Los Angeles CA 5.4 -- Rocks most of Southern Califorinia

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 UTC
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM at epicenter

Location 33.959°N, 117.752°W
Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances 3 km (2 miles) SW (235°) from Chino Hills, CA
8 km (5 miles) SE (127°) from Diamond Bar, CA
9 km (5 miles) NNE (23°) from Yorba Linda, CA
11 km (7 miles) S (178°) from Pomona, CA
47 km (29 miles) ESE (103°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 1.3 km (0.8 miles)
Parameters Nph=144, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.42 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=E
Source California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR

Event ID ci14383980

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


5.8 MAG QUAKE ROCKS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
EPICENTER CHINO HILLS...
BUILDINGS SWAY IN DOWNTOWN LA; 'VIOLENT JOLT' IN ORANGE COUNTY...
REPORTS: FELT IN SANTA BARBARA TO NORTH; SAN DIEGO TO SOUTH; VEGAS TO EAST...

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Lowered to 5.4 but still very scary. The big one could happen any time.