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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums5.1 earthquake hit on fault that caused deadly 1987 Whittier quake
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-51-earthquake-hit-on-fault-that-caused-deadly-1987-whittier-quake-20140328,0,959485.story#axzz2xO7vC3FrPreliminary data suggest Friday nights 5.1 magnitude earthquake near La Habra occurred on the Puente Hills thrust fault, which stretches from the San Gabriel Valley to downtown Los Angeles and caused the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake.
Its related to the Puente Hills thrust fault, which caused the Whittier Narrows earthquake back in 1987. That may change over time as we look at the data, said Caltech seismologist Egill Hauksson.
Friday nights earthquake was centered only about 2 to 3 miles below the surface, which means the shaking is very concentrated in a small area. Hauksson said the earthquake sequence was unusual in that the 5.1 earthquake was preceded about an hour earlier by a weaker foreshock.
Hauksson said the magnitude of the earthquake was small enough that only some minor damage would be expected in the La Habra and Brea areas.
The 5.9 Whittier Narrows quake killed eight people and caused $360 million in damage.
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5.1 earthquake hit on fault that caused deadly 1987 Whittier quake (Original Post)
flamingdem
Mar 2014
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Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)1. Just felt an aftershock in burbank
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)2. I've been feeling the odd movement under my feet
but nothing earthshaking (yet!)
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)3. It might have been this 4.4 40 minutes ago
LA QuakeBot ?@earthquakesLA 45m
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred 0.62mi W of Brea, California. Details: http://eqbot.com/xcD Map: http://eqbot.com/xc8
Let's hope they keep reducing in intensity
cui bono
(19,926 posts)4. I felt that!
Really slight swaying motion.