SoCal Earthquake

heybrad · 07-29-2008, 01:46 PM

Just had what felt like a big earthquake in SoCal.

hukarez · 07-29-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by heybrad

Just had what felt like a big earthquake in SoCal.

Felt it down here in La Jolla, building felt like it swayed for a couple seconds or so. Being on the bottom floor of a 16 story tower, some of my co-workers are freaking out. At least the microwave's free now for my salmon!

heybrad · 07-29-2008, 01:49 PM

I'm hearing it was centered around Chino.

hukarez · 07-29-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by heybrad

I'm hearing it was centered around Chino.

4.8?

Lathum · 07-29-2008, 01:50 PM

5.8 according to CNN

Sun Tzu · 07-29-2008, 01:51 PM

Lorena · 07-29-2008, 01:54 PM

a 5.8 ain't no walk in the park

Sun Tzu · 07-29-2008, 01:55 PM

Seriously...that's a decent sized quake. We had one around here about 4.5 on the scale and it shook my place pretty hard.

Lathum · 07-29-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lorena

a 5.8 ain't no walk in the park

not at all, didn't you used to live near Chino?

Pyser · 07-29-2008, 01:58 PM

man, i thought a truck just hit my building. lots of shit fell. that was the scariest one ive felt in 7 years here. still only about 7-10 seconds though. never lost power.

Subby · 07-29-2008, 01:59 PM

Heh we were chatting about something insignificant in the lounge and all of a sudden digamma (works in LA Pasadena) pipes in with:

2:43:03 pm [digamma]: HUGE EARTHQUAKE

hukarez · 07-29-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

not at all, didn't you used to live near Chino?

Yikes... my buddy lives there. I'll have to hit him up real quick to see if he's okay.

heybrad · 07-29-2008, 02:04 PM

I live in Corona which is about 10 miles from Chino. When I finally got through to my wife at home she was pretty shaken. This felt like one of the bigger quakes I felt and I've felt a lot of them.

Sun Tzu · 07-29-2008, 02:07 PM

hey brad

Lorena · 07-29-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

not at all, didn't you used to live near Chino?

I lived about 30 miles away from Chino near Hollywood.

hukarez · 07-29-2008, 02:09 PM

Wow, crazy...

My friend says some of his co-workers at their building in Vegas felt it.

Lorena · 07-29-2008, 02:10 PM

Strong quake shakes Southern California
By ROBERT JABLON
Associated Press Writer

A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. No immediate damage was reported.

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

Preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake at magnitude 5.8, centered 29 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles. San Bernardino County fire dispatch also had no immediate reports of damage.

The quake struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT. 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.

In Orange County, about 2000 detectives were attending a conference on gangs 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.

The 1994 Northridge earthquake under Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley was magnitude 6.7. It killed 72 people, injured more than 9,000 and caused $25 billion in damage in the metropolitan area.

The damage created by an earthquake depends greatly on where it hits. A 7.1 quake - much stronger than Northridge - hit the Mojave Desert in 1999 but caused only a few injuries and no deaths.

California is one of the world's most seismically active regions. More than 300 faults crisscross the state, which sits atop two of Earth's major tectonic plates, the Pacific and North American plates. About 10,000 quakes each year rattle Southern California alone, although most of them are too small to be felt.

Lathum · 07-29-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hukarez

Wow, crazy...

My friend says some of his co-workers at their building in Vegas felt it.

fox news just confirmed this

SackAttack · 07-29-2008, 02:31 PM

Felt it near Valencia, but it only lasted about 4-5 seconds, and felt more like a gentle swaying than anything else.

We musta been on the fringes.

Dr. Sak · 07-29-2008, 02:37 PM

I heard it was because Charlie Weis slipped and fell in the shower.

hukarez · 07-29-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I heard it was because Charlie Weis slipped and fell in the shower.

I thought it was someone else...

Rizon · 07-29-2008, 03:30 PM

Hella aftershocks.

MrBug708 · 07-29-2008, 03:51 PM

I was down in Torrance pulling into a parking lot and didn't feel a thing. Fairly nice sized on and only a few miles from the Whitter fault line

digamma · 07-29-2008, 04:01 PM

We had two big jolts, a little bit of peace and quiet and then some of the waves. Whole thing was probably over in 30 seconds or so. Pretty wild few seconds. I'm in Pasadena, fwiw.

tarcone · 07-29-2008, 04:43 PM

10,000 quakes a years is amazing.

Sun Tzu · 07-29-2008, 04:45 PM

John Tenta died

Lathum · 07-29-2008, 04:50 PM

fantom1979 · 07-29-2008, 07:24 PM

USGS is reporting a 5.4, not a 5.8. Lots of aftershocks in the area.

Map Centered at 34°N, 118°W

bhlloy · 07-29-2008, 07:24 PM

At least now I know the office I work in isn't up to earthquake code and isn't likely to be any time soon because it will cost $11m to do the work. I'm glad I didn't know that before the whole place started shaking...

SCgoatman · 07-29-2008, 07:54 PM

A shot glass at my place in OC met a pre-mature demise, other than that, meh. stopped work in the office for about 2 minutes.

Sun Tzu · 07-29-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

who?

John Tenta = Earthquake (the former Wrestler)

daedalus · 07-29-2008, 10:51 PM

being in long beach, we were a fair distance from the epicenter. i felt it but, eh, no big (as far as where i was). interestingly, it was one of the longer lasting one i've felt in a good while

good luck to folks who were closer to chino hills, though

07-29-2008, 01:51 PM	#6
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	5.8 __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-29-2008, 01:55 PM	#8
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Seriously...that's a decent sized quake. We had one around here about 4.5 on the scale and it shook my place pretty hard. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-29-2008, 01:59 PM	#11
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Heh we were chatting about something insignificant in the lounge and all of a sudden digamma (works in LA Pasadena) pipes in with: 2:43:03 pm [digamma]: HUGE EARTHQUAKE __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com Last edited by Subby : 07-29-2008 at 04:21 PM.

07-29-2008, 02:07 PM	#14
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	hey brad __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-29-2008, 02:09 PM	#16
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07-29-2008, 01:49 PM	#3
heybrad Norm!!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manassas, VA	I'm hearing it was centered around Chino.

07-29-2008, 01:50 PM	#5
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	5.8 according to CNN

07-29-2008, 01:54 PM	#7
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	a 5.8 ain't no walk in the park

07-29-2008, 01:58 PM	#10
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	man, i thought a truck just hit my building. lots of shit fell. that was the scariest one ive felt in 7 years here. still only about 7-10 seconds though. never lost power.

07-29-2008, 02:04 PM	#13
heybrad Norm!!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manassas, VA	I live in Corona which is about 10 miles from Chino. When I finally got through to my wife at home she was pretty shaken. This felt like one of the bigger quakes I felt and I've felt a lot of them.

07-29-2008, 02:10 PM	#17
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	Strong quake shakes Southern California By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press Writer A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. No immediate damage was reported. The jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas. Preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake at magnitude 5.8, centered 29 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles. San Bernardino County fire dispatch also had no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT. 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. In Orange County, about 2000 detectives were attending a conference on gangs 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. The 1994 Northridge earthquake under Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley was magnitude 6.7. It killed 72 people, injured more than 9,000 and caused $25 billion in damage in the metropolitan area. The damage created by an earthquake depends greatly on where it hits. A 7.1 quake - much stronger than Northridge - hit the Mojave Desert in 1999 but caused only a few injuries and no deaths. California is one of the world's most seismically active regions. More than 300 faults crisscross the state, which sits atop two of Earth's major tectonic plates, the Pacific and North American plates. About 10,000 quakes each year rattle Southern California alone, although most of them are too small to be felt. Last edited by Lorena : 07-29-2008 at 02:19 PM.

07-29-2008, 02:31 PM	#19
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Felt it near Valencia, but it only lasted about 4-5 seconds, and felt more like a gentle swaying than anything else. We musta been on the fringes.

07-29-2008, 02:37 PM	#20
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I heard it was because Charlie Weis slipped and fell in the shower.

07-29-2008, 03:51 PM	#23
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I was down in Torrance pulling into a parking lot and didn't feel a thing. Fairly nice sized on and only a few miles from the Whitter fault line

07-29-2008, 04:01 PM	#24
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	We had two big jolts, a little bit of peace and quiet and then some of the waves. Whole thing was probably over in 30 seconds or so. Pretty wild few seconds. I'm in Pasadena, fwiw.

07-29-2008, 04:43 PM	#25
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	10,000 quakes a years is amazing.

07-29-2008, 04:45 PM	#26
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	John Tenta died __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-29-2008, 04:50 PM	#27
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	who?

07-29-2008, 07:24 PM	#28
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	USGS is reporting a 5.4, not a 5.8. Lots of aftershocks in the area. Map Centered at 34°N, 118°W

07-29-2008, 07:24 PM	#29
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	At least now I know the office I work in isn't up to earthquake code and isn't likely to be any time soon because it will cost $11m to do the work. I'm glad I didn't know that before the whole place started shaking...

07-29-2008, 07:54 PM	#30
SCgoatman n00b Join Date: Nov 2007	A shot glass at my place in OC met a pre-mature demise, other than that, meh. stopped work in the office for about 2 minutes.

07-29-2008, 10:51 PM	#32
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	being in long beach, we were a fair distance from the epicenter. i felt it but, eh, no big (as far as where i was). interestingly, it was one of the longer lasting one i've felt in a good while good luck to folks who were closer to chino hills, though

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