About the Earthquake.?

Question

I didnt really get to read much about it. What was so bad about it?

Answer 1

Read your local news.  It wasn't anything bad, even though it was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake.  There were no serious injuries, no outages, no structural building damage.

Answer 2

yep.

It was felt throughout Southern California and some parts of Nevada. It happened today, exactly @ 11:42am

I was L.A. at the time of the earthquake. At first, It was a slow rumbling beneath the earth. Gradually, it went away. I was frantic! I think that was my first earthquake. O.o

After that, we turned on the news and we were told to expect aftershocks. I didn't feel any one of them. I heard there was slight damage in property. However, only minor injuries were reported, three at an outpatient medical clinic in Brea and five at a building in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles.

The quake gives new urgency to a drill, the Great Southern California Shakeout, being planned for November by a consortium of public and private organizations. It will simulate the response to a magnitude 7.8 quake on the San Andreas fault.

Thank God, it's magnitude was 5.4! At first, they said 5.8, but Caltech officals lowered it.

Obviously, it's all over the media and it's been the topic of conversation ever since the minute it ended.

Take a look at latimes . com

it looks super interesting and it tells us what to expect in the future.

The story is on the front page.

Answer 3

~~It's a weird feeling to have the earth move under you and the noise is very surreal. It can brak things if they fall frm walls and shelves. This earthquake which officiall was a 5.4 really isn't a big earthquake and should not cause much damage. They paln for much bigger ones for building and emergency coordination. It's mostly a good wake up call for us living here, to get prepared, they really do and can happen anytime. We want to secure things in our home so they can't fall over and break. Also need a good survival kit for about a week. It was very surprising and felt as far as Las Vegas, Nevada-so I thing it's why it has gotten so much attention!

Answer 4

it was like 5.4 idk if thats big or not

Answer 5

My area in Orange CA didnt get hit to hard, but chino hillz it was a 5.5 quake

Answer 6

it wasnt a 5.5 at chino hills it was a 5.8 earthquake i saw it on the news my area wasnt hit so hard

Answer 7

Latest news-http://ndtvnews.net/

Answer 8

Well you don't live in calif....Or you would alread know...It is very much a rollercoaster ride, the ground rises to shake your house.  At 5.4 or 5.9 it is a lot of movement you would notice.

Answer 9

according to ABC world news it said it was 5.8.

Answer 10

well in Glendale i believe it was 5.4 i think it lasted about 12 seconds.well they said that there will be after shakes so i don't know.it was around 11:45 or something around that.Its good that it was minor.

Answer 11

what earthquake? California one? well it was a magnitude of 5.8 and was in Chino