Yeeehaww! Earthquake!

[California Girl]

We just had a 4.9 earthquake! Rock n' Roll!!!!

Update: now upgraded to 5.0!

Now downgraded to 4.5 with 5 aftershocks... 1.6 to 3.3

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[mbw1024]

Sounds like you are havimg fun CG.

I just got home from having carpel tunnel surgery. I am starving and have some good narcotics. I cant decide what to do first!

I feel that could be in my future! Hope you feel better.

Ca girl .. did you stop rolling yet?

[Chet]

Hey CG, put another quarter in the bed! Hope the tremblors have resulted in minimal damage. Where's the epicenter?

[California Girl]

Chet, it was in San Bernardino. The only way I can think of to describe how it felt is it was like if you were sleeping in a boat on calm water and another boat went by very slowly and your boat rocked from the wake. Very gentle... with the windows creaking! LOL! Here's the USGS report:

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #S: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


A light earthquake occurred at 7:49:46 PM (PST) on Thursday, January 8, 2009.
The magnitude 4.5 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) SSW of San Bernardino, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).

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Magnitude 4.5 - moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 7:49:46 PM (PST)
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 3:49:46 (UTC)
Distance from San Bernardino, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SSW (202 degrees)
Colton, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NNE (19 degrees)
Rialto, CA - 7 km (4 miles) E (94 degrees)
Loma Linda, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NW (323 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 87 km (54 miles) E (86 degrees)

Coordinates 34 deg. 6.4 min. N (34.107N), 117 deg. 18.2 min. W (117.304W)
Depth 14.1 km (8.8 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=132, Nph=132, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.28 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=18 degrees
Event ID# ci10370141

[Cid]

Sounds like you are havimg fun CG.

I just got home from having carpel tunnel surgery. I am starving and have some good narcotics. I cant decide what to do first!

That's an easy one...I've been out of work for a month with a back injury. Take the narcotics first... By the time you're done eating you'll be about ready for a nap. Better living through pharmaceuticals!!

I hope the healing goes well.

CG....glad to hear everything is ok!!

[California Girl]

Sounds like you are havimg fun CG.

I just got home from having carpel tunnel surgery. I am starving and have some good narcotics. I cant decide what to do first!

Ha! You crack me up! Food first, so the drugs don't make you throw up. Hate to waste good drugs! LOL!

[Cid: you and I were posting at the same time! LOL]

[Cid]

Maybe just flip a coin....Heheheheheeee!

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[JeanneB]

My sister lives in Irvine and she emailed me last night about the earthquake, she said it's the first one that has really shook hard since she moved to CA three years ago.

[California Girl]

Don't scare your sister with this, but that was pretty mild by the time it got to Orange County. It did shake pretty good up by San Bernardino, though. Stuff fell off store shelves and such.

[Terry]

Glad it wasn't too bad.

Costa Rica had a 6.1 on the same day. Coincidence?
15 dead and many stranded at resorts.

They are not on the same plate or fault line I don't think.

[California Girl]

It could be related. We're all on "The Ring of Fire". (But I sort of doubt it)