5.0 Earthquake in southern California

Source: USGS

MAP 3.1 2009/05/18 03:45:10 33.938 -118.356 11.5 0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Lennox, CA

MAP 5.0 2009/05/18 03:39:36 33.940 -118.338 13.5 2 km ( 1 mi) E of Lennox, CA

5.0 Earthquake in southern California

Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php

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Update: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/50-quake-strikes-near-lax-felt-across-wide-area.html

I think they're now saying it's just a 3.1....

Felt stronger than that!

the first one was a 5....Felt it in Huntington Beach. Thought the epi center was close to us.

Was watching the ceiling fan in the living room sway after the jolt. That was a hard one.

Exactly when was it?

...Inglewood - Hawthorn area.

I am a bit south of the area ~~ Palos Verdes Penn. It was a HARD HIT here. One picture off the wall, eyeglasses fell off a counter, and a few books fell off a shelf.

:scared:

:scared:

2nd one in a few months. I know that they can happen anywhere but it's still kinda scary to think about since I doubt this area's buildings are built to withstand them--least not the stronger quakes.

The exact location of the epicenter was:

Location 33.940°N, 118.338°W

Depth 13.5 km (8.4 miles)

Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

Distances 2 km (1 miles) E (91°) from Lennox, CA

2 km (1 miles) SSE (159°) from Inglewood, CA

3 km (2 miles) NNE (22°) from Hawthorne, CA

7 km (4 miles) ENE (72°) from El Segundo, CA

15 km (10 miles) SSW (213°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/37927/

The quake was about a mile south of Inglewood ~~ I am close to the area that says Rancho Palos Verdes.

Too close for comfort!

I was closer than you!

I REALLY felt it!

Brief, and strong...

:hi:

Oh, yeah, you are closer than I am. Are you OK???? :hug:

I have not had anything fall off the wall since the Sylmar Quake ~~ I lived in Upland. To night, I had one picture fall off a wall, eyeglasses off a counter and a few books off a shelf.

Wow...that really shook me up ~~ the dog is still hiding under my desk!

It was quite exciting!

Some stuff fell over, and all my pictures are crooked!

I was surprised at how strong it felt...

Our home is a custom job, and I've been wanting a real quake to test how well the framing carpenter did his job...

He gets an Aplus!

:hug:

Glad you're OK too, sweetie...

And, yes, crooked pictures all over the house! I forgot how much stuff I have on the walls.

Man, I need to sit and chill for a bit...that was a bad one. Worst one I have felt for a very long time.

crooked than usual. Maybe that's why.......

From what I am hearing, the L.A. area did not feel it as much as those of us about the same distance south of the epicenter as L.A. is north of it. Seems that the fault line runs closer to us in South Bay than to those in L.A.

It was a hell of a jolt down here!

which is a good for us if the Newport-Inglewood lets loose with a biggie some day. We don't need another Northridge-style pounding EVER again.

...so true. I have been through Sylmar, Landers, and Northridge.

Enough is enough. :hi:

All my pictures and mirrors were fine.
I read today that the EQ glue should be changed regularly so I'm getting a ton of it today if I can find it.

It's on the internet for $6.00.

I use museum wax to keep pictures straight...but that did not work at all for an earthquake. Everything was kitty-wonkus. I have some collectibles I would like to cement down a bit better.

TIA...:hi:

It looks the same as Museum glue.

I've used both kinds - remember the earthquake last summer in Los Angeles?

I was away and when I got home I didn't notice anything out of order.
It wasn't until 3 days later that I noticed that the mirror behind the bell collection cabinet in the living room had come off the wall.

It fell straight down and landed on the rug. Not even scratched.
Nothing else in the house was changed.
All I can say is it had to be the "putty" because the neighbors had a few items that broke and nothing broke at my house.

http://www.preparedness.com/qusereeapuad.html

I would love to get straps for my televisions but the way they sit, I don't have a wall that I want to stick holes in to hold them.
I'm still investigating because those are high ticket items that I would have to try to replace.

Good luck to all of us.

and rolled in my neighborhood.

I had earthquake glue on most of my items but nothing for the TV's.
Everything was still standing.

The funny thing is we had our house retrofitted about 8 yrs. ago.

I was here right after that and it felt like a train was going through the house when a huge rumble came.
Nothing was damaged but it was a different feeling from all the earlier times.

Last night was different, I don't think the quake was as close as the one I felt a few years back.

Last night sure was a wake up call.

I was in Michigan about 12 years ago and there was an earthquake.
My co workers laughed and told me I was crazy when I told them to take cover.

They were convinced that MI never had earthquakes -- then they read the newspaper the next day.

I worry about you guys out there...Although I was stationed in California, Vandenberg Air Force Base, for 3 years I have never felt an earthquake. 5.0 is big?

Everybody I know is good!

Thanks...

5.0 is not really all that big...If you get up to 7 or 8, then's time to worry!

Yeah I have read about the big one everyone is worried about...I guess many think it is overdue, huh?

The San Andreas fault is the one we're waiting for...

It was a solid series of jolts and some rolling, but it wasn't as terrifying as I'd expect from something that big and that near.

For those of you unfamiliar to the area, Silver Lake is a reservoir and hilly lefty enclave just northwest of downtown. You can see it on Hepburn's map: it's that little blotch of blue just above and to the right of the shield marking the 101.

The one a few weeks ago was a bit of a roll, too, but I was in the valley at the time.

Hey, just another day in paradise...

Presumably, this was the Newport-Inglewood fault, so those along the coast with more liquefaction must have had quite a ride. You're in a really active area. Did the roads around Portugese Bend open up?

...the worse I heard of was tiles falling off the ceiling of a movie theater in, I think, Inglewood or Hawthorne. That was about it.

My guy pal in Mar Vista (west LA, area of Santa Monica airport for those who are not familiar) said about the same as what you said about Silver Lake. It seemed to have hit a lot harder in South Bay than in the areas north of Lennox.

Silverlake was a lovely place to live in back in the 70s...I miss my favorite store, Mehetebel's! And the Soapplant...I loved living in Eagle Rock too. Now I'm in Northern California,northwest of Sacramento. Not many shakers up here. Even though I miss my City of Angels, I don't miss QUAKES!


*edited to get my logistics straight!

Felt like at least 15-20 seconds of shaking.

all. Sorry to hear you all got disturbed by the strong shakes!

hope you are all OK and they never get worse than that as long as we live.

I am in Marina Del Rey and felt it.... and the aftershock. Mother Earth just letting us know who is in charge ultimately...

its a good thing that its a small one...
even though i hate these quakes..im glad that we have these smaller ones...they relieve the pressure building up.
ill take these over one major one any day.

but these quakes don't actually relieve any pressure. In fact, they may actually be a sign that something worse in on the way. Someday the big one will hit...it's inevetiable. Just make sure you have supplies and insurance.

Long, rolling motion that shook windows, but nothing falling off shelf or anything.

Long, rolling motion that shook windows, but nothing falling off shelf or anything.

i didnt feel anything here in downtown san diego.

He's six. He's felt a few before, but this one went on long enough to freak him out a bit.

We had two locally to Ventura lately a 4.2 in Ojai on the 8th and a few days before about the same size in Malibu close to Pt Mugu.







Curent Ca shake map

...it does seem that those of us south of it were harder hit than those north of it. Frpm talking to pals in different locations in SoCal, this sure seems to be the impression...and not the map seems to indicate this exact pattern.

:hi:

But I did feel the one on the 8th my coworkers did not belive me at first until the report posted ion the map

year and half ago... will never forget. What a ride! Hang on CA!

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Didn't really hear anything, felt the couch move under me.

My first thought: "Damn, I got that subwoofer cranked up WAY too much..."

Hope all you guys are OK down there!

I'm about 3 miles north of downtown San Diego. I was at my computer reading a blog when I felt the room shake. Shook for a good 3 or 4 seconds....well, not shook really, just kind of swayed a bit.

Was out for dinner in Burbank/Toluca Lake area last night-
Nothing, felt nothing at all, but then the margarita may have
had something to do with the lack of noticing it...:evilgrin:
BHN