It rolled through for about six seconds at 8:40 pm.
There was an after-shock five minutes later.
Downtown LA was rocked.
Boss messages me: "Keep working. Don’t worry about the earthquake."
I am live on my cam and ready to deliver emergency supplies to all young ladies who’ve been shook up. No fatties, please.
LAObserved.com: Earliest magnitude is 5.0, centered in the Inglewood-Hawthorne area. The number may change, of course. USGS, SoCal Quake Center
From the Los Angeles Times: Seismologists suspect that the magnitude-4.7 earthquake that shook a large stretch of Southern California on Sunday night erupted along the Newport-Inglewood fault, which experts have long feared would produce a devastating temblor.
"The initial focal mechanism is consistent with a slip on the Newport-Inglewood fault, which was the source of the damaging 1933 Long Beach earthquake," the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement. "Two of the early aftershocks, however, are west of the Newport-Inglewood fault trend. Later aftershocks will help to define the fault plane that ruptured."
USGS officials are not sure whether Sunday’s temblor occurred on the Newport-Inglewood but noted that a 1920 quake in the same area erupted on that fault line.
The quake hit at 8:39 p.m. and was centered near Lennox, a community between Inglewood and Hawthorne and east of Los Angeles International Airport. Lasting about 15 seconds, the temblor could be felt as far away as the high desert, Indio, Carpinteria and San Diego County. There were no reports of major damage or injuries.
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Carly posts: Dude I was really stoned at the time….totally awesome! Me and my roomie are hitting the bong right now and watching the news…but not for too long ….Family Guy is coming on in a bit!
Patr posts: I am in downtown San Diego which is 35 miles south of Escondido and I felt it pretty strongly. Scary.
1231Ice posts: i was lying on the couch with my dog then suddenly she jumped off and lied on the floor then the earthquake struck and i screamed for a second. when it was over my neighbors were screaming. my bird was in shock and he didnt even move. usally when i call his name he goes forward and acts like hes going to bit me but he didnt this time. poor bird i think hes still frozen. even my dog is scared. when ever i open the fridge she comes running but this time she didnt now shes under the table scared.
OX posts: Pretty strong cause my X-Box 360 and Playstation 3 to flip and just ruin one of my copies of Call of Duty 4 that was in the 360. Very disappointed. This was my second earthquake. My 1st was the july one when i was in summer school.
