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"A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has rattled Los Angeles, California"

CNN

Posted by Non | July 29, 2008 11:54 AM
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Posted by Mr. Poe | July 29, 2008 11:56 AM
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KCRW simulcast broke in to say the earthquake epicenter may have been downtown LA.

Posted by adam | July 29, 2008 11:56 AM
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Posted by Jeremy from Seattle | July 29, 2008 11:57 AM
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5.8 centered in Chino Hills...I'm IMing with a friend in San Diego

Posted by michael strangeways | July 29, 2008 11:57 AM
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KCRW simulcast broke in to say the earthquake epicenter may have been downtown LA.

Posted by adam | July 29, 2008 11:57 AM
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Freaky. I thought you were talking in some kind of metaphorical sense about this, related to your obesity post:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fast_food_ban

Posted by rb | July 29, 2008 11:57 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier_Narrows_earthquake

This is pretty much exactly the strength and location of this one.

It's central to L.A., Orange County, and the inland empire.. hence everyone down there feeling it.

I suspect and hope that there weren't minimal injuries.

Posted by mackro mackro | July 29, 2008 12:00 PM
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Friend in San Diego said the epicenter is in Chino HIlls

Posted by michael strangeways | July 29, 2008 12:01 PM
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Great men think I like Dan. I automatically went to the LA Times page too and got the same message.

Posted by elswinger | July 29, 2008 12:04 PM
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Everybody went to the LA Times website, THAT'S why it's down...not because it got "shut down" by an earth quake.

Posted by Non | July 29, 2008 12:09 PM
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@8 i.e. me: sorry. remove "minimal". Damn double negative.

Posted by mackro mackro | July 29, 2008 12:11 PM
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Geologically, it looks like the Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County three-way got a little out of control.

Posted by mackro mackro | July 29, 2008 12:14 PM
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elswinger: I *have* heard that you like Dan, and I'm not even a great man.

This is like five miles from where I grew up. In fact, I remember being in my 8th grade classroom for the Whittier Narrows quake... bouncy!


Posted by leek | July 29, 2008 12:14 PM
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It's either all the syncronized butt-wiggling. Or God's wrath. Your choice.

Posted by Ziggity | July 29, 2008 12:14 PM
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USGS "Shake Map" of how people perceived the earthquake in the area:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/STORE/X14383980/ciim_display.html

Posted by mb | July 29, 2008 12:28 PM
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Just think of the TV and other movies about the quake we'll be seeing over the next few years ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 29, 2008 12:32 PM
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Is there any truth to the rumor that civilization has come to an end?

Posted by Fnarf | July 29, 2008 12:36 PM
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God's wrath is sort of scrode-y. There isn't any damage around here in Hollywood and all it did here was wake up some of my house guests. I guess divine punishment isn't what it used to be.

Posted by Courtnay In Los Angeles | July 29, 2008 12:44 PM
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Hey, it was only a 5.4 magnitude. God is mildly miffed, at most.

Posted by Providence | July 29, 2008 12:57 PM
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God is my vibrator.

Posted by eclexia | July 29, 2008 1:01 PM
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We're here and it doesn't seem to be much more than a old C-ticket at Dizzyland. Mild compared to some of our others.

I'll take these anyday over hurricanes in the Bible Belt.

Posted by billmh | July 29, 2008 1:20 PM
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hmmm. posted earlier, then nothing there till this hmmm. hmmm.

Posted by danielbennettkeineker | July 29, 2008 1:26 PM
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Yes, it's a conspiracy, DBK. Everything's a conspiracy.

Posted by Fnarf | July 29, 2008 1:40 PM
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Greetings from East L.A.: Apparently, God's wrath has missed the obnoxious gas-powered leaf blower outside my window. Sigh.

Posted by k | July 29, 2008 1:50 PM
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leek @14, it's not far from where I grew up in Riverside & Corona, either. Nowhere near Whittier, though, so I'm not sure mackro mackro @8's on about.

In any event, I wouldn't get too worked up about a 5.4.

Posted by lostboy | July 29, 2008 3:03 PM
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I thought everyone had forgotten those poor folks in my home town - Cedar Rapids. Dan didn't!! Thanks, Dan.

Posted by Barbara | July 30, 2008 11:17 AM

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