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This weekend was the SmackFest in Hermosa Beach. It is a Pro-Am charity volleyball tournament, the Southern California Foundation for Children. It is a lot of fun to watch especially the teams that are in dressed themed costumes.
ShakeFest was on Tuesday at 11:42 am and was a non scheduled event. Actually it was originally thought to be a 5.8 earthquake that was downgraded to a 5.4.
In the South Bay we don't get too many earthquakes or at least ones that you are aware of. The actual epicenter was about 30 miles away in Chino Hills but it was felt all over Los Angeles and there are reports it was felt as far away as Vegas which is more than 200 miles from the epicenter.
It has been about 14 years since we have had a sizable earthquake which was the Northridge earthquake. But according to Cal Tech this was about 1% of the power of that one.
Are you prepared for the big one? You can download the Los Angeles Fire Department Emergency Preparedness Handbook here
More Chino Hills earthquake info received from USGS email
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIF.
Geographic coordinates: 33.959N, 117.752W
Magnitude: 5.6 Ml
Depth: 12 km
Universal Time (UTC): 29 Jul 2008 18:42:15
Time near the Epicenter: 29 Jul 2008 11:42:15
Local standard time in your area: 29 Jul 2008 10:42:15
Location with respect to nearby cities:
3 km (2 miles) SW (235 degrees) of Chino Hills, CA
8 km (5 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Diamond Bar, CA
9 km (5 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of Yorba Linda, CA
11 km (7 miles) S (178 degrees) of Pomona, CA
47 km (29 miles) ESE (103 degrees) of Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : CI 14383980
This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a
seismologist.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
CISN Southern California Management Center
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
U.S. Geological Survey
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