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Subscribe to RSSLOS ANGELES -- A magnitude-3.2 quake hit Beverly Hills, Calif., before dawn on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Beverly Hills police watch commander Sgt. Michael Publicker said his station got numerous calls from anxious citizens after the 3:26 a.m. PT (6:26 a.m. ET) quake.
"Every alarm in the city is going off," he said. Patrol officers had seen no signs of structural damage, Publicker added.
California’s earthquake 'swarm' unusual but not rare
An officer at the nearby West Los Angeles police precinct said there had been no calls about the quake.
The U.S.G.S. reported that the epicenter was one mile from West Hollywood and eight miles from Los Angeles Civic Center, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Damage has been reported after up to 70 earthquakes, including a 5.5-magnitude quake, shook Southern California over the weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Did it take out the Kardashians? Please, please, please????
That was my first thought too! haha
That would be such a benefit to society!
One can only hope! LOL
It lookes like Bruce got the worst of it.....something fell on his face and all the bitches lived!
Here2Opine
lol, Only one can hope. On the other hand, the people of California need to get prepared. The San Andrea's fault line is about to explode, and it's not going to be pretty either.
panhandletown.....
rotflmao... <thumbs-up & voted up one> panhandletown
Arieus. Please, please read your History.
The Strongest Quake Recorded. was located between St Louis and Memphis. and it was felt half way across the Country. and it was to be recorded as 7.9.
Therefore. stronger vs 06 in San Fran. and 6.9 or there about in Alaska in 64. therefore, it there was another Quake between St Louis and Memphis. other cities as Little Rock, Indianapolis. New Orleans. Minneapolis, St Paul would feel the quake. no one knows if any damage. or any injuries. therefore, its not a tornado. there is no warning.
Also, last summer. there was a miner quake between Richmond and Boston. which Washington had to shut down. I was with a friend chatting in the Philly,. when the Quake happen. then the Rain Storm, where a-lot of people lost their houses.
yes. Quakes can cause Storms. as indicated, Study it. before, saying that only CA gets quakes. also, there was a bunch of quakes a couple of years ago., including Hatti. New Zealand. and Australia.
Santo-Nino
You should do the same. The San Andrea's Fault is 150 years long overdue for a good shaking in CA, and it's going to change the CA landscape when it decides to wake up, and it's been awaken...
Arieus, you know they have a timeline for the big one in Cali right? It's sometime between tomorrow and 10.000 years from now. And that big swarm of quakes a few days ago probably released enough tectonic pressure to delay it at least another year.
I think Santo-nino was referring to the Madrid Fault line. Where damage could be very massive out east of us. In the Midwest. And when the San Andreas hits. California is the most prepared. The building codes are much stricter out here. Especially after the Bay Area Quake. This 3.2 was nothing. Wait for a 7.0 or higher.
A 3.2 along the Madrid would cause more damage in the Midwest. Just due to the older buildings.
"Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay."
-Maynard
Hypothetical is right. I lived in Los Angeles from '64 thru '74 and the quakes and temblors actually do realease pressure on the fault. If you're paranoid about it, don't live there. Or, better yet, "Tie up 'de boat in Idaho."
The only way to save yourselves before 12/21/12 is too send me all your wealth...I know the right Gods to offer it too.
This 3.2 was not an earthquake by CA standards, it was a minor temblor. The news media is great at blowing things out of proportion. People out here do not even blink at a 3.2. It takes something closer to a 4.5 for people to even pay any attention to it. Hell, we had several much larger than this (over 5) last weekend to the south of here (the south end of the Salton Sea) that caused far more shaking in this area than this 3.2 did.
@Santo-Nino - You need to get your facts straight, the 1964 Alaska quake measured 9.2, much stronger than the one you are talking about and the second largest ever recorded next to the 9.5 in Chile (Valdivia) in 1960.
Santo-Nino
I thought the SF 1906 quake was 8.6 moved point Rays 30 feet to the north in 30 seconds
The Fault is creeping Not releasing energy but moving it North. Keep watching
@mj899 - Actually, the 1906 SF quake was estimated at between 7.7 and 7.9 in magnitude.
While there have been quakes estimated at being as strong as others on this list prior to 1900, there are no accurate measurements available so I am not listing them. The one mentioned by @Santo-Nino does not even come close to making the list. Here are the strongest quakes since 1900 (source USGS web site):
1 Chile - 1960 05 22 - 9.5
2 Prince William Sound, Alaska - 1964 03 28 - 9.2
3 Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - 2004 12 26 - 9.1
4 Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - 2011 03 11 - 9.0
5 Kamchatka - 1952 11 04 - 9.0
6 Offshore Maule, Chile - 2010 02 27 - 8.8
7 Off the Coast of Ecuador - 1906 01 31 - 8.8
8 Rat Islands, Alaska - 1965 02 04 - 8.7
9 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - 2005 03 28 - 8.6
10 Assam - Tibet - 1950 08 15 - 8.6
11 Off the west coast of northern Sumatra - 2012 04 11 - 8.6
12 Andreanof Islands, Alaska - 1957 03 09 - 8.6
13 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - 2007 09 12 - 8.5
14 Banda Sea, Indonesia - 1938 02 01 - 8.5
15 Kamchatka - 1923 02 03 - 8.5
16 Chile-Argentina Border - 1922 11 11 - 8.5
17 Kuril Islands - 1963 10 13 - 8.5
Nice, list. Now remind me not to live in Alaska or Indonesia. They seem to be major earthquake magnets.... Of course if I think about it, I'm sure I figure out the reason for that....
Just kim fell on her butt.
The Kardashians do not live in Beverly Hills; they live in Calabasas - about 25 miles away.
A 3.2 won't wake most Californians at the epicenter up from a light nap.
When I moved to Northern California in 1968, they said then that "The Big One" will hit within the next 30 years. The statement of "between tomorrow and 10,000 years from now" is about as accurate as it gets. The Loma Prieta quake of 1989, at 7.1, wasn't even close to being "The Big One".
There was no Richter scale in 1906; the best "guesstimate" of that quake is between 7.7 and 8.3; fire did far more damage than the quake itself.
Small or "cluster" quakes do not relieve tectonic pressure postponing or reducing future bigger quakes -- a very common myth. With thousands of quakes each year, there are still not nearly enough to "releave" anything.
At about 4000 a year, Alaska has more quakes than California.
Californian is one of the most prepared states for earthquakes. Building and infrastructure standards have REQUIRED extensive precautions and have continually been augmented for the last 50 years.
Californians don't worry about earthquakes because we know that one day, everything east of the San Andreas fault will fall into the Atlantic Ocean.
LMAO JustSayin. The other thing is that when fault moves in the south and moves in the north and the middle part doesn't move, then the middle is going to have to adjust isn't it. What fun that's going to be.
Faults don't move per se; plates do. A fault is the tentonic boundry between two plates. A single plate is not pulling itself north and south at the same time. In the case of the San Andreas fault, the Pacific plate is moving North; the North American plate is moving South.
why would you call a cop over an earthquake?
For the same reason they get called on Thanksgiving when the turkey comes out bad, when McDonald's runs out of fries, KFC runs out of chicken, etc.....
good point Jm
I guess they mean there were no emergency calls related to the quake. Honestly, a 3.2 in LA is pretty much not even worth talking about. I can't believe anyone thought this was news.
Gneisenau.....".....Honestly, a 3.2 in LA is pretty much not even worth talking about. I can't believe anyone thought this was news."
Same goes for the articles on "Obama Beer" being brewed in the White House. NO NEWS.
Meanwhile, Rome is imploding and these "elite" journalists talk about "Obama Beer".
"Why would you call a cop for an earthquake." To rush me to the hospital after my heart attack. I am not keen with the floor moving under my feet unless I have had a few drinks!
America is full of scared cowards that have been conditioned to call a cop if a cricket hiccups.
Los Angeles is moving to Canada. It'll take quite a while but it'll get there eventually. Here's hoping it's many, many baby steps instead of one giant step.
are they sure Rosie O'Donald and Micheal Moore didn't just jump out of bed at the same time? ..................:)
I think I just threw up a little.
THAT was discustingly funny....~shiver~
Of the 2 who has the larger noggin...both ego and actual size?
I tried to get that picture in my head....but not only was it too big, it was too terrible to think about.
That mental picture is going to give me nightmares for weeks.... Thanks, scooter. You @!$%#... :)
good thing this happened when everyone was in bed otherwise they could have catastrophic results , can you imagine the immense pressures shaking silicone would place on bra straps?........................:)
woulda been fun to watch tho...........:)
Dang, i slept thru another one.
Just not BIG enough and not enough of them...shake, baby, SHAKE !!!
Kota-864343
That's what my sister use to say to her boyfriends.
lol
Why is a minor earthquake with no immediate reports of damage in California news?
because that quake just accomplished more in 3 seconds than Obama has in nearly 4 years.
Because if anything happens in California, apparently the rest of the country just NEEDS to know. I don't even know how they would feel a 3.2 earthquake?!?! That would feel like traffic driving by your house.
Good one! And quite accurate, too!
good one panhandle......you may have a cookie..............:)
Good Grief panhandletown, you would politicize pert near everything, what you gotta say about your mom and her running farts at the supermarket, bet Larry the Cable guy has you beat and he won't even have to drag President Obama into it....
it was very close to the surface 2.4 km
It's interesting that Beverly Hills felt it and people called the police and car alarms were going off but in West L.A., nothing. Makes a difference when you are close to the epicenter and when it is shallow as mmj899 has said. People call police because they don't know if it was a quake or if a bomb went off some where.
what makes a difference is the car alarms.....not so many car alarms in WestLA
I actually know Larry I was friends with his original manager.
So when is the big one coming?
November 6th! :)
zing.....anouther good one, way to go here2...you may have a cookie as well........:)
no one can tell for sure. But just keep watching the earthquake map for Ca and all around the Pacific
When a good swarm starts here in Ca Like it did off the coast of Japan, then it is the time to take note.
As of now it kind of looks like it may be the beginning. However it is hard to know for sure as of this time.
Again, if you don't like earthquakes, move to a planet somewhere that doesn't have them. The power didn't go out, the roads weren't damaged, the TV still worked and there was still running water, yet several people STILL called the police. How insecure can a person be in that situation to actually do that?
In these small magnitude quakes all you feel is a jolt. It feels like a truck hit your house or a bomb went off. Especially if you're close to the epicenter. People call the police just to make sure. You would too if you're house moved sideways and alarms went off in your neighborhood.
No I wouldn't. I would say "Huh, another earthquake. Go figure.".
Should send the "holly-weirdos" to Alaska if they want to feel a real earthquake. They are HUGE up there!!
I'm in Hollywood right now on vacation; woke up around 3:25 for no apparent reason. Now I know why. I used to live out here and was often woken by small quakes in the middle of the night. You can be marginally aware of them, but by the time you actually wake up, they're over. Sometimes it's the sound more than the actual shaking. A few of the smaller ones can be kind of loud.
Why blame Mr. Obama for this Quake. any one wants Moron Ronny whom is a Mormon for President is nuts. Ronny blags about being Mormon like big deal. what if a Jewish Guy ran for President. would the same clowns here blame him for the Earth Quakes? and by the way. Bush was not in Washington on 09-11. but was he blame?
that being said. why is Mr. Obama blame for the miner Quake in CA?
No one was hurt in CA when the Earth Quake happen. why is that not Important enough?
This Article is talking about the Earth Quake. and it did not mention that anyone was hurt.
therefore, how can the President stop any Earth Quakes from happening?
The wimpy whining board is to the left. I'm sure they're still blaming Bush on that one. You would feel much more at home there. To the left, to the left......
MINOR. A miner earthquake would be caused by miner's . Wait that explains whose fault it was.
OH SNAP it was the San Andreas fault!
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Only in Beverly Hills would a Californian call the cops for anything less than a 5.0.
I was in a restaurant in San Diego when a 4.something hit. The only thing anyone did was grab their drinks so they didn't spill.
Why don't they follow their own advice? They keep telling the residents of the Gulf Coast to move out of a hurricane prone zone. Why don't they move out of an earthquake prone zone?
Tammy,I'm not sure who they are that you are referring to but in 61 years in California I've never faced anything catastrophic.
Yeah Hypo...too bad you couldn't afford to live there, you would sing a different tune, however, when it happens to you. Be patient, sooner or later your tragedy will strike and then you can name it Karma. No one is immune, we share this planet, what is bad for me is likely bad for you, less of course your blood runs green, then I would have to guess you to be an alien.
they called the police because the car alarm went off and they thought someone was stealing cars...the police told people it was an earthquake.......really would have been mad if car stolen during the confusion
Why is this even considered news? An earthquake in CA? The biggest quake known to man in this country had the Mississippi River running North. None are as dangerous as when the Yellowstone super volcano erupts. It will take out about 1/3 of this country. And big deal that a quake is overdue. In geological time 1000 years is nothing. Want to worry, think of Fort Detrick and what is kept there.
Because it was Beverly Hills. The media thinks people care what happens to the houses of the rich and dumb.
Lawrence,You speak the truth.The tornadoes,hurricanes and earthquakes are nothing compared to when Yellowstone erupts.
yikes! everry one but t he kardashians leave right away! the big one will hit at11 am pst, level l.a. run leave town! it is coming! leave the kids behind and haul butt, taket he dog and cats, and rabbits but leave, los angeles's time is up! yikes! 911! 911! mayday mayday! the mothership told me theyare tired of west hollywood and the kardashians, remember 11 am pst, the end is near,
The only reason it was reported is because it happened in "Beaver-ly" Hills. Maybe all the Kardashians jumped on their "tramp" - o-line at the same time.
I guess another Conservative in Hollywood came out of the closet.
I don't know if Obama, Bush, or Sandusky is to blame, but San Andreas is denying all responsibility, saying "It was not my fault!"
Just a little warm up,i heard the L.A /sth california area had a whole series(a hundred+) of small quakes recently-this year,Victoria B.C had a small one the other week the san andreas is very active right now
I would say that everyone should be on their toes from now on since this is just the start of something BIG!!!
you been peeking in my window again Rita?....................:)
Glad I don't live in California. Michigan seems to be stable geographically (except for 85% unemployment).
Earthquakes in one place after another. There will be great earthquakes. These words were written by an accurate
book and everything that it stated came true at it appointed time.
i once read that there was this cat in a hat....and...............
...in the end, everything was fixed and back in place and mom didn't know a thing...
Scooter - you always crack me up.
The only thing not safe about CA is their government. Nice weather, but glad I got out years ago. As far as earthquakes, they can happen anyplace.
Maybe it will "shake up" the many liberal left wing idiots who want all of us to share our money with the lazy losers in this country.
You mean like some of your relatives?
Maybe those right wing nut jobs will fall on their face and realize their nose is flat, like the world they live on....watch out right wingers, you might just fall off the end of the earth.