L.A. Times map of earthquake [Updated]

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An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 occurred about 8:40 p.m. tonight two miles northeast of Hawthorne, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Two aftershocks have been reported as of 9 p.m., the first, a 2.5 aftershock at 8:44 p.m. near El Segundo and the second at 8:45 p.m. northeast of Hawthorne, with an estimated magnitude of 3.1.

[Geologists initially estimated the magnitude of the quake as 5.0]

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--Rong-Gong Lin II

Comments

[J.]

I leave way South, in Encinitas, and I felt the quake. All my windows were shaking...

[PS]

Felt it in Thousand Oaks too.

[Jimmy]

I live in San Gabriel, and I felt a soft rolling sensation while noticing my wall-mounted header began to sweek.

[CF]

I thought it was someone running on my roof, didnt feel it this time in Winnetka. Good nite mother earth.

[JOSE]

I live in Compton and it was one big earthquake. This earthquake felt stronger then the one last summer. Some small things felt from the selves other than that we are fine.

[Terri Davis]

In South Carlsbad the quake shook the dinner table. Hope all is well in LA.

[LMG]

In Palos Verdes we felt it as one big JOLT....no rolling or prolonged shaking. No damage that we've seen.

[Elizabeth]

I live in Inglewood and seriously my vision was BLURRED. the room felt like was in doll house having the child shake it. it was horrible.

[Maria Smith]

We felt a slight shaking and then a large jolt. Lights flickered briefly . No damage. Picture frames awry.

[sheena frederickson]

felt it all the way to phelan,cal.-seven miles from wrightwood.

[Cindy]

Felt it good here in East Long Beach. I was sitting outside on my patio, my dog heard it coming and started running around in circles barking. Then the shaking started, my windows were rattling and bending to the point I thought they would break so I dove into the house literally. I could heard the ceiling cracking a little. Appears to be mostly surface damage (just drywall cracks). The front porch which previously had some hairline cracks is really cracked now. A few things on shelves fell. Not bad considering how severe it shook. When the quake happened I was on the phone with a friend who lives in Buena Park on the second floor, it shook so hard there that it really scared her. Hope all the people close to the center of this are OK and no damage. Strange that this was felt so strong for such a great distance. Good thing this one wasn't any larger and didn't last long...

[mari-chan]

I was at the movies (pacific winnetka 21 in chatsworth) and the theatre shook for like 10 seconds and everyone looked around at each other and started laughing once we realized we were safe lol

[Stu]

I wish the media or Cal Tech or the USGS would publish the nearest intersection of the epicenter for those of us who don't have GPS.

[Sarah]

I live in long beach. I felt a long frightening shake. Nothing fell from any shelves, but everything was shaking and rattling. Didn't feel like any small earthquake, it was kind of a thrill after the fact though.

[Jeff]

Felt it in San Diego, felt like someone was shaking the couch...

[roshan]

Felt a rolling jolt - 10 seconfs - in San Juan Capistrano.No damage.No aftershock and No panic. No hits, no runs and no error event.

[Mario]

SW Torrance, in 2nd floor of house. One big jolt then some rolling afterward., total time ~10-15 seconds, at around 8:40PM. Hello Mother Nature! I just built this house a few years ago ......

[Francisco]

i was seeing king of the hill when the shaking happened. i live in pacoima in the san fernando valley and we felt it.

[Alfred]

Near I5 and 56 freeway east of Del Mar, my wife felt it while on a recliner but I did not (I was on the 2nd floor just over the largest beam on the house. Hope all is good. It sounds bigger in LA.

[Johnny Mac]

That was a real good Quake!! I was sitting at Ruby's at the end of the Balboa Pier, and we shook for about 15 seconds. That was pretty Crazy out over the ocean shaking. We almost had it googled on the i phone before it stopped.

[JC]

We were at Jay Leno's standup show in Hermosa Beach when the quake occurred ... ironically enough, right after Jay's bit about earthquakes.

[ilene miner]

felt it here in Venice

[Laurence]

8 - 10 seconds of moderate shaking in Silverlake. not as long or strong as the one last year.

[Blah blah]

No one really cares what you were doing when the "earthquake" struck.

Really.

[Kweezy157]

I live in Compton also and my house was shaking like crazy and my cieling was making cracking sounds so I panicked and tryed to run but I tripped over a power cord (Hehe). About 2 hours later and my house phone still isnt working. It gets an dial tone but whatever number I enter I get a busy tone!

[h]

Right in the middle of the movie "Angels and Demons" we felt the jolt which seemed to eriely coinside with the plot of the film. Several people got up and left but most returned after a breath of fresh air. What an experience....

[DS]

Hermosa Beach...a sudden jolt so big, it felt like a plane crashed into our building. But amazingly, nothing fell. Not a single frame on the wall is straight though. The cat hasn't been seen since.

[Pat Myers]

The quake was definitely felt in Westchester. I was shopping at the local Bristol Farms store on Lincoln Blvd. when the store's shelves shook and rattled for a few minutes. No drinks or cans or other items fell off of any aisle shelves. I was glad that nothing fell or toppled over in my apartment when I returned home. I wonder what fault caused it - maybe the Newport Inglewood fault?

[csnyder]

We were up in Glendale at a performance of The Taming of the Shrew. We'd just been remarking before the play that the old Masonic Temple that they use for a venue was probably not the best place to be during an earthquake. I thought someone was drumming their feet on the back of my chair. Didn't realize it was an earthquake until afterward. When we got home to Torrance found stuff had fallen off shelves and the cat wasl seriously freaked out.

[isa]

felt here in South Pasadena, the bed was shaking and the walls were trembling. Kid was scared but no damage to the property.

[LA]

Shook hard in Seal Beach. Seemed to pick up a little strength halfway through, lasted 15 seconds or so. Lots of glass things fell off shelves and broke, all pictures askew on walls.

[Michelle]

My friends and I felt it at UC Irvine, rolled around for a good twenty or thirty seconds - long enough for panic and head into the hallway! Nothing broken, though.

[cjh]

In South Redondo Beach it felt like some from Palos Verdes said: one very sudden big jolt. It really went from nothing to shaking at full force in less than 1-2 sec. I am new to earthquakes in general and thought they always took at least 3-5 sec to reach their full force, so I was very scared when this one seemed so sudden. I was thinking this was the Big One :)

[Cheryl Kerr]

Felt it here in Ocean Beach, San Diego.. could tell it was from Los Angeles area, swaying of the bed...checked the Earthquake Center on the computer...it was an earthquake.

[Chris]

Why do people continue to live in California when it has been predicted for years that an earthquake of a very great magnitude that will kill hundreds of thousands is coming soon! That, coupled with the fires, is enough to make me run!

You have been warned!

[ballrmom]

For everyone who felt the quake, we have been warned. Get your earthquake emergency kits together! Water, food(for at least 5 days, we saw what happened with Katrina!), batteries, radio,cash, medicines, and whatever you think is important. Have a phone number (if the phones are working, they weren't last night, land or cell!) for all family members to call and check in. GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elaine]

I live in Palms/MarVista and felt almost nothing. A little rumbling sound and shaking for about 2 or 3 seconds.