Thursday, August 18, 2011

BREAKING: 3.2 Earthquake rattles Long Beach. (UPDATE AT 3:46 p.m.) LB quake was on the Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault zone

UPDATE at 3:47 p.m.
According to officials at the United States Geological Association the earthquake in Long Beach this afternoon was on the famed Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault zone.


By Randy Economy
Thursday, August 18, 2011
2:52 p.m. Long Beach, CA

This map shows the incorporated areas in Los A...Image via WikipediaA 3.2 earthquake centered in Long Beach rattled windows this afternoon at around 2:43 p.m. No damage report. Lots of folks are posting that they felt it on their facebook accounts. Here are the details:
Magnitude3.2
Date-Time
  • Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 21:43:49 UTC
  • Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 02:43:49 PM at epicenter
Location33.776°N, 118.136°W
Depth21 km (13.0 miles)
RegionGREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
ParametersNph=112, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.44 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source
Event IDci10995205
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5 comments:

GAVIOTA BABE said...

I live on Gaviota here in Long Beach. Felt it here.

Anonymous said...

Here on Pine Avenue. Felt it pretty good. Loud rumble.

Singal Hiller said...

Here in Signal Hill. Felt it.

Jerry on Cherry said...

Felt it on 4th Street and Cherry in my apartment.

Anonymous said...

Working in the heart of the Los Angeles/Long Beach harbors at APL and felt it.