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A strong earthquake has shaken Southern California. The late Tuesday morning 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. Watch News 8 at Noon for updates in this story.

 

Hope everyones alright.

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I didn't feel anything.

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i wouldn't call a 5.8 "strong," at least not compared to what southern cal experiences from time to time. still, anything near LA is worthy of concern given the density of population there.

 

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Its not a strong earthquake in California unless I can feel it in Iowa. :thumbsup:

 

That is good to hear, Alvin. :)

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btw, i'm still waiting for my home in COS to be considered "beach front property." ya'll in CA are going under one day, and i'll be RICH!

 

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btw, i'm still waiting for my home in COS to be considered "beach front property." ya'll in CA are going under one day, and i'll be RICH!

 

taks

 

I think Colorado Springs is on the wrong side of the Rockies for that to work....

 

You'd have to flood Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas to get your beach front property.

 

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I think Colorado Springs is on the wrong side of the Rockies for that to work....

yeah, i realize that... no matter. i figure if everything on the west side of the continental divide drops in, i'll be close enough to call it "beach front" to be happy. :)

 

growing up in missouri i got to experience the occasional quake, and there was one recently as a matter of fact. never anything strong enough to do more than shake me out of bed, however.

 

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I've never experienced an earthquake before.. a part of me really wants to.

 

It's humbling.

 

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No matter how advance man becomes, no matter how powerful and mighty, the natural world will humble him and will put him in his lowly place as just another screaming monkey, powerless when facing nature's wrath.

Piffle. If mother nature wants to rumble with me, she best be prepared to lose!

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I've never experienced an earthquake before.. a part of me really wants to.

Try living in Wellington for a while... Shryke and Tigranes could probablt sleep through an earthquake without noticing it :)

 

It gets hit by an average of 4 earthquakes per day :)

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Piffle. If mother nature wants to rumble with me, she best be prepared to lose!

 

No more LSD for you bud.

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It was not that big a deal. A 5.4 earthquake (the revised estimate) is considered a low-end moderate quake. A "toddler" quake, if you will! This one was shallow, so would be felt more, but those closest to the epicenter might see a crack in their concrete and lose a few breakables; that's about all.

 

SoCal natives (like me) have been through so many quakes that one can usually judge with fair accuracy the size and distance of the quake within the first 2 seconds. Most natives would have gone back to sleep after this one. :teehee:

 

Not a big deal. Seriously. Unless it's a precursor... (cue scary music!)

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That's what you get for living on top of a faultline, we Swedes patiently waited millions of years until ours settled down before we started living here.

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The only one up here in my lifetime that ever felt like it might be a "big one" was the Loma Prieta in '89 (and it was major for many people - not us tho). All the rest feel no worse than a 10 pound cat jumping lightly up and down on your bed or a big freight truck/train rumbling by a trailer park.

 

But a 5.0+ can feel a little disturbing depending on your location to the epicenter and the building you're in. Some buildings are a lot...shakier than others. :p

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Shaking is find. I just have a problem with collapsing.

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That's what you get for living on top of a faultline, we Swedes patiently waited millions of years until ours settled down before we started living here.

 

:p:lol:

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