BREAKING NEWS: 4.3 EARTHQUAKE HITS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

Breaking News:

Update at 2:28 p.m.
The Earthquake has been upgraded to a 4.3.  At least four small aftershocks have also taken place in this area within the past 20 minutes.   Did you feel it?  Hit my comment section below.

By Randy Economy

www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com

Sept. 1, 2011

2:15 p.m.

Los Angeles, CA

A 4.2 Earthquake has hit the Los Angeles County area of the San Fernando Valley around 20 minutes ago.  According to the US Geological Association the shaker took place along the San Gabriel Fault Line.  Here are the latest details.

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	4.2
Date-Time	Thursday, September 01, 2011 at 20:47:07 UTC Thursday, September 01, 2011 at 01:47:07 PM at epicenter
Location	34.356°N, 118.455°W
Depth	0.1 km (~0.1 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region	GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances	7 km (4 miles) ESE (110°) from Newhall, CA 8 km (5 miles) N (349°) from Pacoima, CA 8 km (5 miles) N (349°) from San Fernando, CA 8 km (5 miles) SE (145°) from Santa Clarita, CA 39 km (24 miles) NNW (330°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles)
Parameters	Nph=140, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.58 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci11001205