Thread: Downtown Sacramento experiences 5.7-magnitute earthquake

9:20 PM PDT May 23, 2013
Early reports say it started in Susanville
We just got information the magnitude was 5.9. Here's what we know so far: http://on.kcra.com/16RVg4E




SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the Sacramento Valley on Thursday evening, including the downtown area.

KCRA 3 studios, located downtown Sacramento, felt the quake at 8:48 p.m.

Chief meteorologist Mark Finan said he hadn't felt one like this in awhile. The newsroom floor started swaying and he jumped into action.

KCRA 3 is waiting for information on how far away it was felt. There's no word on any possible injuries or damage reports.

Several small aftershocks jolted Northen California, as well.

A rally is being held downtown right now to celebrate the Sacramento Kings. KCRA 3 reporter Mallory Hoff said there was much confusion as the earthquake started, considering the loud music and packed atmosphere.

http://www.kcra.com/news/downtown-sa...#ixzz2UBJOsRGQ

Angelenos were understandably freaking out after this morning’s 4.7-magnitude earthquake.

But perhaps no one was more shaken up than KTLA’s Chris Schauble:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KiB7ny52-xw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=KiB7ny52-xw


Good morning with a 6:30am earthquake Los Angeles. Just another day here on the west coast. Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

USGS says it was a 4.7 magnitude quake… epicenter near Westwood http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...476961#summary

Earthquake Outside Oklahoma City: Quake Hits Near Langston, Guthrie, OKC
By Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | March 21, 2014



An earthquake hit today outside of Oklahoma City near Langston and Guthrie.

The quake hit seven miles south of Langston, 10 miles east-southeast of Guthrie, 17 miles northeast of Edmon, 22 miles south-southwest of Stillwater, and 29 miles north-northeast of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Geological Service reported.

It was measured at 4.0 magnitude, and at a relatively shallow depth of 2.8 miles. The quake was felt in much of central Oklahoma, according to residents on Twitter.

It hit at about 10:06 p.m. CDT.

That includes Tulsa and other nearby areas, reported broadcaster KJRH.

The Oklahoma City Sheriff’s office noted that it did not receive any calls about injuries or damage from the quake.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/5760...n-guthrie-okc/

Kansas Earthquake Strikes in Predawn Hours
Posted: March 28th, 2014

ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A Kansas earthquake today 2014 has struck the in predawn morning hours. The Kansas earthquake today March 28, 2014 began northwest of Oklahoma. Damage assessment is pending.

Officials tell news that a 2.8 magnitude Kansas earthquake today started just after 6:23 am local time. The quake had virtually no depth. USGS indicates to news that the quake started only one mile below ground level. As a result the quake could be felt across the region.

USGS indicates to news that the Kansas earthquake was four miles northwest of Harper. It was forty-two miles southwest of Haysville and forty-six miles west of Derby. The quake was also forty-seven miles west of Wichita, Kansas and roughly one hundred thrifty miles north of Oklahoma City.

Several Kansas earthquakes have hit the same area in recent months. Several struck in 2011 for example. In November that year, one quake struck only three miles below the earth’s surface. Residents in neighboring states especially Kansas and Missouri felt the quake.

In December 2013, one Kansas earthquake hit eleven miles west of Caldwell. The quake was thirty-eight miles south of Haysville and forty miles west of Derby. The quake was forty-one miles west of Arkansas City, Kansas and roughly one hundred miles from Oklahoma City.

http://news.lalate.com/2014/03/28/ka...predawn-hours/

5.3 quake strikes near La Habra, California
By Ken Schwencke - March 28, 2014, 9:17 p.m.


http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/e...#ixzz2xK3VQL2j



A map showing the location of the epicenter of Friday evening's quake near La Habra, California. (Bing Maps / March 28, 2014)

A shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported Friday evening one mile from La Habra, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:09 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles.


According to the USGS, the epicenter was one mile from Brea, three miles from Rowland Heights, three miles from Fullerton, and 337 miles from Phoenix.

In the past ten days, there has been one earthquake magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.


http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/e...#ixzz2xK3cmqZZ

Yellowstone Earthquake: Volcanic Eruption Not Expected After Strongest Tremor in 34 Years

By Nick Wiltgen Published: Mar 31, 2014, 7:48 AM EDT

Yellowstone National Park was shaken by its largest earthquake in 34 years Sunday, but scientists say there is no concern that the quake will lead to an eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera, a supervolcano located in the park.

The magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck inside the park boundaries at 6:34 a.m. MDT Sunday. The epicenter was near the middle of the park, near the Norris Geyser Basin, according to Peter Cervelli of the U.S. Geological Survey.


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The quake, the largest since another 4.8 tremor on February 22, 1980, was preceded by two foreshocks measuring 2.8 and 3.0 at 12:23 a.m. and 4:36 a.m. Sunday, respectively. The main shock was then followed by at least four aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 3.3 later Sunday morning.

There were no immediate reports of damage. There are few visitors in the park this time of year.

Cervelli said the earthquake is interesting scientifically because of the length of time since a quake of equal intensity. He added that data gathered from earthquakes give scientists great insight into volcanoes and tectonics.

However, Cervelli said there are no hazardous implications, and that the Yellowstone Caldera is not about to erupt.

The earthquakes at Yellowstone came on the same day that a swarm of quakes, three of them greater than magnitude 4.0, struck central Oklahoma.

http://www.weather.com/news/yellowst...c9f31a0393d5c5

Oklahoma Earthquakes: Weekend Swarm Produces State's Strongest Quakes of 2014
Published: Mar 31, 2014, 5:49 AM EDT



A swarm of earthquakes began in central Oklahoma Saturday and continued Sunday, producing the state's strongest quakes so far in 2014, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The primary swarm of earthquakes was centered in northwestern Logan County and northeastern Kingfisher County, about 12 miles north of Crescent, or about 46 miles north of Oklahoma City.

In that cluster, the USGS recorded 11 earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 2.7 to 4.5 between 10 p.m. CDT Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.

A magnitude-4.5 jolt at 9:09 a.m. CDT Sunday became the state's strongest earthquake so far in 2014. Earlier in the swarm, two earthquakes measuring 4.3 on the moment magnitude scale had been the strongest earthquakes so far this year in Oklahoma, eclipsing a 4.1 jolt centered near Langston on Feb. 8. Those quakes occurred at 1:51 a.m. and 3:42 a.m. Sunday.

All three of the strongest tremors were felt across a wide area. The "Did You Feel It?" section of the USGS website received reports of shaking as far north as the Kansas City metropolitan area and as far south as Norman, Okla. Vibrations were also felt as far east as the Tulsa area from all three incidents.

A separate cluster of earthquakes occurred near Choctaw, an eastern suburb of Oklahoma City, on Saturday and Saturday night. Six earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 2.4 to 3.7 were reported between 1 a.m. CDT Saturday and 1 a.m. CDT Sunday. The strongest temblor occurred at 10:08 p.m. Saturday and was felt across much of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Earlier this month, a study confirmed that Oklahoma's strongest recent earthquake, a damaging magnitude-5.7 quake in 2011 near Prague, was caused by wastewater injection related to hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, a method of gas and oil extraction.

http://www.weather.com/news/oklahoma...souri-20140330

UPDATE: A computer model from officials from the National Tsunami Warning Center shows the forecasted tsunami wave propagation from today's magnitude 8.2 earthquake off the coast of northern Chile

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Massive 8.2 earthquake off Chile coast sparks tsunami
SANTIAGO Tue Apr 1, 2014 9:36pm EDT

(Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country, but the government said there was no serious damage and no reports of deaths.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was shallow at 12.5 miles below the seabed and struck about 100 km northwest of the mining port of Iquique near the Peruvian border.

The Chilean navy said the first tsunami wave had hit the coast within 45 minutes of the quake. Authorities evacuated part of the coast and a tsunami warning was issued for all of South and Central America's Pacific coast.

Chile is the world's No. 1 copper producer but key mining firms said there was no serious damage to their operations.

In 2010, an 8.8-magnitude quake triggered a tsunami that devastated several coastal towns in central-south Chile, a disaster that killed 526 people.

Chile's ONEMI emergency office said late on Tuesday that landslides were partially blocking some roads and highways, and local radio stations said power went out in Iquique, but the government said it had no reports of deaths or injuries.

Iquique is a key copper exporting port, close to Chile's main copper mines. State-owned miner Codelco reported no harm to its workers or mines, and said its operations in northern Chile were normal.

Mining company BHP Billiton said it had not received reports of damage to mines.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the coasts of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were also at risk.

"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," it said.

Authorities in Peru started evacuating communities in the southern coastal region of Ica, RPP radio reported.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A3101G20140402

Over the past 7 days there have now been 80 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.5 or higher worldwide.

3.7 Earthquake Rattles Residents Near San Jacinto

September 2, 2014 7:49 PM

SAN JACINTO (CBSLA.com) — A 3.7 earthquake, centered in San Jacinto, shook part of the Southland on Tuesday night.

The quake was reported approximately 1 kilometer North-Northwest of San Jacinto, and was felt as far as Pomona.

The earthquake was reported at 7:38 p.m.

No damage was immediately reported as a result of the earthquake.

Callers suggested the quake felt like a quick jolt.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/...r-san-jacinto/