4.1 aftershock of magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattles the southland from Los Angeles to the U.S./Mexico border

Staff Writer

Sunday, May 17^th, 2009.
Issue 20, Volume 13.

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 Advertisement
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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.

29 comments for "4.1 aftershock of magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattles the southland from Los Angeles to the U.S./Mexico border"

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

1. Alice Wolf says :

The quake was felt up in Julian at 4000 ft.
Amazing.

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

2. margaret says :

i felt the earthquake in the Bonita california at 8.44 pm

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

3. RevinFreddy says :

Felt it in San Clemente, 92672
Side to side motion with a weak jolt, then some light rolling

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

4. Matt says :

I live a mile from the San Diego zoo and it shook my couch back and forth.

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

5. Brandon says :

I felt it shake my apartment in escondido

9:33 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

6. liz says :

We live in mission viejo,ca it shock pretty hard her too..

9:34 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

7. Sharon says :

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.

9:38 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

8. Samantha says :

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. :)

9:38 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

9. Nell says :

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.

9:39 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

10. Bianca says :

I felt the quake in Oceanside, with a back and forth motion, lasting about 5 to 7 seconds

9:40 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

11. Gerald says :

felt slight jolt then slight swaying for 7 seconds in Rancho Cucamonga

10:02 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

12. John says :

Felt it all the way down in Imperial Beach. Didn't last long or rock too hard but still enough to be noticable. Crazy!!

10:02 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

13. me says :

I felt it in Fallbrook ca

10:02 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

14. princess says :

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

10:02 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

15. james says :

we live in fallbrook and shook my futon back and forth and felt apt shake, time unknown

sincerely

james

10:15 pm Sun, May 17^th, 2009

16. JAHGYDI says :

NICE

7:22 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

17. Jane says :

couch shook pretty good last night here in Fallbrook.

7:22 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

18. Agent_MaR says :

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.

7:23 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

19. Abdelfattah says :

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 .....

7:23 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

20. Brittany says :

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.

7:23 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

21. annie says :

we live a few mins away from LAX
our whole house shook like crazy!

9:34 am Mon, May 18^th, 2009

22. carmen says :

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.

1:26 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

23. Tai says :

it was scary i was out side sitting on my porch.

2:25 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

24. TrueDragon says :

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.

4:57 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

25. Maria says :

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!!

10:33 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

26. Sarah says :

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

10:33 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

27. Reader says :

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

Comment Continued : The comment above was written from the same location.

10:33 pm Mon, May 18^th, 2009

28. Reader says :

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.

7:50 am Wed, May 20^th, 2009

29. kevin says :

i got scared

4.1 aftershock of magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattles the southland from Los Angeles to the U.S./Mexico border

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