Guide Note
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck just east of Los Angeles at 11:42 a.m. local time on July 29, 2008. The epicenter of the quake was two miles southwest of the Chino Hills area.1
Fast Facts
- Initially reported as a 5.8
- Local time: 11:42 a.m.1
- Universal time: 18:42 1
- Magnitude: 5.4 According to Version S of the USGS Report1
- Depth: 8.5 miles1
- Centered 29 miles ESE of downtown Los Angeles1
- Buildings swayed in downtown
- Described as "major seismic event"2
- Felt from San Diego to Las Vegas
- Strongest aftershock reported: 3.6
- Rides in Disneyland evacuated
- No injuries or fatalities reported
- Biggest Quake in the area since Sierre Madre Quake in 19873
Earthquake Tweets and Quotes
- "Earthquakes are for twitter what mojitos are for parties. They really get people talking."—Fred Wilson4
- "My Ob/Gyn was IN my vagina and an earthquake started rattling the room!"- Miss RFTC5
- "WOW gotta love Twitter, heard of the earthquake in SoCal before I could find it anywhere online! Cool!"- Michael Piskuric6
- "The Los Angeles Times website is down. Amazing how it takes an earthquake to flood them with traffic."- J. Sperling Reich7
- "[If] the cell carriers get overwhelmed from that, what if something really bad happens?"- Brad Barrish8
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