WickedMom
04-04-2010, 03:19 PM
I didn't even feel it. Mike did... Hope everyone in SoCal and surrounding areas are all ok.
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/major-earthquake-hits-baja-california-20100404
Major Earthquake Near Mexicali Rocks Southern California
USGS: Quake clocked in at magnitude-6.9.
Updated: Sunday, 04 Apr 2010, 4:09 PM PDT
Published : Sunday, 04 Apr 2010, 3:53 PM PDT
Text Story by:
City News
Mexicali - A magnitude-6.9 earthquake epicentered near Mexicali has rocked all of Southern California, and set high rise buildings in Los Angeles and San Diego rocking back and forth.
Preliminary USGS information indicated the epicenter was 19 miles southeast of Mexicali, at an area that has been rocking with magnitude 3.0 quakes all week.
Strong shaking was reported in the Coachella Valley and Riverside. Highrise structures in San Diego and Los Angeles rolled, at first gently and then much more strongly. A reporter looking at a clock timed it at about 45 seconds' duration.
Earlier this weekend, a series of small-to-moderate quakes hit the geothermally-active area.
In Los Angeles, the city fire department went on earthquake status and some stalled elevators were reported. No damage was reported.
No reports of power outages were heard on city fire or police dispatch channels.
Phone calls to El Centro, about 40 miles north of the epicenter, were met with busy circuits. A police dispatcher in Yuma, Ariz. said the quake was very strong there, but no damage was reported.
The earthquake was apparently felt as far away as Phoenix and Las Vegas.
No word on damage or injuries due to this earthquake.
More information:
USGS earthquake report - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci14607652.php
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/major-earthquake-hits-baja-california-20100404
Major Earthquake Near Mexicali Rocks Southern California
USGS: Quake clocked in at magnitude-6.9.
Updated: Sunday, 04 Apr 2010, 4:09 PM PDT
Published : Sunday, 04 Apr 2010, 3:53 PM PDT
Text Story by:
City News
Mexicali - A magnitude-6.9 earthquake epicentered near Mexicali has rocked all of Southern California, and set high rise buildings in Los Angeles and San Diego rocking back and forth.
Preliminary USGS information indicated the epicenter was 19 miles southeast of Mexicali, at an area that has been rocking with magnitude 3.0 quakes all week.
Strong shaking was reported in the Coachella Valley and Riverside. Highrise structures in San Diego and Los Angeles rolled, at first gently and then much more strongly. A reporter looking at a clock timed it at about 45 seconds' duration.
Earlier this weekend, a series of small-to-moderate quakes hit the geothermally-active area.
In Los Angeles, the city fire department went on earthquake status and some stalled elevators were reported. No damage was reported.
No reports of power outages were heard on city fire or police dispatch channels.
Phone calls to El Centro, about 40 miles north of the epicenter, were met with busy circuits. A police dispatcher in Yuma, Ariz. said the quake was very strong there, but no damage was reported.
The earthquake was apparently felt as far away as Phoenix and Las Vegas.
No word on damage or injuries due to this earthquake.
More information:
USGS earthquake report - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci14607652.php