LOS ANGELES - A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, and the jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas.
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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 in San Bernardino County.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were not immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles.
The quake struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT. Buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles for several seconds
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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 in San Bernardino County.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were not immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles.
The quake struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT. Buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles for several seconds
They just keep coming too.
2.3 2008/07/29 12:03:00 33.923N 117.810W 16.4 5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
1.8 2008/07/29 12:00:23 34.155N 117.819W 0.0 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Glendora, CA
1.8 2008/07/29 12:00:06 34.325N 117.463W 9.7 13 km ( 8 mi) NNW of Devore, CA
1.7 2008/07/29 11:58:57 33.957N 117.805W 16.3 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA
1.9 2008/07/29 11:58:33 33.973N 117.739W 14.7 1 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA
1.4 2008/07/29 11:56:36 33.947N 117.778W 9.5 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA
2.2 2008/07/29 11:54:12 33.948N 117.791W 14.0 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA
2.2 2008/07/29 11:54:03 33.952N 117.770W 15.5 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA
3.8 2008/07/29 11:51:52 33.959N 117.809W 15.3 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Diamond Bar, CA
3.8 2008/07/29 11:51:46 33.965N 117.788W 17.6 5 km ( 3 mi) SE of Diamond Bar, CA
3.8 2008/07/29 11:51:29 33.941N 117.790W 16.8 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
2.4 2008/07/29 11:50:34 33.961N 117.766W 14.9 4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA
2.4 2008/07/29 11:49:45 33.921N 117.807W 15.3 4 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
2.7 2008/07/29 11:48:27 33.946N 117.822W 16.4 6 km ( 4 mi) S of Diamond Bar, CA
2.8 2008/07/29 11:47:48 33.969N 117.752W 16.1 3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Chino Hills, CA
5.8 2008/07/29 11:42:15 33.959N 117.752W 12.3 3 km ( 2 mi) SW of Chino Hills, CA
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I'm on the 21st floor of a Century City building. The quake felt like I was on a bizarre wavy escalater or something...
I've had a new ass kicking HDTV for about a month now. It's sitting on a very sturdy stand, but damn it...if I come home and see it crashed to the ground, I'm going to hurt someone. I'm starting to think real hard about a wall mount...
I've had a new ass kicking HDTV for about a month now. It's sitting on a very sturdy stand, but damn it...if I come home and see it crashed to the ground, I'm going to hurt someone. I'm starting to think real hard about a wall mount...
