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Earthquake in LA
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:32 pm
by Sionnach Glic
LOS ANGELES-A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, and the jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas.
Preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the quake at magnitude 5.8, centered 29 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said there were not immediate reports of damage or injury in Los Angeles.
The quake struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT. Buildings swayed in downtown Los Angeles for several seconds.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:48 pm
by Mikey
That's like a hiccup for LA residents.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:56 pm
by Tsukiyumi
I woke up during a 7.1 in '91, and just went back to sleep. To be fair, though, trailers have shocks, so it might've been a lot worse for someone in a house.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:05 am
by Teaos
Worse I have even been in was a 7.4. I was 5 and leaning against a huge glass window at the time... lucky it didnt break.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:49 am
by Mikey
Just had word from a friend in LA, who was actually driving on the Ventura Freeway when the quake hit. As an example of how jaded LA residents are to earthquakes, his comment was to the effect that he had heard about the quake later on.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:07 am
by Monroe
Funny thing about this is I heard about it cause WoW warned they might have lost some customer service time due to the earthquake but servers were working fine.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:36 pm
by stitch626
I learned about it while channel surfing. There was an earthquake on Judge Judy as I was changing the channel.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:52 pm
by Nutso
My mom told me the last days are coming.
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:50 pm
by Aaron
So the next one will break LA off into the Pacific and we can turn it into a maximum security prison guarded by the United States Federal Police Force, right?
Re: Earthquake in LA
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:29 pm
by Mikey
Cpl Kendall wrote:So the next one will break LA off into the Pacific and we can turn it into a maximum security prison guarded by the United States Federal Police Force, right?
"I thought you'd be taller."
