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[Felicia]

We had a big earthquake this morning. 5.8 at 11:42 this morning. It was a good one. Have not had one this big in some time.

Here is a newpaper clipping from the local paper:



LOS ANGELES – A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas.

The Governor's Office of Emergency Services had received no damage or injury reports, said spokesman Kelly Huston in Sacramento. The state operations center in Sacramento and the regional emergency operations center in Los Alamitos were activated, he said.

The 11:42 a.m. quake was initially estimated at 5.8 but was revised downward to magnitude-5.4, said seismologist Kate Hutton of the U.S. Geological Survey office in Pasadena. More than a dozen aftershocks quickly followed. The largest were magnitude-3.8.

The quake was centered near the San Bernardino County city of Chino Hills and the Los Angeles County city of Diamond Bar.

The magnitude-5.9 Whittier Narrows quake in 1987 was the last big shake in that area. That quake heavily damaged older buildings and houses in communities east of Los Angeles.

Huston urged Southern California residents to check for damage to their homes, including problems with the electrical and natural gas systems that could worsen in an aftershock.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles. San Bernardino and San Diego counties also had no immediate reports of damage.

Buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles for several seconds.

Workers quickly evacuated some office buildings.

“It was dramatic. The whole building moved and it lasted for a while,” said Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore, who was in the sheriff's suburban Monterey Park headquarters east of Los Angeles.

As strongly as it was felt, the quake was far less powerful than the magnitude-6.7 Northridge earthquake that badly damaged the region on Jan. 17, 1994. That quake was the last damaging temblor in Southern California.

No electrical outages were reported in Los Angeles due to the quake, said Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Kim Hughes.

In Orange County, about 2000 detectives were attending gang conference at a Marriott hotel in Anaheim when a violent jolt shook the main conference room.

Mike Willever, who was at the hotel, said, “First we heard the ceiling shaking, then the chandelier started to shake, then there was a sudden movement of the floor.”

Chris Watkins, from San Diego, said he previously felt several earthquakes, but “that was one of the worst ones.”

Delegates and guests at a cluster of hotels near the Disneyland resort spilled into the streets immediately after the quake.

Huston, the governor's OES spokesman, said officials in Sacramento were on a conference call when the earthquake struck, discussing the availability of firefighting equipment with a Southern California emergency management team.

“They felt it. We could actually hear some shaking on the phone. Now we've completely shifted gears – we're on earthquakes,” Huston said.

Joseph Maddalena, who runs the historical documents and memorabilia dealer Profiles in History, was on the phone in his office in Calabasas, near Malibu, when the earthquake struck. He quickly put down the phone and ran to check on his 14-year-old son who had come to work with him as he prepared for a Thursday auction of 1,100 pieces of Hollywood movie memorabilia.

“Our building shook pretty good,” he said after discovering his son and his employees were unharmed and the building was fine.

“The window in my office kind of bowed out but it's all right now. Everything is fine,” he said.

[Mooseman70]

Ah, yes! I miss those. Always made things interesting when the ground started shaking. Just another good vibration! :2thumbs:

[sparker1]

At least it appears there was little damage or injury, so let's be thankful for that.

[deathcricket]

This is actually perfect. My mom was visiting us in STG and complained about the heat the whole time. Then we she got back she sent me a nice little email that started off like this

Quote: Hi Jake,
We are back and I feel great after sleeping last night! It is nice to have the windows open and breath the cool air here.

Now I can say "did the nice cool air get very dusty from the huge earthquake there in san diego?" Ahh I can picture it now. Have to get the comments in where I can.
:haha:

[Mooseman70]

Doubt it. Most of us So Cal natives don't even get outta bed for quakes. You'll either sleep right though 'em, or ride 'em out. :haha: I rode out both the '94 Northridge and '99 Landers quakes in my bed. It was one heckuva bumpy ride there for a minute, but once it's done, it's done. You just gotta hope the aftershocks aren't bigger than the first quake.

[Ih8grvty]

Mooseman70 wrote: Doubt it. Most of us So Cal natives don't even get outta bed for quakes. You'll either sleep right though 'em, or ride 'em out. :haha: I rode out both the '94 Northridge and '99 Landers quakes in my bed. It was one heckuva bumpy ride there for a minute, but once it's done, it's done. You just gotta hope the aftershocks aren't bigger than the first quake.

My leadman lived there in 94, told me a story today about his waterbed being ok to surf on during that quake.
His uncle still lives there, he was having surgery at the time todays quake hit. NOT good timing!

[Iceaxe]

Mooseman70 wrote: I rode out both the '94 Northridge

I made a lot of money off that quake. :2thumbs:

So did a lot of other engineers.... Lots of earthquake codes revised after that quake. Lots of repair work and retro fits to bring old buildings up to new codes, particularly schools and bridges.

Nothing like a nice quake to stimulate the economy. :five:

:popcorn:

[Felicia]

I remember one earthquake very well. It was a Sunday morning about 8am. I have learned over the years that as soon as the quake begins, you need to start dialing the love ones out of state before they shut down the phone lines. I called my sister right away to tell her that we were ok and that we were not being swallowed up by the pacific ocean as they would be told by the east coast media. :haha:

She was in east Texas - she said "all the windows and doors are open and the ditch out front is lined with paper boxes". They were under a tornado watch!


I remember telling her that we were riding the American River without being in the water.

It was a great ride!

:five: :five: :five:

Now my sister knows: no news is good news. :mrgreen:

[sparker1]

That's funny. I remember hearing about the Northridge earthquake happening shortly after I went to work on a Monday. Our office in LA sent out an e-mail to tell us. It was before 8 am Eastern time, therefore before 5 am Pacific time. My memory could be off, but that's what I recall.

[Felicia]

sparker1 wrote: That's funny. I remember hearing about the Northridge earthquake happening shortly after I went to work on a Monday. Our office in LA sent out an e-mail to tell us. It was before 8 am Eastern time, therefore before 5 am Pacific time. My memory could be off, but that's what I recall.

Your memory is correct and mine is not. I have the wrong quake in mind. :ne_nau: Sorry.

[Mooseman70]

sparker1 wrote: That's funny. I remember hearing about the Northridge earthquake happening shortly after I went to work on a Monday. Our office in LA sent out an e-mail to tell us. It was before 8 am Eastern time, therefore before 5 am Pacific time. My memory could be off, but that's what I recall.

You are correct. I remember it was approx. 0430 hours in the morning Pacific time, Martin Luther King Day, 1994.

I got called in to work a bit later after my pager went off, and I can honestly say it was pretty eerie being out around town with NOBODY else out. There was no electricity, nobody but emergency vehicles on the roads, no people out walking around. It was like the town was abandoned. If you've never experienced that, it is definately a strange feeling.

[Mtnman1830]

[Richard Barron]

"Who made you judge, Judy, and executioner?" -Homer Simpson

[Mooseman70]

Richard Barron wrote: "Who made you judge, Judy, and executioner?" -Homer Simpson

:lol8:

[sparker1]

Mooseman70 wrote: sparker1 wrote: That's funny. I remember hearing about the Northridge earthquake happening shortly after I went to work on a Monday. Our office in LA sent out an e-mail to tell us. It was before 8 am Eastern time, therefore before 5 am Pacific time. My memory could be off, but that's what I recall.

You are correct. I remember it was approx. 0430 hours in the morning Pacific time, Martin Luther King Day, 1994.

I got called in to work a bit later after my pager went off, and I can honestly say it was pretty eerie being out around town with NOBODY else out. There was no electricity, nobody but emergency vehicles on the roads, no people out walking around. It was like the town was abandoned. If you've never experienced that, it is definately a strange feeling.

Yeah, go out after a hurricane (or during) for some quality time with yourself.