***Earthquake Strikes Wide Area Of Southern California***

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #1 Postby **senorpepr** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:53 pm

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has been widely felt through the southern half of California today.

The quake was felt as a sustained but gentle rolling motion in downtown Los Angeles. The quake is being described as very minor and there was no jolting, according to a witness San Francisco.

It was centered nearly 11 miles north of Cambria, Calif., according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. That's a coastal town about 35 miles northwest of San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Cambria is about 185 miles northwest of Los Angeles -- and near the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif.

The quake was felt as a sustained but gentle rolling motion in downtown Los Angeles.

Tad Weber, managing editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, about 30 miles southeast of Cambria, said he was in a meeting when "all of a sudden there was a jolting and we look up and see the building swaying. I dove under a desk to wait it out. At first we thought it was a heavy truck but it just kept going. We all called our families and they were all OK."

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #2 Postby **senorpepr** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:03 pm

Magnitude 6.5 near San Simeon, CA
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST)

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude: 6.5
Time: Monday, December 22, 2003 at 19:15:56 (UTC)
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST)
Distance: from
11 km (7 miles) NE (49 degrees) of San Simeon, CA
17 km (11 miles) N (356 degrees) of Cambria, CA
20 km (13 miles) W (260 degrees) of Lake Nacimiento, CA
39 km (24 miles) WNW (283 degrees) of Paso Robles, CA

Coordinates: 35 deg. 42.3 min. N (35.706N)
121 deg. 6.1 min. W (121.102W)

Depth: 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Quality: Excellent

PTrackerLA · #3 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:09 pm

Are there any reports of damage? I hope no one got hurt :eek:

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#4 Postby **btangy** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:11 pm

Wide shaking felt in Southern California. I myself didn't feel anything but I got a few IMs immediately during the earthquake from people a little further north in LA County. No damage reported, but some minor injuries reported near the epicenter. Just a little reminder that CA is earthquake country. Shaking also reported in the Bay Area.

#5 Postby **btangy** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:13 pm

#6 Postby **btangy** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:14 pm

#7 Postby **btangy** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:20 pm

WXBUFFJIM · #8 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:08 pm

Death toll in the Paso Robles area is now 3. 3 people confirmed dead in the Paso Robles area in a collapsed building in the downtown area. This website http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ... .-120.html shows the latest on this earthquake. The biggest square was the main earthquake. But many many small to moderate aftershocks following the maion quake for the past 3 hours!!!

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/ ... .-120.html for the latest

Jim

JCT777 · #9 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:13 pm

Wow!

I hope and pray there will be no more deaths in that area from the aftershocks. My thoughts go out to all who are being affected.

WXBUFFJIM · #10 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:00 pm

The 2 deaths are in the collapsed building in Paso Robles. The 3rd death is unconfirmed.

Jim

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