O.T. Just now 4.5 earthquake in southern Cali

coinsarefun

Anyone from here feel it?? It was a short roll and hard up and down jerk.
I was sure it was under me and when i looked it up it was in Carson….. a few miles away.
Sheez that one actually scared me.

Knell

Epicenter just a couple of miles from my house. Felt different and scary.

coinsarefun

Yeah Carson is only a few miles away. Dogs came running out and looking at me like I did something.
That hasn’t been a close one around here in years

coinbuf

Glad you are and hope everyone is safe.

jesbroken

I hope all are safe. God Bless and you have our best wishes.
Jim

bronzemat

@coinsarefun said:
Yeah Carson is only a few miles away. Dogs came running out and looking at me like I did something.
That hasn’t been a close one around here in years

Its the city I live in & it packed a wallop, several picture frames fell, food on top of the fridge, but no injuries or major damage so far.

Jzyskowski1

Check your neighborhood if possible and remember to take a quick walk around for any gas smell. Take a good size crescent wrench. Turning off gas or water. Born and lived 28 years there. They are scary. We’ll hold you close tonight. Take care.

Hydrant

Didn't feel a thing here. 50/60 miles Southeast of Carson. Just asked The Lovely Mrs. Hydrant if she felt anything....... Nope.

coinsarefun

wow @bronzemat ....to close for comfort!.....glad you and everyone are safe and hopefully no larger aftershocks

@Jzyskowski1 thanked for the good thoughts

Hydrant

The aftershocks can be and usually are worse. May be days or weeks later......or 10 minutes.... no telling.

coinsarefun

@Hydrant said:
The aftershocks can be and usually are worse. May be days or weeks later......or 10 minutes.... no telling.

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You are generaly correct but I sincerely hope your ring this time

vulcanize

About a little over a mile E of Carson, CA

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=18.31281,-140.97656&extent=54.16243,-49.04297

https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1037091

Stay safe y'all.

vulcanize

Could it be from the explosion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSrlEN4s_g

Perhaps what you felt was a combination?

And just like your dogs, the poor cats are very confused too.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1439081994147745795

Edited to add twitter link.

3stars

A tiny one by Alaska standards. I had a 4.9 earlier this week, barely noticed.

coinsarefun

@vulcanize said:
Could it be from the explosion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSrlEN4s_g

Perhaps what you felt was a combination?

And just like your dogs, the poor cats are very confused too.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1439081994147745795

Edited to add twitter link.

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Hmmmmm, That would explain what the loud boom was immediately after the earthquake.

SIowhand

In that tweeter video, I like how there is one cat who remains calms, takes stock of the situation and then takes action. All the others are just running for their lives.

Justacommeman

Nothing felt in Studio City. 4.4 in the epicenter is a rattler. I've been in two MAJOR Quakes. Mexico City and Tokyo. Both times I figured it was game over for me. I was in high high buildings. Not fun.

m

CoinJunkie

I experienced Loma Prieta in 1989 and a Silicon Valley quake in 1984 that was over 6.0 and lasted 30 seconds. They are definitely nerve-wracking!

emeraldATV

I hope everything is stable over there on the left coast.
I remember the sound, like finger nails on a chalk board .

pcgscacgold

I hope all of our fellow collectors are safe out there. It didn't even make the news here.

gumby1234

Be safe everyone

ricko

I was in the 6.8 Nisqually quake in Seattle... That one was really big. Been through a lot of smaller ones in WA state, CA and even NYS. I do not want to go through anymore big ones though....Cheers, RickO

hammer1

Worst earthquake in SoCal was 50 years ago. The Sylmar earthquake was a 6.5 and threw me out of bed, and I was 25 mile away from it.

Everything since doesn't measure up. The handful of others are more a nuisance than a scare.

lkenefic

Yikes!! Hope all is well! Be safe!!

nwcoast

Glad your safe Stef.
Spoke to my son in the West Hollywood hills and he didn’t feel anything but heard some noise.
I don’t like the shakers.
Been in a few decent ones. The Sylmar near LA threw me from wall to wall in our hallway. That was the craziest one. Then both the Seattle quakes. The Nisqually was a pretty wild one. Our building at work was closed for a couple of weeks due to some big cracks.
I seem to be able to feel them coming early, a bit like the dogs that start barking ahead of time. The dogs pick it up before I do. Listen to them!

Namvet69

Well, it's been a while, be safe, check all connections. We lived thru a few in the 70's in SF and Marin. Peace Roy

CaptHenway

My wife grew up in that area. She says that anything under 5.0 does not count.

ianrussell

Raeleen & I felt it - we live in a high-rise, so the building shook from side to side.

We're told our building can support whatever the biggest possible earthquake is according to the nearby faults - no idea how someone could accurately predict the maximum by fault, but I guess that's why I work with coins, and not earthquakes.

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coinsarefun

Thank goodness all has calmed down. It really was a sharp jolt. I guess those of us being that close
to the epicenter felt it very strong.
Also found out that the refinery was burning off the gas as a result of the earthquake for safety reasons.
Good to know.

mr1931S

Gas lines breaking would be my biggest concern. I think if I had a house in CA, I would use bottled gas with flex lines for all my natural gas needs. Might cost me more $ but what's the price for a little peace of mind?

PCGSPhoto

Didn’t feel it in Orange. Cats slept though it.

The worst one I’ve felt was the Ridgecrest 7.1 a couple years ago, even though we were quite a long way from it.

jom

The largest quake I felt was probably Landers in 92....but we were far away in OC. However, the Northridge quake was more "pick me and throw me" out of bed kind of thing. Smaller but closer.

@Justacommeman said:
Nothing felt in Studio City. 4.4 in the epicenter is a rattler. I've been in two MAJOR Quakes. Mexico City and Tokyo. Both times I figured it was game over for me. I was in high high buildings. Not fun.

m

That's nuts. Two of the biggest in the last century and you were THERE? What are you some sort of quake magnet?

jom

SkyMan

I'm glad you're ok. Hopefully any aftershocks will be small.

Good luck with Everything!!!

koynekwest

I experienced one when I was in Okinawa 50 years ago. I don't know the strength but it was strong enough to shake things.

vulcanize

Not exactly related but Cumbre Vieja in La Palma is active.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XhnjUmh3YY

Not being a doomsday proponent or scare mongering, but the ramifications would be huge if part of the island breaks away and falls into the ocean apart from activating the fault lines.