Oh, nice little earthquake/jolt in L.A.

**RICHARD** · 05-17-2009, 10:51 PM

Dude,
Was sitting here @ 8:39 and a nice jolt hit. I was listening to the house settle and I thought of an EQ and BOOM. It wasn't a normal quake- It was short and felt like it ran south to north...

O.K. god, got the message?

**NoahsMommy** · 05-17-2009, 11:02 PM

I was thinking of you, Richard. Wondering if you posted about the "quake". It was a 4.7...but I'm SURE it'll be downgraded, like they always are. (What's up with that?!?!)

This one caught me off gaurd. Usually they give me a jolt and then I'm fine. As soon as I can tell (by feel) that its a small/quick one, I'm good. This one was small, but everything shook in the house. Wierd....maybe it was a bit deeper than the ones we had last week?

**NoahsMommy** · 05-17-2009, 11:09 PM

There were three quakes according to USGS:

At 8:39 p.m. a 5.0 w a depth of 8.4 miles (5.0??? They don't usually go up, they normally downgrade them. Wierd...)

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci10410337.php

Then at 8:44 p.m. a 2.5 w a depth of 10.4 miles

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci10410345.php

And a minute later, at 8:45 p.m. a 3.1 w a depth of 7.1 miles

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...ci10410353.php

**Hellow** · 05-17-2009, 11:11 PM

I am so glad I don't live in California.

**NoahsMommy** · 05-17-2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Reggie

I am so glad I don't live in California.

They aren't so bad. I'd take an EQ over a tornado or hurricane ANY day! But, I think each state/area has their own weather-related concerns. I guess we have all those 'super fun' wild fires to worry about too.

**RICHARD** · 05-17-2009, 11:20 PM

Hey you!
I only felt one sharp jolt....LOL, You know that Gini is the PT QUAKE expert! We'll wait for her report....it was closer to her house. I just spoke to my sis and she felt them both. My niece, who lives farther north said they were pretty strong.

**NoahsMommy** · 05-17-2009, 11:22 PM

I'm approx 30-40 miles north of you and Gini. Where are your nieces and sisters?

Doh! Sorry Mom, hope I didn't step on any EQ toes.

**RICHARD** · 05-17-2009, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by NoahsMommy

I'm approx 30-40 miles north of you and Gini. Where are your nieces and sisters?

Doh! Sorry Mom, hope I didn't step on any EQ toes.

Newhall. You are even w/my niece. My sis is in Van Nuys, working.

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Dad had these words of wisdom-
"After a quake you will find all your shiat in a pile."

C an't say that after a flood /hurricane/tornado!

**Cinder & Smoke** · 05-18-2009, 12:15 AM

Between the *FIRES* and the *EarthShakes* ...
It seeems like God is trying to send a message to you Left Coasters ...

Isn't anybody *Lissnin*?

**beeniesmom** · 05-18-2009, 11:10 AM

Yeah, I just read about it too.
A friend of mine is in CA for meetings so I guess she probably got the crap scared out of her. Being from FL. we don't get the shakes here.... just HURRICANES (and I thought I heard the weather man yesterday comment on how we have an organized depression approaching from the coast of Africa.....) oh boy, we start early this year!

**Edwina's Secretary** · 05-18-2009, 11:35 AM

There have been a few littles ones since we moved here -- but I missed those either out of town or something.

I was getting things together for the morning when I heard a noise and then the slats on the planation shutters began to chatter - as if someone was opening and closing them quickly.

That was it. My husband called up to me to say..."That was an earthquake."

It was originally called at 5.0 but has since been "downsized." I live about 50 miles south of the epicenter.

Does this make it official?

**kitten645** · 05-18-2009, 09:24 PM

I think the E's should consider donning hard hats!

When the big one hit here in 89, I walked the two miles to my home in SF. Everything was on the floor. Book cases knocked over, front door fully opened. Dishes everywhere. Of course my first concern was my cats. When I saw the open door I nearly had my SECOND heart attack of the day. Well, clearly my boys were native Californians as they were safely tucked away under the dining room table! Talk about duck and cover.
That being said, I'm a native New Yorker and I'll take the occassional jolt over hurricanes, floods, snow and other acts of Mother Nature not to mention the man made disasters...garbage strikes, elevator repair strikes, taxi strikes etc