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Sunday, May 17th, 2009. Issue 20, Volume 13. Story Last Updated : May 20th. LOS ANGELES - An earlier reported 5.0 earthquake is now being reported as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake, which struck tonight in South Los Angeles, and minutes later a magnitude 3.1 aftershock occurred, but no major damage or injuries were reported.
The "moderate" 4.7 quake struck shortly before 8:40 p.m., a mile east of Lennox, a mile south southeast of Inglewood and 10 miles south southwest of the Los Angeles Civic Center, according to Caltech.
The rumbling lasted 10 to 15 seconds and was felt throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and as far south as San Diego, according to various witnesses.
It was the strongest quake to strike the Southland since the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that hit in Chino Hills last July 29.
The 3.1 aftershock occurred just after 8:45 p.m. a mile north northwest of Hawthorne and 3 miles southwest of Inglewood, according to Caltech.
A 2.5 "microquake" also struck in the area at 8:44 p.m., according to Caltech.
No fires, structural damage or injuries due to the earthquake Advertisement
In El Segundo, burglar alarms were triggered and the Chevron refinery had a "burnoff," when excess refinery gases were burned, said Sgt. Mike Gill of the El Segundo Police Department. Burnoffs are standard procedure after an earthquake, Gill said.
The city fire department went on "earthquake emergency mode," although there was no damage reported, according to police and fire officials.
Fire engines at stations in the quake area were initially taken out of their garages as a precaution but were later returned.
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport, which is near the epicenter, released a statement saying, "Operations are normal and there are no flight delays following preliminary inspections of terminals, the airfield, Sepulveda Tunnel and other areas of the LAX Central Terminal Area."
A similar statement was issued by officials at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana in Orange County.
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The quake was felt up in Julian at 4000 ft. Amazing.
i felt the earthquake in the Bonita california at 8.44 pm
Felt it in San Clemente, 92672 Side to side motion with a weak jolt, then some light rolling
I live a mile from the San Diego zoo and it shook my couch back and forth.
I felt it shake my apartment in escondido
We live in mission viejo,ca it shock pretty hard her too..
I live in Chula Vista, CA located 4 miles north of the US/Mexico Border and south of San Diego. We fllt the quake here.
I was getting a tattoo at the time the quake came. I have a small line on the top of it now where the tattoo machine slipped. There won't be any forgetting this quake. :)
I felt it at the Golden Cove center in Palos Verdes Estates... it was a big jolt, but short in duration. Family a few blocks north did not feel anything.
I felt the quake in Oceanside, with a back and forth motion, lasting about 5 to 7 seconds
felt slight jolt then slight swaying for 7 seconds in Rancho Cucamonga
Felt it all the way down in Imperial Beach. Didn't last long or rock too hard but still enough to be noticable. Crazy!!
I felt it in Fallbrook ca
I live n s.d and felt my whole bed shaking, I text my family and called my mom whom all felt nothing! Leaving me to think I was going crazy lol
we live in fallbrook and shook my futon back and forth and felt apt shake, time unknown sincerely james
NICE
couch shook pretty good last night here in Fallbrook.
We all felt it pretty good here in Fallbrook although it was hard to tell the difference from the marine helicopters that fly over and rattle the windows the same.. this had a rolling feel to it.
i was in the gym .....must of the girls they're screaming and craying ...and i friend of mine told me who's the stupid to hit the window(s) this hard .....
I was watching the Survivor finale on my couch when I felt a little shake, approx. 8:40pm. I live near Mt. Helix in La Mesa. My sister, sitting next to me, didn't feel a thing.
we live a few mins away from LAX our whole house shook like crazy!
i had just told my grandson to go upstairs for bed, and then my chair moved, I thought it was him down stairs agian hanging on my chair.... but he wasn't... it felt like a roller this time.
it was scary i was out side sitting on my porch.
My family and I felt it in Fallbrook. It lasted about 5-7 seconds for us. Then I felt the aftershock about a minute later. It was so slight that only I felt it. It was rather odd--kind of like an up/down jump instead of being shaken about.
I was in my bed watching a movie when I felt I the quake. It lasted for 3-5 seconds it was an up and down for me too. Of course I was the only one who felt it. Crazy!!
I feelt it in Culver City it shook pretty hard. I hid under the table until it finished. I was about to eat dinner. My heart started racing since this was my first earth quake
Interesting that the news is saying this was on the Rose Canyon Fault. That runs from Inglewood to San Diego according to this map. http://www.data.scec.org/faults/faultmap.html 
I live on a slope in Fallbrook, the rolling was more intense than normal, but as always sort of fun. It lasted about 15 seconds for us. The most disturbing part was the noise caused by the movement in the structure of our home.
i got scared
I was scary, i at a hotel in del mar/san diego and we all felt it, the room went side to side. I am not sleeping tonight. |
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