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.USGS: Magnitude 5.4 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA (July 29, 2008)
Earthquake Tweets and Quotes
- "Earthquakes are for twitter what mojitos are for parties. They really get people talking."—Fred WilsonTwitter: Fred Wilson
- "My Ob/Gyn was IN my vagina and an earthquake started rattling the room!"- Miss RFTCTwitter: Miss RFTC
- "WOW gotta love Twitter, heard of the earthquake in SoCal before I could find it anywhere online! Cool!"- Michael PiskuricTwitter: Michael Piskuric
- "The Los Angeles Times website is down. Amazing how it takes an earthquake to flood them with traffic."- J. Sperling ReichTwitter: J. Sperling Reich
- "[If] the cell carriers get overwhelmed from that, what if something really bad happens?"- Brad BarrishTwitter: Brad Barrish
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Initially reported as a 5.8
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Buildings swayed in downtown
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3.6
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Rides in Disneyland evacuated
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No injuries or fatalities reported
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