Central CA: Earthquake?

[mcs328]

I heard you guys in Central CA got 5.0 earthquake in the past hour. How's everyone doing?

[nickel]

and i heard they could feel it in San Fran and Sacramento.

"i feel the earth... move.... under my feet"

[thatonefilipinoguy]

I felt that one especially since I was shelving books at the library. Being in between two rocking book shelves is not exactly the best place to be during an earthquake. :)

[Kevster]

EDIT: From the USGS Earthquake page, it was upgraded from a 5.9 Magnitude earthquake to a 6.0 event:

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc51147892.html

It was followed a few minutes later by a 5.0 aftershock.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc51147893.html

Here's a link to the whole list of quakes for California and Nevada:

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

[ufcrusher]

"i feel the earth... move.... under my back"

Nickel .. with all the other rocking, how did you notice the earth moving? :hihi:

[nickel]

Nickel .. with all the other rocking, how did you notice the earth moving? :hihi:
you quote raper :disa:



but that does bring up an interesting question for all you frequently earthquaked Californians. have you ever been getting some nookie and had a geological experience at the same time?

[ShawnLee]

but that does bring up an interesting question for all you frequently earthquaked Californians. have you ever been getting some nookie and had a geological experience at the same time? Being nearly completely inexperienced in one and well versed in experiencing the other, no. I'll leave it to you to figure out which earth-moving experience I've had. :P

[Aristo]

I didn't feel nothing in LA. anyone?

[Kevster]

The force of this earthquake did not radiate well in the direction of Southern California. The quake's energy was mainly directed north-easterly in the Central California area and into the Bay Area and Sacramento. I remember feeling the Cambra earthquake quite well in my company's building in El Segundo. That one shook the lights, made the building roll a bit. The Parkfield quake wasn't that far from the Cambria quake and it's many significant aftershocks (they had another 5.0 today) but their energy is not radiating enough in a southerly direction to be felt with any significance in the Los Angeles area.