How strong was, on Richter Scale, the recent earthquake in California ?
The Los Angeles Times is carrying a story on yet another California earthquake. The staff of The Los Angeles Times in their article “4.7 quake shakes Southern California, rattling nerves” report that this most recent California earthquake, originally reported as a magnitude 5.0 was in fact a 4.7 but that was plenty high to terrify Californians. The earthquake was located southeast of Los Angeles and was felt as far away as San Diego. What made this earthquake unique was the fact that it started 8.4 miles below the surface. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hough was quoted in the article in saying the tremor was a “bit deep.” The nature of the quake, according to the article was that it was intense but short lasting about ten seconds. In most of the region there was no major structural damage that was immediately reported on any widespread basis. It was the type of quake that shook dishes off of shelves and loosened ceiling tiles. The 4.7 magnitude quake was followed by a 3.1 m
The Los Angeles Times is carrying a story on yet another California earthquake. The staff of The Los Angeles Times in their article “4.7 quake shakes Southern California, rattling nerves” report that this most recent California earthquake, originally reported as a magnitude 5.0 was in fact a 4.7 but that was plenty high to terrify Californians. The earthquake was located southeast of Los Angeles and was felt as far away as San Diego. What made this earthquake unique was the fact that it started 8.4 miles below the surface. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hough was quoted in the article in saying the tremor was a “bit deep.” The nature of the quake, according to the article was that it was intense but short lasting about ten seconds. In most of the region there was no major structural damage that was immediately reported on any widespread basis. It was the type of quake that shook dishes off of shelves and loosened ceiling tiles. The 4.7 magnitude quake was followed by a 3.1 m
The frightening 4.7 earthquake that broke at 8:39 p.m. Sunday night occurred near the Newport-Inglewood fault, roughly between Los Angeles International Airport and Hollywood Park race track, says the first scientific overview of the event. It has produced about seven aftershocks, including a 3.1 shaker. The most recent event was a 1.8 aftershock at 3:30 a.m. today. Ken Hudnut, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, writes that the largest quake to hit Southern California since a 5.4 last July near Yorba Linda “struck about 3 miles east of Los Angeles International airport at 8:39 p.m. (PDT) local time, at a depth of 8.5 miles. Given that the location is in a densely populated part of the Los Angeles basin, it was widely felt. “Initial estimates from the USGS ShakeMap indicate that although strong shaking will have been felt by many people, damage is expected to be light.” Sunday night’s earthquake was felt throughout Southern California — from Palmdale in the high desert to dow
