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Yup. It's been awhile since we've had one that big.

5.8 mag
i havent felt one like that in awhile

Yepp. I felt it.

Reports are that it was 5.8.

Then there were three 3.5 aftershocks (which I didnt feel).

I live like half a block close to some train tracks here in the Watts Area (South LA), so Im usually feeling shaking at times during the day.

This was straight out different though. I was sitting watching ESPN (Donaghy's 15 month sentence), and the house started shaking. It started soft for about 4 seconds (but still noticeable to the point where you see wall hangings shaking), but then it let everything out for about 2 seconds.

Pretty crazy.

felt down here in San Diego. Woke my daughter from her nap. argh...

maybe shaq was doin jumpin jacks in la.

^hahaha

Man I can't believe how long it lasted here. I guess as the waves travel the mellow and lengthen. It could also be our building was swaying longer than the quake but it was easily 30-40 seconds of constant rolling like we were a ship at sea.

lakb8 wrote:maybe shaq was doin jumpin jacks in la.

rofl ...

Hope everything is alright. Just saw the breaking news on CNN. Earthquake is a bummer.

Now theyre saying it started up in Chino Hills, South East of the LA area.

BTW, It was felt all the way to Tijuana (south San Diego) and Las Vegas, so it was a HUGE portion of CA that was affected.

Damn phones being so unreliable. I managed ti IM all of my friends and relatives....

My house first rattled violently, then swayed slowly for a good 30 seconds. The walls and floors were moving around as if they were Jello Jigglin'.

Speedlot wrote:Damn phones being so unreliable. I managed ti IM all of my friends and relatives....

It is odd, I could call my friend over there but she couldn't call or receive calls to and from anyone who live in the great LA area.

felt it down in mission viejo. it was a good 20 seconds. no damage or anything tho. i've been receivin texts like crazy. however due to a high volume of ppl using phones, they are being very unreliable

Man, that was the strongest earthquake I've ever experienced !
I felt that the magnitude was around 6 degrees ! 6 degrees lasting 20 second were like an eternity for me sice I haven't felt anything like that in my life !
I was afraid to enter the home...

just found out about it, actually from this http://youtube.com/watch?v=qXzZxQ8uw-o
hope all you guys are all right

Ya , all I know is Cali ROCKSsssssssss........LOLLLLLLL

My bed was moving and my bed sheets were moving and I was alone in the house sleeping. I thought someone got in to rob me or harm me and I got up in kick ass mode until I noticed everything in the house shaking and figured it was a quake.

skEwb wrote:My bed was moving and my bed sheets were moving

dude, nice high five!

and I was alone in the house.

oh

Hope all you guys are all right, just saw this on CNN.