Earthquakes: Magnitude 4.1, Greater Los Angeles

Magnitude 4.1
Date-Time Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 03:49:11 PM at epicenter
Location 33.933°N, 118.331°W
Depth 12.1 km (7.5 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances

* 2 km (2 miles) NE (44°) from Hawthorne, CA
* 3 km (2 miles) ESE (107°) from Lennox, CA
* 3 km (2 miles) SSE (152°) from Inglewood, CA
* 7 km (4 miles) E (80°) from El Segundo, CA
* 16 km (10 miles) SSW (210°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

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Earthquakes: 5.0 Near Inglewood

Magnitude 5.0
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 08:39:36 PM at epicenter
Location 33.940°N, 118.338°W
Depth 13.5 km (8.4 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances
2 km (1 miles) E (91°) from Lennox, CA
2 km (1 miles) SSE (159°) from Inglewood, CA
3 km (2 miles) NNE (22°) from Hawthorne, CA
7 km (4 miles) ENE (72°) from El Segundo, CA
15 km (10 miles) SSW (213°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

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Life: Yep, I Felt It!

4.4  2009/05/01 18:11:13 34.066N 118.883W 10.4   

10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Westlake Village, CA

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Life: I Was Earthquake'd

Yep, I was earthquaked! I was sitting on the top (7th) floor or my office building when it happened. I immediately knew what was happening when it hit and it scared the crap out of me not only because buildings SHOULD NOT MOVE LIKE THAT but because it started out small but ended BIG.

I've lived in California my entire life (with the exception of a few summers in Montana) and have become accustomed to little rattlers but the big ones (especially when I'm 7 stories up) definitely scare me. Tuesday's EQ had a magnitude of 5.4 and struck shortly before noon. When the initial shaking started I froze and remembered that you're no longer supposed to get under the door frame OR under your desk so I sat there for a moment thinking "THEN WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" Then it hit me...to updated my facebook profile. Yep, I'm potentially facing death and my last words to the universe are "See is riding out that earthquake on the 7th floor...still going!!!! 11:43am". Classic right? What a world we live in that I have no idea where I should go to safely protect myself if this EQ decides to get any bigger so I turn to the internet. The ultimate security blanket!

Once the shaking stopped I realized that I needed to get down to the Village for my lunch date with Sandra so I collected all of my worldly possessions and shot for the door. A gal in the office next to me was standing in the hallway completely sketched out as well. She looked at me with two bags full of my life and asked "Are you leaving?" to which I replied "No, I have a lunch date at noon". I immediately realized how silly I looked heading out to lunch with all of this crap in my hands. I decided to drop everything off at my car and shot off to catch up with Sandra. Needless to say it felt good to have solid ground under for feet for a couple of hours.