Los Angeles earthquake downgraded to 5.4, felt downtown and across greater Southland
>> Update 3:12 p.m.: See our frequently updated main news story for the latest on today’s quake aftermath.
Here’s our first breaking-news e-alert: Los Angeles Times | July 29, 2008 | 11:44 a.m. PDT
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A strong earthquake has shaken Los Angeles
A 5.8 earthquake centered in the Los Angeles area shook buildings at 11:42 a.m. today.
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Breaking-news e-alert No. 2: Los Angeles Times | July 29, 2008 | 12:30 p.m. PDT
Los Angeles quake has been downgraded to a magnitude 5.4 with no major damage reported yet.
- The quake shook buildings downtown and was felt from Ventura County to San Diego.
- It was centered near Chino Hills, about 30 miles east of Los Angeles.
- The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has no immediate reports of injuries.
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has activated the Office of Emergency Services.
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At 12:51 pm, Metrolink is reporting the following service stoppage on its website:
“An earthquake measuring 5.8 with epicenter near Chino Hills occurred at 11:42 a.m. today. Due to the magnitude of this event, Metrolink service is suspended at this time pending an inspection of our tracks within a 50-mile radius of the earthquake epicenter. At this time, trains on our system are operating at 20 mph. Trains that operate on the Inland Empire-Orange County, Orange County, Ventura County, Riverside and 91 Lines operate on routes owned by the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway and/or Union Pacific Railroad and will not operate until those rail operators complete the same inspections.”
The USGS details on the 5.4 report are here.
The epicenter is reported as Chino Hills, with news of people feeling the quake from San Diego to Las Vegas.
LAT update from Caltech at 12:18 p.m.: “The magnitude of the quake was originally set at 5.8. But Caltech officials downgraded it to 5.4 and said they doubted the temblor would cause major structural damage.”
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View Larger Google Map of epicenter area around Chino Hills
[Map of major historic SoCal earthquakes courtesy the Southern California Earthquake Center - click to open a larger version of the map in a new window]
Where were you when you felt the earthquake?
- Andrew D. Nystrom, senior producer, travel.latimes.com / twitter.com/latimestravel
[Photo: Isela Moreno of the Los Angeles Times' circulation department looks out over City Hall after a 5.4 earthquake rocked Los Angeles; by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times]
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July 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Reports coming in from our twitter.com/latimestravel feed:
boingo @latimestravel - and talked to Mom in Phoenix, and they didn’t feel it. 14 minutes ago
boingo @latimestravel The Boingo office in Westwood (8th floor, Westwood and Wilshire) is fine, no damage to building, and we’re all safe. 13 minutes ago from web
Shane Keener KeenerGuy @latimestravel In San Clemente, CA felt strong with things shaking. 15 minutes ago
July 29th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I’m in a 1940s house in Burbank. The earthquake felt more wavy than shaky to me. The chandeliers were shaking.I stayed seated for a bit, then got under a door jam in case it got stronger.
I wasn’t scared but it caught my attention. This is the first earthquake I’ve been in that I can remember in ages.
— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal blogger
July 29th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Reports from Silver Lake around the Reservoir are all clear, no damage reports, yet.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
LA Metrolink train lines reported down, at least temporarily.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Tweetscan has an intriguing roundup of SoCal earthquake reactions
July 29th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.8 with epicenter near Chino Hills occurred at 11:42 a.m. today. Due to the magnitude of this event, Metrolink service is suspended at this time pending an inspection of our tracks within a 50-mile radius of the earthquake epicenter.