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The second 3.0 range earthquake in two days struck between Marina Del Rey and Santa Monica this evening at 7:42 p.m. The 3.4 shaker rattled some nerves but mostly scared the shit out of cats and small dogs.
Many people on Twitter said they felt a sharp, but quick jolt. "Super short, but kind of strong," tweeted Kate Kook, who said she was a few miles from the epicenter.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported no immediate damage or injuries. "We had a few people out in the city of Santa Monica," said spokesman Brian Humphrey. The LAFD is on contract to take Santa Monica's 911 fire/paramedic emergency calls. "The media callers vastly outnumbered the public callers," he explained.
However, it appears the earthquake downed some power lines in Santa Monica. Sgt. Jacob of the Santa Monica Police Department said they assumed they fell because of the shaking. "We got the initial call after the earthquake," he said over the phone. Otherwise, there were no other reports of damage or injuries.
Yesterday's 3.1 magnitude quake struck at 12:46 p.m. near Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
Update: A 1.9 aftershock struck at 8:50 p.m.
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I feel it. It was a weird one - didn't even think it was a quake at all, just thought my upstairs neighbors were stomping around. Really jolty.
And, yup, scared the crap out of my cat.
21st floor of Fox Plaza in Century City felt it. It was one of our coworkers first ones, he was not a fan & was sure his home in Marina caved in. lol
It scared the bejeezus out of me. My room mate and I thought a car had hit our house. (Not out of the realm of possibility.)
We live in Santa Monica/Ocean Park, and this earthquake was very weird indeed. Nothing like the usual long swerve. More like a one-second snap/bang that didn't even leave us time to duck under a table, didn't break anything, but had our kitty racing under the bed -- where she's been hiding for the past hour. Everyone in our apartment buidling felt it. It woke up some early nappers ... and disturbed some early-bird lovers ;)
We hope everyone is okay. If nothing else, this EQ is a good drill for the long-overdue Big One, which experts anticipate to be 7-8, last up to a minute, and have people rock sideways up to six feet/second. Totally creepy!
i felt it here in Silverlake. it wasn't very strong here...just felt like someone was shaking the chair I was sitting in.
I'm near Oakwood in Venice - it was sudden and jolty, with some waving after. It definitely scared me.
here was my take...
by the way it was centered in Venice, right at the beach near Venice & Pacific.
I was at Wilshire & 12th and was sure someone had just driven a truck into the side of the building - Very loud bang and jolt, didnt feel any rolling. Dont forget to update at USGS - http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs.html
We were at the Santa Monica Museum of Art for an opening. I felt a strong jolt. I looked around and NO ONE around me cared or noticed. Made me doubt it was a quake. Well, now I know.
Felt like a car hit the building where I live. Had the dog under my legs looking around like "what the hell was that?"
I thought I felt some shaking while at Snow Whites. This proves I wasn't going crazy. ;)
In Venice, less than a mile from the epicenter. Yeah, wow. It felt like a giant suddenly picked up my building then slammed right back down. And my dog who's never seemed to take any notice of an EQ before HATED it
I felt it in Culver City. And it really did feel more like an explosion nearby than an earthquake since it was so strong and so fast. My husband and I were in different rooms and we each thought the other had knocked over something really heavy.
LA Times today:
Study finds troubling pattern of Southern California quakes
The southern stretch of the San Andreas fault has had a major temblor about every 137 years, according to new research. The latest looks to be overdue.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-fault-quakes24-2009jan24,0,2292781.story
My desk shook in WeHo. I thought I had just banged into it with my chair, which produces the same reaction.