What were the casualties in the earthquake los angeles?
AFP – A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles Sunday but there were no reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The quake, initially recorded as a 4.7 magnitude temblor, was centered just 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of downtown Los Angeles at a depth of 13 kilometers, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake was felt across the region, shuddering buildings throughout Los Angeles, witnesses said. AFP journalists reported that the quake knocked objects from shelves and lasted for several seconds. The reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released. The temblor came after a 5.4 earthquake jolted Los Angeles last July, the most powerful seismic shock to rock the city in 14 years. Geologists say an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction is 99 percent certain of hitting California within the next 30 years. A study p
A 4.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles on May 1, 2009. The L.A. earthquake was felt by many Los Angeles valley residents while others in the Southland never felt it. The quake reported earlier on LALATE hit just after 6 pm. Its nominal depth at only 6 KM below the earth’s surface could potentially cause more residents seemingly to feel it. But that appears not to be the case. Tonight’s quake, centered 6 km SW of Westlake Village, was not felt widely. Who felt it and who didn’t? The quake certainly was the most Twittered quake to date. LALATE in Santa Monica didn’t feel the earthquake. But Billy Bush felt it from Encino: “Just felt a good rumble in encino CA…must be an earthquake. Rocked the house.” Jonathan Knight, specific LA location unknown, twittered he felt it, but hardly: “Relieved to find out it was an earthquake here. I thought it was the Metamucil kicking in. I knew I felt a small rumble!” But celebrities Paula Abdul and Heidi Montag twittered right through it with no mention of fee
AFP – A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles Sunday but there were no reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The quake, initially recorded as a 4.7 magnitude temblor, was centered just 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of downtown Los Angeles at a depth of 13 kilometers, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake was felt across the region, shuddering buildings throughout Los Angeles, witnesses said. AFP journalists reported that the quake knocked objects from shelves and lasted for several seconds. The reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released. The temblor came after a 5.4 earthquake jolted Los Angeles last July, the most powerful seismic shock to rock the city in 14 years. Geologists say an earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction is 99 percent certain of hitting California within the next 30 years. A study p
A 4.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles on May 1, 2009. The L.A. earthquake was felt by many Los Angeles valley residents while others in the Southland never felt it. The quake reported earlier on LALATE hit just after 6 pm. Its nominal depth at only 6 KM below the earth’s surface could potentially cause more residents seemingly to feel it. But that appears not to be the case. Tonight’s quake, centered 6 km SW of Westlake Village, was not felt widely. Who felt it and who didn’t? The quake certainly was the most Twittered quake to date. LALATE in Santa Monica didn’t feel the earthquake. But Billy Bush felt it from Encino: “Just felt a good rumble in encino CA…must be an earthquake. Rocked the house.” Jonathan Knight, specific LA location unknown, twittered he felt it, but hardly: “Relieved to find out it was an earthquake here. I thought it was the Metamucil kicking in. I knew I felt a small rumble!” But celebrities Paula Abdul and Heidi Montag twittered right through it with no mention of fee
