what is the magnitude of california earthquake recorded on richter scale?
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
