Tuesday, August 07, 2012

4.4 Earthquakes hits Yorba Linda; Nice jolt here in Cerritos

This map shows the incorporated and unincorpor...
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Orange County, California, highlighting Yorba Linda in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Official seal of City of Yorba Linda
Official seal of City of Yorba Linda (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Randy Economy 

 No, it wasn't the US Mens Olympic team on the Rings, and it wasn't the Men's Volleyball team jumping on my roof....

 It was a 4.4 earthquake that just hit here in Yorba Linda. We felt it really sharp here in Cerritos.  Did you feel it....?  Earthquake weather?  Hummmmm

Event Time

  1. 2012-08-08 06:23:34 UTC
  2. 2012-08-07 23:23:34 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
  3. 2012-08-07 23:23:34 UTC-07:00 system time

Nearby Cities

  1. 3km (2mi) ENE of Yorba Linda, California
  2. 9km (6mi) SSW of Chino Hills, California
  3. 9km (6mi) ENE of Placentia, California
  4. 11km (7mi) E of Brea, California
  5. 531km (330mi) W of Phoenix, Arizona

Did You Feel It? Tell Us!

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Technical

Location and Magnitude contributed by: California Integrated Seismic Network

Summary

Preferred Location Parameters

ParameterValueUncertainty
Magnitude4.4 Ml± 0.20
Location33.907°N, 117.781°W± 0.2 km
Depth8.2 km± 0.8 km
Number of Stations UsedNot Specified
Number of Phases Used184
Minimum Distance9.0 km (0.08°)
Travel Time Residual0.35 sec
Azimuthal Gap18°
Review StatusAUTOMATIC
Event IDci15189073
See the “Contributed Solutions” for a list of all contributed location parameters.

Contributed Solutions

Seismic Network Preferred Location & Magnitude

SourceEvent IDTimeMagnitudeLatitudeLongitudeDepthStatusDownload
cici1518907306:23:344.4 Ml33.907°N117.781°W8.2AUTOMATICEQXML

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YORBA LINDA

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6 comments:

Brett Dunkin said...

A little scary here in glendale, hoping for no aftershocks

Anonymous said...

I live in Yorba Linda and I didn't feel a thing! I heard about it on the news. My 2 dogs didn't even act strangely...

Anonymous said...

Rocked me like a baby in a basket....here in Buena Park...

Unknown said...

I felt it here in East Los Angeles...
Somewhat unnerving since I have a small child

Anonymous said...

Here in Fullerton....it was SWEEEEETTT!

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