Magnitude 5.9 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Near Salton Sea--Palm Springs

USGS ^ | 2010 July 07 23:53:33 UTC | USGS

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 23:53:33 UTC Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 04:53:33 PM at epicenter
Location	33.417°N, 116.483°W
Depth	11.7 km (7.3 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances	22 km (13 miles) NNW (332°) from Borrego Springs, CA 23 km (14 miles) SE (131°) from Anza, CA 33 km (20 miles) NE (52°) from Lake Henshaw, CA 41 km (25 miles) SW (215°) from Indio, CA 45 km (28 miles) S (174°) from Palm Springs, CA 94 km (58 miles) NE (41°) from San Diego, CA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.6 km (0.4 miles)
Parameters	Nph=122, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=3
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci10736069

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[Myrddin]

A good shake out by I-5/Genessee (Campus Point)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Felt it good down here near the Beach...just south of Long Beach.

Good rolling motion...building creaking... doors swinging.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I would bet ErnBatavia felt it real good out by PS.

[I Drive Too Fast]

Felt it pretty good on the 3rd floor in Glendale, Ca.

[BunnySlippers]

Yeah! My earthquake apps both said 5.9!

[jazminerose]

Palm Desert area here—that was a strong one. I’ve lived in SoCAl for many yrs—that was the first one that really got my attention & my dog’s.

We had one on Easter that was a long roller, this was a real jolt followed by a very long, but gentle roller.

Hanging objects well shaken, nothing fell, no damage or injuries here.

[Toidylop]

Wow...it’s rolling and shaking more than a minute here in North San Diego!!! Scare the sh*t out of my wife and a little 3 month old.

[BunnySlippers]

Lots and lots of aftershocks according to my iPad earthquake apps.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

[Marty62]

HUMMMMMM San Andreas huh?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Where is that?

[Beaten Valve]

Very strong rolling motion here at LAX. Felt like I was on a boat.

Lasted for at least 15-20 seconds.

Downgraded to a 5.4; already had 7 aftershocks...

[SDShack]

Reported as 5.4 now. Definitely felt stronger than that. Probably because this one was very shallow compared to the others the last few months. It was less than 1/2 mile deep. I live in North San Diego County, and this felt like the 7.0 that hit Northern Mexico around Easter.

[23 Everest]

Lakewood, CA felt slight soft movement.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That may be the San Jacinto....

San Andrus is further North....

This is a different falt than the one that had a 7+ down by mexicali....things may be tripping loose...

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I’m starting to think something’s wrong with me. I live in Carlsbad and while my whole family was here on Easter and felt that one, I didn’t. Didn’t feel this one either. I just happened to call one of our daughters (also lives in Carlsbad) around 5 pm and she answered the phone with, “We’re all okay.” I had no idea what she was talking about. Weird!!!! As a native Californian, I’ve felt a number of them before. Oh well.

[dragnet2]

Down graded to 5.4

Out in lizard country.

[Beaten Valve]

Would you mind running over to my place at the Desert Princess and checking things out please?? <<LOL!

I heard on KFI radio that there is some glass breakage at a mall in Palm Desert...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

As I remeber this felt almost as strong as I remember the Northridge quake.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[LA Times] Updated at 5:07 p.m.: The USGS downgraded the quake to 5.4 magnitude. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it has not gotten reports of serious damage or injuries. Residents in Riverside County told The Times the quake provided a sharp jolt — but they have not witnessed major damage.

Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said he felt strong jolts at the police headquarters but there was no initial report of serious damage.

“So far everything is okay,” Diaz said. “ To me it felt like two separate events. The first felt like a fore-shock, the second one was stronger.”

[Parley Baer]

Yes, it is a different fault. The San Andreas is on the East side of the Salton Sea. The earthquakes are moving North though. I felt it here Cypress but it was not that bad.

[Cyman]

I was walking between patients rooms and barely felt it but my office girls started screaming and headed for the door frames here in the Imperial Valley. My guess was 4.5 but the office staff yelled “6.0 at least”. Guess we were both wrong. Surprising, since we have all become experts here in the Valley since Easter.

[dragnet2]

A vase fell over in a mall in Palm Desert....

Watch for 4,000 reporters to swarm all over that store, helicopters overhead, men in moon suits and the Geologist dike from UCLA will explain to all how the vase fell over.

[BunnySlippers]

It felt strong to me [Hollywood Hills] ... about 6.0 or slightly over.

And if my chihuahua-mometer [named Fidel] is any indicator, he barked more for this quake than any in his life [8 years].

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I far would you be from what they say ( via the map ) was the epicenter...guessing you might be near Brawley.

[sissyjane]

Is that close to Hemet?

[Cyman]

El Centro

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Wow. I must be some kind of weirdo. ;’) I’ll be curious as the reports become more defined.

[jazminerose]

Sure! I’ll put you on my Snowbird List.

[Krankor]

This is a lot more serious than you realize.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050722/plotsummary

[Myrddin]

I-5/Genessee is north/central San Diego county. I-5/I-805 is the closest major freeway intersection.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I

,...should be HOW...damn fingers.

[pollywog]

Felt it solid in Eagle Rock. Chandelier swayed and doors rattled.

[Jeff Chandler]

I’d hate to be on the tram half way up to San Jacinto when that happened!

[John W]

40 miles or so.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OH...MY....

From the link

An earthquake in the Salton Sea unleashes a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Update time = Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:24:56 UTC

703 earthquakes in list

	Mag	Date y/m/d	Local Time h:m:s	Latitude deg	Longitude deg	Depth km	Location
map	1.2	2010/07/07	17:22:26	33.419N	116.452W	16.0	20 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.5	2010/07/07	17:21:15	33.430N	116.543W	0.1	18 km (11 mi) SE of Anza, CA
map	1.3	2010/07/07	17:20:18	33.471N	116.483W	13.3	20 km (12 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
map	1.2	2010/07/07	17:19:17	33.458N	116.617W	9.8	12 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Anza, CA
map	1.4	2010/07/07	17:18:47	33.411N	116.464W	11.9	20 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.3	2010/07/07	17:17:44	33.468N	116.454W	12.3	22 km (14 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
map	1.8	2010/07/07	17:16:43	34.007N	116.976W	5.5	7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Yucaipa, CA
map	1.7	2010/07/07	17:16:06	33.422N	116.451W	10.1	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.6	2010/07/07	17:15:44	33.302N	116.736W	4.8	7 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA
map	1.3	2010/07/07	17:14:21	33.419N	116.453W	12.8	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.3	2010/07/07	17:13:27	33.449N	116.402W	8.4	23 km (14 mi) N of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.6	2010/07/07	17:12:18	33.408N	116.467W	12.2	20 km (12 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.7	2010/07/07	17:10:55	33.455N	116.410W	9.6	23 km (15 mi) N of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.8	2010/07/07	17:10:27	33.431N	116.615W	26.7	15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Anza, CA
map	1.5	2010/07/07	17:09:57	33.427N	116.616W	13.7	15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Anza, CA
map	1.7	2010/07/07	17:09:44	33.417N	116.457W	11.3	20 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.8	2010/07/07	17:09:32	33.520N	116.396W	13.0	20 km (12 mi) SSW of La Quinta, CA
map	1.6	2010/07/07	17:08:55	33.395N	116.436W	12.2	18 km (11 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.7	2010/07/07	17:08:20	33.425N	116.447W	12.5	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.2	2010/07/07	17:07:48	33.411N	116.472W	12.0	20 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.4	2010/07/07	17:07:22	33.411N	116.482W	11.3	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.4	2010/07/07	17:06:57	33.450N	116.424W	15.0	23 km (14 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.8	2010/07/07	17:06:12	33.465N	116.421W	15.7	25 km (15 mi) N of Borrego Springs, CA
map	1.9	2010/07/07	17:05:46	33.647N	116.525W	7.9	17 km (10 mi) SW of Rancho Mirage, CA
map	2.2	2010/07/07	17:05:00	33.465N	116.433W	15.0	24 km (15 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
map	2.2	2010/07/07	17:04:35	33.409N	116.469W	13.2	20 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.1	2010/07/07	17:03:57	33.519N	116.424W	16.3	21 km (13 mi) SW of La Quinta, CA
map	2.1	2010/07/07	17:03:40	33.496N	116.527W	13.0	15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
map	2.3	2010/07/07	17:02:46	33.400N	116.474W	11.2	19 km (12 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.7	2010/07/07	17:00:18	33.699N	117.596W	23.5	4 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Portola Hills, CA
map	3.0	2010/07/07	16:59:29	33.409N	116.490W	11.3	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	3.0	2010/07/07	16:59:19	33.420N	116.470W	12.0	21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	2.8	2010/07/07	16:58:26	33.407N	116.628W	6.1	17 km (11 mi) SSE of Anza, CA
map	3.0	2010/07/07	16:57:22	33.385N	116.463W	10.6	17 km (11 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	3.0	2010/07/07	16:56:57	33.401N	116.463W	10.2	19 km (12 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
map	3.3	2010/07/07	16:56:29	33.377N	116.680W	17.6	17 km (11 mi) NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA
map	3.6	2010/07/07	16:56:02	33.626N	116.733W	15.8	10 km ( 6 mi) NW of Anza, CA
map	5.4	2010/07/07	16:53:33	33.417N	116.483W	11.7	22 km (13 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

notice the variance in the depths of the quakes...don’t remember seeing that before.

[jazminerose]

So that’s what that smell is coming from the Salton Sea.

[blkmontecarlo]

We had a light fixture above our dinning room table break! That’s a first.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Go here for the updates and working LINKS:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/Quakes/quakes_all.html

[Vendome]

Didn’t feel nothing.

I’m in NoCal. LOL

Still, been in that area plenty and you would feel a 5.9 no doubt.

[lawdvd]

Felt it at Sea World; ground swaying under our feet for about 1/2 minute. Rides shut down for a few minutes.

[Krankor]

Get out your fire extinguishers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUj_EQtJBls

[Churchillspirit]

Didn't feel a thing here on the QM in Long Beach.

We usually don't feel the "rollers", but the "jolters" pull on the mooring ropes and get our attention.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Better map...Google :

Earthquake area by the marker

[bd476]

Thanks for the Ping, Ernest. That one shook a few shakes too long for me to really enjoy it. :P It started out light then built up. Everything rattled and shook, but thankfully it looks like there was no damage.

Jack Popejoy an anchor on KNX just mentioned that there are reports of people who ran outside during the earthquake, which is not a good idea in most cases.

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[La Enchiladita]

Did not feel in Santa Monica.

[Boardwalk]

I hope the real one never does come!