the reasons I put up with -10 degree winters here. Our Midwest ground doesn't move that much.

A Chicago dude can tempt that particular fate - we'uns down here near New Madrid are a little more cautious.

USGS has now downgraded it to a 5.4

re: #252 Capitalist Tool

logarithmic I believe. Each whole number up increases 10 fold.

re: #260 Lee Coller

That is unusual. They almost always end up upgrading.

re: #255 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

No, that's in Simi Valley, up in the Santa Susannas, a surprisingly stable area.

re: #261 maddogg

logarithmic I believe. Each whole number up increases 10 fold.

That would be logarithmic scale, alright.

re: #101 Sifty

Thousands of tourists got a free ride.

An E Ticket.

Downgraded to 5.4

Charles,

I know dogs and cats go nuts before a quake. What about the hamsters?

Erm. I'm in LA county near Ventura County (about 35-45 miles northwest of Hollywood/Long Beach/Charles) and I didn't feel a thing.

Where was I? O_o

Cal-Tech is downgrading to 5.4.

Charles, please change the title of this post and everyone go back to sleep.

KNBC is reporting it has been downgraded to a 5.4.

re: #158 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I think it's over. My husband and I were downtown for dinner while that convention was going on. Some very strange people attend that convention!

re: #231 itellu3times

What it is, is we're all waiting for "The Big One", which will level the whole city.

Even a smaller one can destroy freeway overpasses, stop water and power for a while, and you never know just what.

This 5.8 is right about on the border of where you expect real destruction. The Big One will be at least 7.x.

Learn to Swim!

re: #259 jamgarr

A Chicago dude can tempt that particular fate - we'uns down here near New Madrid are a little more cautious.

Yeah, that last big one on the New Madrid caused the Mississippi to flow *north* for 3-4 days.

Kinda wish I couldn've seen that! But I'll take tornados over the earth shaking.