Magnitude 5.3 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

[Roland99]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Quakes/ci14155260.htm

A moderate earthquake occurred at 20:53:25 (UTC) on Thursday, June 16, 2005. The magnitude 5.3 event has been located in the GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 12 km ( 8 miles). (This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.)


Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 20:53:25 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 1:53:25 PM
= local time at epicenter
Location 34.058°N, 117.007°W
Depth 12.5 km (7.8 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances 5 km (3 miles) NE (51°) from Yucaipa, CA
10 km (6 miles) E (94°) from Mentone, CA
15 km (10 miles) NNW (348°) from Beaumont, CA
25 km (16 miles) NE (54°) from Moreno Valley, CA
114 km (71 miles) E (89°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 1 km (0.6 miles)

[Lucky Luciano]

1. I felt it very mildly!

:bounce:

[neuvocat]

7. So did I just now.

[Carla in Ca]

8. I'm in OC

that one had a jolt in it...yikes

[Lucky Luciano]

13. me too...

Huntington Beach here

[Carla in Ca]

16. I'm not too far...in Orange

A little rock and roll, huh?

[Lucky Luciano]

25. yep...you probably felt more than I did though

My blinds shook a little bit and I thought the dog ran under the bed or something, but that was all.

[Carla in Ca]

44. I'm a native, 52 years old

I've been educated to 'appreciate' the small ones; it keeps the big one from happening. But man, the jolts still get to me.

[Daphne08]

64. Costa Mesa, and I felt it as strongly as last one!

[Moochy]

2. http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

5.3 from http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
5.3 2005/06/16 13:53:25 34.058N 117.007W 12.5 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Yucaipa, CA
2.0 2005/06/16 13:43:17 33.642N 117.894W 0.0 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Newport Beach, CA
1.6 2005/06/16 12:35:06 34.366N 116.469W 9.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA
2.5 2005/06/16 12:11:30 33.946N 117.235W 15.5 2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Moreno Valley, CA


http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/117-34.html

[rinsd]

Didn't feel it in San Diego....(nt)

[Zomby Woof]

3. nini just emailed me about it

It was going on as she was writing.

Thanks for this.

[OnionPatch]

4. OMG

The epicenter looks to be AT MY HOUSE!!!!

I wonder should I go home and check? (I'm at work.)

[AllegroRondo]

19. Does that mean its your fault?

cheap pun, i know.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

39. good one

hahhaha

[Sandpiper]

5. Felt it here in San Diego too

This is the second 5+ point quake we've had in SoCal in less than a week.

Makes me wonder if a big one is on the way.

[rinsd]

Strange, I didn't feel it

Neither did any of my co-workers.

Anyway here's a map

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/117-34.htm

[Sandpiper]

14. Wasn't a big one

Just a small tremor that lasted a few seconds.

[rinsd]

17. I slept thru last week's....

...I've only felt maybe 2 quakes since I moved here 7 years ago.

It's probably just me.

[yorkiemommie1]

6. felt it - rolling motion

back and forth. dogs got upset.

south bay area just south of LAX

[Wickerman]

9. I think Karl ROve is behind it

they needed the distraction. :eyes:

I sincerely hope there is no property damage or life endagerment.

:hug: to our West Coast friends, hope all are safe and secure.

[Carla in Ca]

15. Thanks, Wickerman

so far, so good:thumbsup:

My dog doesn't usually react like she did. It was a healthy one.

[getmeouttahere]

40. Thanks, Wickerman....I guess we don't feel them....

in office buildings in El Segundo/Airport area. I'm on the 17th floor and didn't feel a thing!

Is that Wickerman like the movie, The Wicker Man? Great flick!

[Roland99]

10. Someone in the DSM Thread posted about it so I looked it up

:)


Hope everyone's ok.

[tishaLA]

11. I really felt it

I thought my books were going to fall on me. It wasn't a nice sweet one like we had the other day.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. ANSS site also reporting two minor ones same area in the past hour

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs
One 2.3, the other 3.5

[Carla in Ca]

20. No panic necessary

but stay alert just in case.

[lazarus]

18. Felt it in San Diego

Lakeside, actually. Good hit, then a rumbling for a second or two.

[katty]

24. Big hit in LA area - really felt this one!

[Fridays Child]

21. Monica Crowley is an idiot.

"'Yu KAY pa' California."

:eyes:

[tinrobot]

22. Thought it was stronger than 5.3

Probably because it lasted so long.

[Lucky Luciano]

35. It was a very shallow quake

at only 8 miles deep....that will make it feel stronger.

[katty]

23. in SoCAL - I really felt this one! a little less than the Northridge

quake-a shaker

[getmeouttahere]

43. A LITTLE less than Northridge????

Where were you during the Northridge quake? I hope far away because this one couldn't have been close to that!

[LSparkle]

53. I second that -- Northridge was a M.F***er

This was one enough to make me think I should get up and out of my office, though (Santa Monica).

[pissed_American]

26. Earthquake 1:54 pm -So. Cal

Just felt it... No news yet, but keep a look out.

[pissed_American]

27. 5.3 mag

[Sandpiper]

28. I felt it too

I'm in the SD area.

Where are you?

[pissed_American]

31. L.A. County

SGV

[radwriter0555]

29. 5.0 outside of Yucaipa, 17 M outside of San Bernadino.

We felt it here in los angeles.... just a little roller.

[longship]

30. Shook the crap outta me.

Two sharp shakes, the second was very sharp.

Could be some damage.

[UCLA Dem]

32. I felt it too down here in Irvine. Just brief jolt though.

[Name removed]

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[tinrobot]

34. Felt it in Silverlake

Two jolts, kind of rolling... lasted a while.

[Initech]

36. Wow that was quick!

I mean, really. The quake just happened!

[da_chimperor]

37. Does this mean California finally breaks off and chills with Hawaii?

http://www.endofworld.net/

[lebkuchen]

38. 5.3 -- big whoop! Iraq feels bigger than that every day

[ronnykmarshall]

41. Felt it very strong in East LA.

I was debating getting under my desk.

[davidinalameda]

42. you want any company under there?

:bounce:

[ronnykmarshall]

60. Come on baby!!

[HR_Pufnstuf]

45. San Bernadino - South Branch San Andreas Fault Zone

Click link, place cursor over fault zone to display fault name.
http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/FaultMaps/117-34.htm

[Carla in Ca]

47. That is a great site...thanks

n/t

[HR_Pufnstuf]

57. USGS is still saying on Fox TV..

..that they arent sure its on the San Andreas. lol.. something smells here.

[Carla in Ca]

59. We have so many faults, it doesn't matter

really, as long as they are small.

[still_one]

46. a lot of earthquakes over 3 been occurring lately

[devilgrrl]

48. Felt it scary fine here in Pasadena

:scared:

[Dcitizen]

49. I jumped out window

and just came back in with a helmet.
Felt good vibration, nice hit at Riverside county (red).
Maybe good bargain of broken items for shoppers this weekend.
;-)

[Piperay]

50. I heard it more than felt it

could hear things rattling around than felt a slight shake. I'm in the South Bay area LA County along the coast.

[Ediacara]

51. Argh! Wolf Blitzer is an idiot!

Since when did a M 5.3 quake in California require 40 solid minutes of news coverage? And he keeps harping on "third earthquake to hit California in a week" as if that meant something..... The 5.2 in the LA area earlier this week might be related, but the 7.2 off the coast of the CA-OR border is NOT related... Does Wolf listen to the people at USGS and NEIC? Of course not, just keeps harping on "three earthquakes in one week!!"

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. oh com'on how else do you expect him to HIDE

the quake in DC (DSM hearing)

[PlanetBev]

52. Felt it in my office in Thousand Oaks

At first I thought someone in here had big feet...

[bigwillq]

55. Holy Earthquakes Batman!

There's been a lot of quakes lately. WTF is going on? Plates are shifting and sliding, this can't be good.

[Lorien]

56. My Art Director just emailed from Glendale

he felt it there-was freaking out just a little...

[confludemocrat]

58. Aug '89, 5.2or 5.3; October '89, 7.2: Loma Prieta quake

Foreshock of a bigger one coming ? And haven't there been several of late in or off California?

[AlGore-08.com]

61. Burbank checking in - - mild but sustained rolling sensation

Long enough for folks to get a little nervous, and glance uncertainly at desks, wondering if it was time to dive for cover.

[BeHereNow]

65. Hello fellow Burbankian-

Same here.
BHN

[question everything]

62. Downgraded to 4.9

[puerco-bellies]

63. Felt it pretty well in my office in Santa Monica n/t

[Gelliebeans]

66. I felt it here but

it was more of a rumble. They are looking into the fact that today's earthquake may be related to Anza earlier this week. :shrug:

Maybe Anza was a precursor to this quake since it was a 5.2 and this was a 5.3?

[meti57b]

67. It didn't feel like much here in the Pasadena, CA area.

[Dcitizen]

68. 6.4 quake offcoast Northern CA, 2 more 4+

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA has
occurred at:
40.72N 126.54W Depth 10km Fri Jun 17 06:21:42 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Jun 17 06:21:42 2005
Time Near Epicenter Thu Jun 16 22:21:42 2005
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Fri Jun 17 02:21:42 2005
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Fri Jun 17 01:21:42 2005
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri Jun 17 00:21:42 2005
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Thu Jun 16 23:21:42 2005
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Thu Jun 16 22:21:42 2005
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Jun 16 20:21:42 2005

Location with respect to nearby cities:
200 km (125 miles) W of Eureka, California
200 km (125 miles) W of Fortuna, California
225 km (140 miles) WSW of Crescent City, California
495 km (305 miles) WNW of SACRAMENTO, California

For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates,
please consult:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/uszkal.htm .

Events of magnitude 6.5 or greater are generally reviewed and posted to Bigquake within 2 hours of their occurrence and events of magnitude 5.5 to 6.5 are generally posted to BIGQUAKE WITHIN 24 HOURS.

Unsure these shallow quakes are activities at Cascadia subduction zone